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Use mouse movement as a switch action: AutoHotkey
This is a script that enables you to use your mouse or trackball as a switch, turning the movement into a click. If you move the mouse cursor anywhere on the screen, the movement will send a switch action. You … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, onscreen keyboards, pointing devices, switch scanning
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Toggle a drag and drop loop: AutoHotkey
If you don’t use dwell clicking but would still like a repeating drag and drop capability, here is a script that uses an extra mouse or trackball button to toggle repeating drag locks on and off, for moving tiles in … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, pointing devices, RSI
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Global tweaks for Expert Mouse and others: Drag lock with AutoHotkey
When I use the trackball and onscreen keyboard, I use dwell clicking for almost everything–except precise or continuous dragging.
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, pointing devices, RSI
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Use mouse wheel for switch scanning: AutoHotkey
If you’re able to turn a scroll ring on a trackball or roll a mouse wheel, you can use it as a switch. You can alter the keys and clicks to suit yourself; for instance, for 2-switch scanning, the other … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, onscreen keyboards, pointing devices, switch scanning
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Alternative to TrackballWorks: universal macros with X-Mouse
If I want to do macros with my trackball, I use AutoHotkey for two main reasons: it’s a lot more customizable (see the Kindle script) and it works with Point N Click. If I remember correctly, Kensington’s TrackballWorks only communicates … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, macros, pointing devices, RSI
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Autoscroll Kindle for PC continuously: AutoHotkey
There was yet another way to write the Kindle page turn script, so I did–this one keeps turning pages until you pause the script. You can also kill the script after you’re done reading. Pause also resumes. #IfWinActive, ahk_class QWidget … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, books, Kindle, switch access, switch scanning
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Autoscroll Kindle for PC with mouse / switch / dwell click: AutoHotkey
For people who use pointing devices or switches or keyboards, this is an AutoHotkey script for automatically turning pages in Kindle for PC, 5 at a time. I set my trigger as the middle button in Point-N-Click because Kindle doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, Kindle, switch access, switch scanning
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AutoHotkey creates Dragon-accessible programs!
So I was playing around with GUI controls in AutoHotkey, which along with Vocola is the “Suzuki violin version” of my learning to program. I don’t have the heavy C++ “music theory/reading” knowledge yet, but AutoHotkey’s tutorial is thorough enough … Continue reading
Control your DVD/CD drive with Dragon: AutoHotkey/Vocola
This script to control your CD/DVD drive by voice is optionally twofold. It requires AutoHotkey to assign it to a keypress, and Vocola or another Dragon NaturallySpeaking add-on to assign a voice command to that key if you wish. You … Continue reading
How to get “smart punctuation” with word prediction/completion
This AutoHotkey script is a way to make punctuating more efficient when using word prediction or completion with automatic spacing enabled. Using this script, you don’t have to backspace in order to punctuate after predicting a word. When you press … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, AutoHotkey, macros, turbo type, Typing Assistant, word completion, word prediction
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Hand to Mouth: Assistive Technology 