Hello All!

I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of the buttons
for reading newsgroups and other Windows applications.

I have a button for double-clicking,
one for "Mark all read"
and one for "Close Window".

Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
Express..

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
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"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All!
>
> I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of the buttons
> for reading newsgroups and other Windows applications.
>
> I have a button for double-clicking,
> one for "Mark all read"
> and one for "Close Window".
>
> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one that
> occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook Express..
>
> --
>
>

Cool, James!

James Silverton wrote:
>
> Hello All!
>
> I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of the buttons
> for reading newsgroups and other Windows applications.
>
> I have a button for double-clicking,
> one for "Mark all read"
> and one for "Close Window".
>
> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
> Express..

Delete all foodforu posts?

"James Silverton" > wrote in message >
> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one that
> occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook Express..

I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I often
have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.

On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:09 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of the buttons
>for reading newsgroups and other Windows applications.
>
>I have a button for double-clicking,
>one for "Mark all read"
>and one for "Close Window".
>
>Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>Express..

How many buttons does this mouse have? I've got my hands full with
two buttons and a scroll wheel.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun 28 Jun 2009 07:27:02p, sf told us...

> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:09 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hello All!
>>
>>I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of the buttons
>>for reading newsgroups and other Windows applications.
>>
>>I have a button for double-clicking, one for "Mark all read"
>>and one for "Close Window".
>>
>>Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>>that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>>Express..
>
> How many buttons does this mouse have? I've got my hands full with
> two buttons and a scroll wheel.
>
>

The wheel often serves as as a button when pressed down instead of rotated,
depending on the mouse.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that
should not be indulged in lightly. ~M. F. K. Fisher

James Silverton wrote:

> I have a button for double-clicking,
> one for "Mark all read"
> and one for "Close Window".
>
> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
> Express..

Unluckyly, there isn't a key-combo for "Block sender"
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

Wayne wrote on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:50:26 GMT:

>> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:09 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I have a programmable mouse and I have programmed several of
>>> the buttons for reading newsgroups and other Windows
>>> applications.
>>>
>>> I have a button for double-clicking, one for "Mark all read"
>>> and one for "Close Window".
>>>
>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The
>>> only one that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in
>>> HTML", using Outlook Express..
>>
>> How many buttons does this mouse have? I've got my hands
>> full with two buttons and a scroll wheel.
>>
> The wheel often serves as as a button when pressed down
> instead of rotated, depending on the mouse.

It's a Logitech with about 8 programmable buttons. I did not want to
change any of the traditional buttons tho I used the wheel click for
double click. Yes, it
is a pity some useful more complex operations cannot be programmed but
perhaps a good thing given my manual dexterity or lack of it :-) I don't
have the teenage ability to do texting underneath my desk.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:09:06 GMT, "ViLco" > wrote:

>James Silverton wrote:
>
>> I have a button for double-clicking,
>> one for "Mark all read"
>> and one for "Close Window".
>>
>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>> Express..
>
>Unluckyly, there isn't a key-combo for "Block sender"

surely you can program something that brings up the filter dialog
window.

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sf wrote on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:21 -0700:

>> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> I have a button for double-clicking,
>>> one for "Mark all read"
>>> and one for "Close Window".
>>>
>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The
>>> only one that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in
>>> HTML", using Outlook Express..
>>
>> Unluckyly, there isn't a key-combo for "Block sender"

> surely you can program something that brings up the filter
> dialog window.


Of course, but doing it with one click is what was being discussed. I
can usually remeber which button to click to bring up the menu.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Ed" > wrote in message
...
>
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message >
>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one that
>> occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook Express..
>
> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I often
> have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.
>
If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same thing.
No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular function

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> "Ed" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message >
>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>>> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>>> Express..
>>
>> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I
>> often have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.
>>
> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same thing.
> No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular function
>
> Jill

Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts that I rarely
need and forget they exist.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:34:18 -0400, "Ed" > wrote:
>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> "Ed" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message >
>>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>>>> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>>>> Express..
>>>
>>> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I
>>> often have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.
>>>
>> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same thing.
>> No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular function
>>
>> Jill
>
>Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts that I rarely
>need and forget they exist.
>
The only keyboard shortcuts I use are ctrl +v or +c in situations when
the menu doesn't let me do it.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Ed" > wrote in message
...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Ed" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message >
>>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>>>> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>>>> Express..
>>>
>>> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I
>>> often have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.
>>>
>> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same thing.
>> No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular function
>>
>> Jill
>
> Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts that I rarely
> need and forget they exist.
>

I much prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than pointing and clicking
buttons on a mouse

Jill

jmcquown wrote on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:21:33 -0400:

> "Ed" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Ed" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in
>>>> message >
>>>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming?
>>>>> The only one that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in
>>>>> HTML", using Outlook Express..
>>>>
>>>> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the
>>>> desktop. I often have a half dozen programs running so
>>>> that is handy at times.
>>>>
>>> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does
>>> the same thing. No need to program buttons on a mouse for
>>> that particular function
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts
>> that I rarely need and forget they exist.
>>
> I much prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than pointing
> and clicking buttons on a mouse

"De Gustibus..."; I don't :-)


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:21:33 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"Ed" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Ed" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message >
>>>>> Has anyone else any suggestions for button programming? The only one
>>>>> that occurs to me is ALT+SHIFT+H for "View in HTML", using Outlook
>>>>> Express..
>>>>
>>>> I have on programmed to minimize all windows to show the desktop. I
>>>> often have a half dozen programs running so that is handy at times.
>>>>
>>> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same thing.
>>> No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular function
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts that I rarely
>> need and forget they exist.
>>
>
>I much prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than pointing and clicking
>buttons on a mouse
>
I prefer to point and click. I use keyboard shortcuts only when
absolutely necessary.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> If you're using Windows, the Windows (Start) key + m does the same
>>> thing. No need to program buttons on a mouse for that particular
>>> function
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Florgot about that one. There are a few keboard shortcuts that I rarely
>> need and forget they exist.
>>
>
> I much prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than pointing and clicking
> buttons on a mouse
>
> Jill

Most times I do too, but if the mouse is already in my hand, I use it for
some functions. The programs I use on a regular basis are all opened with
the keyboard, files saved, files closed, cut/copy and paste since my hands
are already on the keys. That probably is because I predate a mouse and had
no other choice starting to use computers. Remember DOS commands?

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:12:10 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>Remember DOS commands?

Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad those
days are long gone.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:34 -0700:

>> Remember DOS commands?

> Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad
> those days are long gone.

You will start me reminiscing about the text editors of days gone by
with their non-mnemonic chorded keys. Ah, the first Word Perfect,
Leading Edge Word Processor, Word Star, Scripsit and all those wonderful
programs!

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:06:38 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> sf wrote on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:34 -0700:
>
>>> Remember DOS commands?
>
>> Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad
>> those days are long gone.
>
>You will start me reminiscing about the text editors of days gone by
>with their non-mnemonic chorded keys. Ah, the first Word Perfect,
>Leading Edge Word Processor, Word Star, Scripsit and all those wonderful
>programs!

Pulling hair and screaming!!! I was lukewarm at best, but my attitude
was "with all that manure, there's got to be a pony here somewhere".
Windows and Word came into my life and I found the pony.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

James Silverton wrote:
> sf wrote on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:34 -0700:
>
>>> Remember DOS commands?
>
DOS ? Latecomer.
Unix, CP/M, VAX/VMS, ....

>> Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad
>> those days are long gone.
>
> You will start me reminiscing about the text editors of days gone by
> with their non-mnemonic chorded keys. Ah, the first Word Perfect,
> Leading Edge Word Processor, Word Star, Scripsit and all those wonderful
> programs!

The joys of vi and emacs come to mind ...

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

Michael wrote on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:43:53 +0200:

> James Silverton wrote:
>> sf wrote on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:34 -0700:
>>
>>>> Remember DOS commands?
>>
> DOS ? Latecomer.
> Unix, CP/M, VAX/VMS, ....

>>> Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad
>>> those days are long gone.
>>
>> You will start me reminiscing about the text editors of days gone by
>> with their non-mnemonic chorded keys. Ah, the first
>> Word Perfect, Leading Edge Word Processor, Word Star,
>> Scripsit and all those wonderful programs!

> The joys of vi and emacs come to mind ...

I used them both quite a lot but never composed anything like a business
letter with them. The first Linux program that I used and would call a
text editor was ApiWord (name?)


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> Michael wrote on Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:43:53 +0200:
>
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>> sf wrote on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:34 -0700:
>>>
>>>>> Remember DOS commands?
>>>
>> DOS ? Latecomer.
>> Unix, CP/M, VAX/VMS, ....
>
>>>> Vaguely... but I sure do remember F keys. UGH. I'm so glad
>>>> those days are long gone.
>>>
>>> You will start me reminiscing about the text editors of days gone by
>>> with their non-mnemonic chorded keys. Ah, the first
>>> Word Perfect, Leading Edge Word Processor, Word Star,
>>> Scripsit and all those wonderful programs!
>
>> The joys of vi and emacs come to mind ...
>
> I used them both quite a lot but never composed anything like a business
> letter with them. The first Linux program that I used and would call a
> text editor was ApiWord (name?)

I used emacs to generate a formular for letters.
And vi for writing C - Code and Assembler.
Those old vi versus emacs wars; gone like the Atari versus
Commodore wars.
Good times ...

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner