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Losing Function Of Mouse When Moving From WP
DocumentID: 650529
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:00 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

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When a users enters WordPerfect through Windows everything appears to run fine. When the user goes out through Windows and back in again he loses function of his MicroSoft mouse...the mouse option bar does not respond.

Answer
The customers problem occurred because Windows does not have enough control to know how to give control back to WP after minimizing. Development offered the following explanation:

The above problem was found to be with a SERIAL mouse and switching (when minimizing). If a user has a serial mouse, they should check the "Directly Modifies... COMx" option in the PIF file editor. According to the Windows manual (page 455), COM1. Turn on this check box if your application uses serial communications port 1 (COM1). If one selects this box, Windows will not be able to run any other application that uses COM1 until the first application is exited. This prevents two applications from trying to use the same communications port at the same time. (The COM1 box does not exist if in 386 Enhanced mode and the "Directly Modifies..." option only exists in Standard mode.)

Selecting this option can also prevent the application from being swapped to the hard disk. Some programs must remain in memory at all times. Generally, one would need to select this option only if they are running a communications application. Since a user generally tries to use the same mouse for both Windows and WP, it won't swap out if they have this checked. If the user does not check this box, Windows takes over and doesn't know enough to give it back.

Other possible solutions (so one does not have to check the COMx box, and be able to minimize) are to have a macro in WP that re-selects the mouse or set the mouse port in WP to COM2.

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