Command Mode for Magnifying Glass Pro

The Command Mode for this application is a unique method of adjusting various parameters of the Glass, on the fly. Such elements as transparency, size, and scale may be adjusted through simple mouse movements, alone, and the results are carried out and displayed on the Glass in realtime. No Dialog box is needed, nor do any numbers need to be typed in.

Command Mode’s main window

Command Mode may be entered into by pressing (and holding) the user-assigned hot key (default assignment is Ctrl+Alt+MouseMove), or by Mouse Shaking, if that feature is enabled. In Command Mode, it is possible to alter the Glass settings both when the Glass is visible and also when it is inactive.

Choices contained in Command Mode include:

• Glass Size
• Transparency
• Zoom Factor
• Profile Switching
• Miscellaneous Options
• Anti-aliasing
• Cursor Magnification
• Main Options Dialog Window

Note that, as soon as Command Mode is activated and a change is made, that change is entered into the current, active Profile. Thus, if you are working in Auto-Switching mode you should be especially careful to know which Profile is being changed, lest a mouse movement cause the active Profile to change and a Command Mode alteration be applied to the incorrect Profile.

In Command Mode, the inset window contains usage reminders and descriptions. The current Profile is always indicated in the upper-left. If the mouse is moved over the selection buttons in the center of the inset, usage hints appear in the bottom-left of the window.

Basic Command Mode usage:

• Once Command Mode has been activated, the window may be moved by pressing the left mouse button in an empty area and dragging. With the release of the button, the window will be “dropped”. If the current Profile has the Glass Position set to “Fixed” or “Fixed Elusive”, then the Glass window will remain in this new location.

• When Command Mode is active, then the mouse may be used to drag the window to a new height and width, from the bottom right of the window. When Command Mode is exited, then the current Glass and its Profile will retain the new size.

• With Command Mode active, the Transparency of the window may be changed. Moving the mouse to the left causes the window to become increasingly tranparent; to the right, decreasingly. In other words, a full mouse-move to the left will make your Glass invisible and a full mouse-move to the right will make it 100% visible.

Note that if the Glass is made too transparent, then Command Mode becomes unusable, as all of the controls become transparent, as well. If this occurs, the Transparency setting (as well as any others) may be changed by selecting the taskbar Glass icon with the right mouse button and then using the settings applet in the usual manner.

• Using Command Mode, the scale (zoom factor) of the Glass window may be changed. Moving the mouse to the left causes the Glass to decrease its magnification and moving the mouse to the right increases magnification. Again, the setting is locked in when a mouse button is clicked or when Command Mode is exited. The new scale factor will be immediately available and will also be retained by the current Profile. If the mouse could not be moved enough in either direction to achieve the scale factor desired, simply repeat the procedure until the desired scale is reached.

Note that, in Command Mode, the mouse wheel may also be used to increase or decrease the level of magnification.

• Command Mode allows Profiles to be manually switched. When a switch is made, the Glass will remain in the newly selected Profile unless the Auto-Switcher is active. When the Profiles button is selected, a list of all available Profiles will be displayed. Simply double-click on the Profile desired and it will become active.

• Command Mode contains an icon labelled Misc Options. This selection allows both the toggling of antialiasing and of mouse pointer magnification.

If Command Mode was entered either through the system menu or through MouseShaking, the small “X” in the upper righthand portion of the window may be used to exit. If a hotkey was used to enter the Mode, then simply release the key or keys to exit.

To return to the main Command Mode window from a sub-menu, the Arrow icon in the top right corner may be selected. Note that this works better in some screens than in others, as settings may continue to change (esp., Scale and Transparency) while reaching for the Arrow.

Command Mode options described: Page «Command Mode».