[RTTY] Escape Key

[Jerry Flanders]

Thanks for taking the time to explain, Jeff

I have a microsoft wheel mouse optical. Microsoft 
seems to have good support for their hardware. I 
searched for how to do it and discovered they 
have provided "intellipoint" to customize mouse 
functions. I installed it and learned exactly how 
to substitute the wheel press for a supported 
keyboard key. Unfortunately, the esc key is not 
on their list of supported 
reassignments.   WriteLog can re-define keys, so 
I was able to point the wheel press to a 
supported key in WL (I used alt-F1) and then 
reassign Alt-F1 to MessageAbortTransmission within WL.

It works. I can press the wheel key and abort the 
transmission. I was hoping I could do it without 
WL having focus, but it doesn't work that way (so 
far). But at least my left shoulder can take a 
break in the next contest. Now I have to start 
working on the muscle memory aspect - teaching my 
mouse wheel finger the new tricks.

Before yesterday, I didn't even realize the wheel was also a button... duh.

Thanks for all the tips, guys.

Jerry W4UK

At 08:57 AM 3/25/2016, Jeff wrote:
>Hi Jerry,
>
>I have a Logitech Mouse Model 325.
>
>I googled that and went to the Logitech Support 
>site and had to download an app called SetPoint
>
>After downloading, I started the little program 
>and had to "dumb" around a bit till I found the 
>place to set up what they called the Middle 
>Button (which turned out to be the scroll wheel 
>press down button) and after a couple mis-tries 
>got to the point where I could click on a box, 
>press the escape key on the keyboard and that 
>told the mouse wheel button to become Escape.
>
>Hope this helps.
>If you have a different brand, you are on you own :)
>
>Jeff
>
>Jeffrey M. Rinehart W4PJW
>e-mail: W4PJW at arrl.net
>
>
>
>
>From: Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>
>To: Jeff Rinehart <jmrinehart at yahoo.com>; 
>"RTTY at contesting.com" <RTTY at contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Escape Key
>
>I need that - how do I re-map it?
>
>Jerry W4UK
>
>At 07:25 PM 3/24/2016, Jeff Rinehart via RTTY wrote:
>>Someone mentioned that they sit with their 
>>finger/thumb on the escape key when they are 
>>calling CQ.  I used to do that too. I 
>>re-mapped my mouse roller wheel so that when I 
>>push down on the wheel, it sends 
>>escape.  Much more convenient than sitting in 
>>a bind on the chair so that my left hand is 
>>always on the keyboard.  Jeff W4PJW 
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