Note: On the images below, a part of the Windows Explorer is used as background.
Perceptibility of the mouse pointer
Halo
A colored area moving along with the mouse pointer.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Example
Options
- Size
- Color
- Transparency
- Disc or ring shaped
- Full screen size:
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Example
Always ring shaped
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Crosshair
Horizontal and vertical line with the mouse pointer where they cross.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Example
Options
- Size
- Color
- Transparency
- Size of the central gap
- Arrows indicate the direction to the pointer
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Example
Options
- Size
- Color
- Size of the central gap
- Arrows indicate the direction to the pointer
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Mouse action indicators
Click circles
Rings indicate where the mouse buttons are clicked.
They move along with the mouse pointer while the button is pressed down.
When the button is released, the ring remains at the position and fades out.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Examples
Left button click
Left button double click
Right button click
Options
- Size
- Transparency
- Fading time: after the click, the ring remains on its position and fades out
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Examples
Left button click
Left button double click
Right button click
Options
- Size
- Fading time: after the click, the ring remains on its position and fades out
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Wheel arrows
Arrows above and below the pointer indicate the direction of the mouse wheel rotation.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Example
Mouse wheel up
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Not available
It probably works with some mouse drivers.
Please
mail to the autor if you can confirm this.
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Mouse graphic
A picture of a mouse moves along next to the pointer.
It indicates the button clicks and wheel rotations.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Example
Left mouse click and wheel up
Options
- Size
- Color (white or black)
- Transparency
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Example
Middle mouse click
Options
- Size
- Color (white or black)
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Keyboard indicators
Keys and certain combinations of keys can be displayed next to the mouse pointer.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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Example
Options
- The keys 'Shift', 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' are displayed as key images.
- The keys 'Shift', 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' are displayed on the click indicator rings and the mouse image.
- Most recent key strokes shown in a list. This can be limited to selected groups of keys.
- Transparency
- Fading time for the items in the key list.
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Example
Options
- The keys 'Shift', 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' are displayed as key images.
- The keys 'Shift', 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' are displayed on the mouse image.
- Most recent key strokes shown in a list. This can be limited to selected groups of keys.
- Fading time for the items in the key list.
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The main window
The main window is used to turn on and off the different features and to set the options.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
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Windows 95/98/NT/ME
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The settings are saved in the file "SpotOnTheMouse.ini" in the installation folder.
So you can easily copy your preferences to another computer.
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SpotOnTheMouse
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