+--------------------------------------+ +---> Welcome to Flywheel V1.01a <---+ +--------------------------------------+ FLYWHEEL README.TXT (May 2, 1997 Version 1.01a) This file contains the following sections: What is Flywheel? Using & Configuring Flywheel Installation Notes Support Issues Known Anomolies How To Exclude Applications from Flywheel How to Uninstall Flywheel Change History How to Contact Plannet Crafters Trademarks License Agreement WHAT IS FLYWHEEL? The Microsoft IntelliMouse is a fantastic device, and using the wheel quickly becomes second nature. Unfortunately, very few applications provide native support for the IntelliMouse. This quickly results in frustration as you instinctively use the wheel, but it doesn't do anything. Flywheel solves this problem by allowing the wheel to be used for basic scrolling in all applications, including those that don't have native support for the IntelliMouse! Flywheel also includes support for two totally new wheel features -- Window Cycling and Alternate Scrolling Mode. Flywheel sells for only $10 and can be registered online using our secure web server. USING & CONFIGURING FLYWHEEL Using Flywheel for scrolling is simple -- when you want to scroll, reach for the wheel! Window Cycling - Pressing Control+Shift and rotating your wheel will cycle through the open document windows in applications that support the MDI Next / Previous Window commands. This includes the majority of applications that have a "Window" menu item. Alternate Scrolling Mode - Pressing Control+Alt and rotating your wheel will do the opposite of the currently defined scrolling mode. The default scrolling mode is line-at-a-time, in which case this feature allows you to instantly do page-at-a-time scrolling when needed. For Flywheel configuration options, please see the Flywheel tab in the Mouse property sheet in Control Panel. INSTALLATION NOTES To setup Flywheel, simply run FLYW101.EXE. If you received Flywheel in a ZIP file, unzip to a directory of your choice and then run SETUPFW.EXE. By default, Flywheel will be installed to the following subdirectory: C:\Program Files\Plannet Crafters\Flywheel SUPPORT ISSUES We stand behind Flywheel and want to ensure that you enjoy it. If you have any questions about Flywheel that aren't answered here, please send us an e-mail at support@plannetarium.com. Also, be sure to check out our web site at www.plannetarium.com KNOWN ANOMOLIES Flywheel works seamlessly with the vast majority of current applications. However, there are a few issues that you should be aware of. We encourage you to report any other problems you experience. Netmanage Ecco 4.0 & Microsoft Excel 97 - If you use a horizontal splitter window to divide the main window into two sections, Flywheel will always scroll the top window. Microsoft Outlook 97 with WordMail enabled - When using WordMail, Flywheel's Alternate Scrolling Mode will not do anything. Corel WordPerfect - This application scrolls more than one line for each single scroll. This isn't a "bug" but it may appear that each wheel click scrolls too far. A future update to Flywheel will include an option to specify the lines-to-scroll on a per-application basis. Some NT Applications might scroll twice as many lines as they should when Flywheel is running. This will be fixed in an update to Flywheel. In the meantime, please see the next section on excluding apps from Flywheel. Microsoft Internet Explorer V4.0 Platform Preview - This version of Flywheel works with IE4! However, if you install a later version of IE4 and experience any unusual behavior with the wheel, you can easily disable Flywheel support for IE4. To do so, set the following registry key to a value of zero (0): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Plannet Crafters\Flywheel\IE4Support Finally, be sure to check out our web site (www.plannetarium.com) for support bulletings and updates to Flywheel!!! HOW TO EXCLUDE APPLICATIONS FROM FLYWHEEL If you wish to exclude a given application from interacting with Flywheel, you can add a key to the registry. Please do NOT do this unless you are familiar with modifying registry entries. A future update to Flywheel will have the ability to exclude applications from the Mouse property pages. To exclude an application, create the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Plannet Crafters\Flywheel\Exclude\MODNAME where MODNAME is the name of the executable file that is responsible for creating the application's windows. The MODNAME should not have any extensions (.EXE, .DLL, etc.). HOW TO UNINSTALL FLYWHEEL If you wish to uninstall Flywheel, use the Add / Remove Programs property sheet in Control Panel. Select "Plannet Crafters Flywheel (remove only)" and then click the Add/Remove button. CHANGE HISTORY 04/08/97 v0.93 - Public Pre-Release 04/15/97 v0.94 - 2nd Public Pre-Release 04/23/97 v1.00 - First official release 04/24/97 v1.00a - Fixed a problem that could result in a page fault at startup. 04/29/97 v1.01 - Added support for Microsoft IE4 Platform Preview. - Made some text changes in dialogs 05/02/97 v1.01a - Fixed a problem that could cause an apparent lockup with Internet Explorer if the default scrolling mode was set to page-at-a-time. - Got rid of an occasional extra scroll when wheeling in an IntelliMouse aware program. HOW TO CONTACT PLANNET CRAFTERS Plannet Crafters, Inc. P.O. Box 450 Alpharetta, GA 30239-0450 USA fax (770) 752-5416 (24 hours/day) web: http://www.plannetarium.com ftp download site: ftp.plannetarium.com E-Mail addresses Sales: sales@plannetarium.com Info: info@plannetarium.com Support: support@plannetarium.com Thank you for trying Plannet Crafters Flywheel! TRADEMARKS Plannet Crafters, the Plannet Crafters saturn/disk logo, Plannetarium, and Flywheel are trademarks of Plannet Crafters, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark, and IntelliMouse is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. LICENSE AGREEMENT You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software. Use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty. Registered Version One registered copy of Flywheel may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered version of Flywheel through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network. For instance, if 10 different workstations will access Flywheel on the network, each workstation must have its own Flywheel license, regardless of whether they use Flywheel at different times or concurrently. Governing Law This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. Disclaimer of Warranty THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which Flywheel may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. Trial Version Evaluation and Registration This is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee of $10 is required. Payment details are provided within the software dialogs. Quantity discounts are available ... please ask. Unregistered use of Flywheel after the 30-day evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws. Distribution Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Trial Version you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the Trial version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original Trial version to anyone; and distribute the Trial version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above. You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission, with one exception: Disk Vendors approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals are permitted to redistribute Flywheel, subject to the conditions in this license, without specific written permission.