Floating Mouse Keepalive App

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Robb

Back in the '97 - '98 timeframe I remember seeing a very simple, single
exe, keepalive app that moved the mouse cursor around randomly on the
screen. At the time, people at work were putting it on each others'
PC's as a practical joke. I have a real use for it, though, and
wondered if anyone might have it or something similar.

TIA,
Robb
 
Robb said:
Back in the '97 - '98 timeframe I remember seeing a very simple, single
exe, keepalive app that moved the mouse cursor around randomly on the
screen. At the time, people at work were putting it on each others'
PC's as a practical joke. I have a real use for it, though, and
wondered if anyone might have it or something similar.

TIA,
Robb
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It probably worked on `97- `98 computers <g>.
 
I would recommend downloading AutoIt3...
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3

The scripts can be compiled (via right-click context menu) into an EXE.
Install, Right click your desktop and choose "new -> autoit v3 script".
Right click the script icon and choose edit and type in the following
script and every time you hit the tilda " key it will toggle mouse
moving on and off...

$bMouseMove = 0
HotKeySet( "`", "toggle" )
While 1
Sleep(10)
If $bMouseMove = 1 Then
$bMouseMove = 2
MouseMove(100,100)
ElseIf $bMouseMove = 2 Then
$bMouseMove = 1
MouseMove(200,200)
EndIf
WEnd

Func toggle()
$bMouseMove = Not $bMouseMove
EndFunc
 
Thank you! It's not as "floaty" as the app I mentioned, but it darn
well works. I love AutoIt. I just wish I had time to learn v3.

BTW, I actually use the tilda once in awhile, so I changed it to the
"pipe" instead -- still works great!

Thanx again,
Robb
 
No, that's not it. But I do like this one and have someone in mind
already. =o)

The app I remember was intended as a keepalive app and just happened to
work well as a practical joke (not a particularly funny joke to those
of us who already had too much to do and kept getting calls about mouse
problems). This MouseMove moves the cursor at regular intervals in
straight lines. The app I saw caused the mouse to move constantly.
You could actually move the cursor with your mouse, but it would only
continue to sort of float around within the movements you made.

Thanks for the responses. Keep 'em comin!

Merry Christmas!
Robb
 
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