PREH Touch Commander


MonitorMouse for OS/2
Release 2.4 November 12, 1997

1. Release notes:

MonitorMouse will work with all Presentation Manager and WIN-OS/2 mouse-driven applications. All OS/2 Full Screen and DOS applications that ask the mouse driver for coordinates (absolute position) rather than mickeys (relative motion) will also work. If your OS/2 Full Screen or DOS application is mickey-based, find out from the developer if it can also operate in an absolute mode. Sometimes a set-up parameter or flag can be used, or a different input device specified during installation, which also emulates the mouse.

 

2. Installation:

1. Create a new directory and name it \elo. Copy all files from the directory \touch\os2 on the Preh utility CD-Rom to this directory. For other languages copy the two files from the appropriate subdirectory into the \elo directory on your hard disk.

2. Make a bakup of your current config.sys file. Open your config.sys with your system editor and make the following changes:

rem Device=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS [flags]
device=c:\elo\monmou01.sys 2210,<COM port>,9600
device=c:\os2\mouse.sys stype=elomou$ [flags as above]

<COM port> is the COM port you have connected your touch screens serial cable. If you don't have any mouse connected use "type=elomou$" instead of "stype=elomou$" in the device=c:\os2\mouse.sys line.
If your system COM ports are being used by the touchscreen and mouse, REM out the DEVICE=COM.SYS and DEVICE=VCOM.SYS commands (if present) in CONFIG.SYS. This prevents the COM drivers from displaying a message saying the COM ports are unavailable.
If only the touchscreen is using a COM port, move the DEVICE=COM.SYS and DEVICE=VCOM.SYS commands before the DEVICE=MONMOU01.SYS command in CONFIG.SYS. Then add the flag (<COM Port>,0,0) to COM.SYS, where <COM Port> is the same as on the DEVICE=MONMOU01.SYS command. For example:
DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS (1,0,0)

3. Install the Touchscreen control panel \elo\elocal2.exe, this is PM application for configuration and calibration of the touch screen. This done as follows:
Open the OS/2 system folder, then system setup and then the templates folder.
Drag the Program template with right mouse button into the System setup folder. A settings dialog will pop up.
Enter C:\elo\elocal2.exe as path and file name and C:\elo as working directory. On the general tab change title to Touchscreen. Then close the dialog.

4. Reboot your computer. Then calibrate the Touchscreen. For this open the Touch screen control panel and click on calibrate. Follow the directions on the screen and confirm calibration if the cursor lines up correctly with your finger.

3. Mouse Button Emulation Mode

Four mouse button emulation modes are supported, equivalent to the corresponding mode numbers in the other versions of the MonitorMouse family of products. The current mode may be changed with the Touchscreen Control Panel. After selecting the mode, CONFIG.SYS is updated (-m flag). Mode 6 is the default. The modes vary in the button actions they support (clicking, dragging, double-clicking, etc.) You should choose the simplest mode that will work for your application.

Mode 0 Left button clicking only. No dragging or right button is supported. Works with large targets. Recommended for public kiosk applications. Moves the mouse pointer to your point of touch and "clicks" the left button. A beep will confirm the click. The mouse pointer will not move, nor will any other clicks be simulated until your finger is lifted and the screen retouched.

Mode 1 Left button clicking only. No dragging or right button is supported. Works with large and small targets. The mouse pointer follows your sliding finger and the left button is clicked at the point of release (lift-off).

Mode 5 Left button clicking and dragging. No right button is supported. The left button is held down when you touch the screen, and it stays down until you release, dragging as you move.

Mode 6 Same as Mode 5, but supports double-clicking by tapping twice. Recommended for general use. If the second touch occurs immediately after the first and is nearby, a double-click will be simulated at the exact point of the first touch. If you do not hear two beeps, you have tapped too fast.

4. Unistall MonitorMouse

Rename your current config.sys and copy the backup you made during installation back into its old place. Delete the Touch screen control panel from the system setup folder. Delete the directory \elo (not neccessary if you want to reinstall the Touch screen on this computer).