When !HID is started manually, all necessary USB drivers will be launched
automatically and you can use the features of !HID immediately.
If you like the features
offered by !HID, you may want to install the modules permanently so that
they are used next time the machine is started. Several installation options
are available and you can easily select the method you like best.
Don't worry if you've accidently selected the wrong installation option as you
can always change this later. Selecting a new installation method will
always remove any HID resources installed previously. Nothing is left behind!
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All installation options are available in a single window.
Open the !HID iconbar menu and select Install... A window
similar to the one shown here will now open.
This window is also available by choosing Choices... and
selecting the Installation TAB (the open box).
The first option is used to turn the new featues, offered by
the USBHID module on or off. Turning it off doesn't make much
sense as it disables most of the new features off. It may however
by useful to turn it off when solving problems or if you only want
to use features offered by some of the other modules in the package.
HID offers several methods for installation, which are dealt with in
more detail below.
Which one you select is entirely up to you.
All options offer certain advances and you may want to change the
method after you've used !HID for a while. Changing the installation
method will remove any resources installed by the previous method, so
you don't have to worry that the program will leave any modules or
Obey files behind.
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!HID offers five methods for installation of the software. By default
the second option (Start !HID application manually) will be selected.
Don't install
When this option is selected, none of the extra modules will be lauched,
even not when !HID is started manually. This might be useful when trying
to isolate problems. !HID can still be started in this mode and you may
access any of its windows, but no modules will be started and hence all
features will be disabled.
Start !HID manually
This is the default setting. Double clicking !HID will launch all modules
and settings and you can use all features offered by !HID for as long as you
leave the machine running. Quitting !HID will leave the modules active.
This options does not install anything in your !Boot sequence.
Run !HID automatically
When this option is selected, !HID will be launched automatically next
time your computer is started. Once this option is selected, you shouldn't
move !HID from its present location on the harddisc, as otherwise the
computer won't be able to find it. This option will only install a very
simple Obey file in the Tasks folder inside !Boot. The program will only be
launched after the desktop has succesfully started. Select this option only
if you want !HID to be present in the iconbar permanently.
Install modules before desktop
This option will install the modules and configuration files inside your
!Boot structure, in such a way that they are launched very early in the
boot stage of your computer. For many people this will be the preferred
method as it makes the !HID features available as early as possible, so that
they can even be used when the desktop is not being used.
This method will install some modules and files in the PreDesk and
Tasks folders inside !Boot.
Install modules after desktop
This method works roughly the same as the previous one, except that all
modules and files will only be launched after the desktop has succesfully
started. All resources are stored in the Tasks folder inside !Boot.
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Adding !HID to the configuration panel
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Most configuration options of your computer can be set through the
configuration panel, available after double-clicking !Boot on your
harddisc.
When the option Make !HID available in the !Boot Configuration window
is set, a new icon will be added to the configuration panel so that the
!HID choices can be altered without the need to locate and start the program.
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Other installation settings
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THe bottom section of the Installation window offers a few extra settings:
Auto save changes when saving Choices
!HID has several windows in which you can edit it's many actions.
After changing an action (e.g. a special key assignment) a star (*) will
be shown in the window title, to indicate that the settings have been
modified. Any changed settings need to be saved before they can be used.
As this is easily forgotten, you are given the choice to save all changes
automatically when the Choices (or indeed Installation options) are saved.
By default this option is on.
Scan delay
When a new USB device is plugged in, it will be recognised automatically by
the software. However, we've seen situations where a 'new' device
wasn't completely ready at the time it was discovered. For this reason you
may set a delay between discovering a new device and actually starting to
use it. The delay time can be set between 0 and 2 seconds by dragging the slider.
When set to 0 each new device will be initialised immediately. Please note
that a setting of 0 may lead to problems, especially when using multiple
devices through a HUB. In most cased a Scan delay of 40 cs (centiseconds)
will be sufficient.
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© Copyright Paul Reuvers
X-Ample Technology bv
usb@xat.nl
Last changed: Last changed: Thursday, 12 August 2004 - 11:40 CET.
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