Windows "command" to force cursor into scrollbar?

[Chuck Anderson]

This question is probably more appropriate for another news group, but I
don't know which one.

The Logitech mice of some years back had a great feature. You could
program a button so that when it was clicked, the cursor would go to and
stay locked into the scrollbar (until you clicked another button).

If programmed for the vertical scrollbar, it meant that scrolling a page
was as simple as clicking the programmed button and then sliding the
mouse up and down (no spinning the scroll wheel, and sliding scrolls
much, much faster than any auto-scroll). No matter where the cursor was,
it would go to and stay in the vertical scroll bar until another button
was clicked. Logitech dropped this function a couple of years (or more) ago.

Every now and then I think I could find a way to implement this myself.
The key would be to know what primitive window command the Logitech
driver used to place the cursor (and lock it into) the scroll bar. I use
scroll lock now, but it still means that I must first place the cursor
on the scroll slider. I want to know how to make the cursor find the
scroll bar slider all by itself.

Does anyone know where I could find out more about primitive windows
commands like that?

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[Guest]

All I can find right now is in Control Panel, selecting the mouse feature.
There is a one click function set up?
It reads like youplace the cursor over the scroll bar clck lightly one time
, then you just use the mouse to scroll all day untill you do something else?

I'll keep looking though, I'm sure it's in programing the mouse?
Youcould try Logitechs help and support site see if they have what you want???
good luck

 

[Chuck Anderson]

All I can find right now is in Control Panel, selecting the mouse feature.
There is a one click function set up?
It reads like youplace the cursor over the scroll bar clck lightly one time
, then you just use the mouse to scroll all day untill you do something else?

I'll keep looking though, I'm sure it's in programing the mouse?
Youcould try Logitechs help and support site see if they have what you want???
good luck

I'm think I'm getting closer to an answer by searching for C language
window and cursor control function libraries (I chose C because I am
familiar with it).

I think I get it. I have found functions for placing the cursor at
certain coordinates on the screen (or within a window) and also a
function for turning scroll lock on and off. Now all I have to do is
write and compile some code and then figure out how to associate it with
a mouse button (mouse events).

That's along way to go, but I think I'm onto it now.

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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
Integrity is obvious.
The lack of it is common.
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