User Manual
Genie Joystick
Nov 07
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left deflection of the joystick moves the mouse pointer to the left and a right
deflection of the joystick moves the mouse pointer to the right.
Pressing Switch 1 performs a Left Click, whilst pressing Switch 2 performs a
right Click. Switch 2 can also be programmed to be either “Double Click”, “Left
Drag Lock”, “Mouse Speed” or as a direct way to exit mouse mode. See page
51.
In Windows XP it is possible to change the speed of the mouse pointer. See
page 47.
To exit computer mouse mode press and hold Switch 1 until the Genie joystick
emits a beep. The length of time that the switch must be held can be adjusted
by the “Exit_Time” parameter.
For people who are unable to use the computer keyboard an on-screen
keyboard software entitled “TypeMatic” is provided. This allows a user to select
keys and words from a grid on the screen and type into any Windows program.
The software is discussed in the next chapter.
Joystick only mode
If the selection method is set to “Joystick Only” the computer mouse mode
operates in a different way.
A left “flick” of the joystick performs a left click. A right “flick” of the joystick
performs a right click. A forward “flick” of the joystick performs a “double left
click” and a backwards “flick” of the joystick exits computer mouse mode.
Note that in this mode the mouse will not begin to move until after the “flick”
time, which is set by the “Time_Base” parameter.
External Access mode.
When external access mode is selected the joystick controls the external device
(provided that the external device has been connected to the Genie joystick with
the correct cable. See page 38 for details on interfacing to external devices.
Devices with a 5 switch input
These devices can be controlled in exactly the same way as if a non-
proportional joystick, such as a TASH mini joystick or Star switch, were directly
connected to it. The Genie joystick takes the place of such a switch.
The genie joystick expects that the device presents a grid of options to the user
and that forward/back and left/right deflections will highlight an individual cell in
the grid whilst pressing Switch 1 will select and activate the highlighted cell. The
grid might be a set of communication symbols on a communication aid (for
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