GoldTouch™ Ergonomic Mouse

Developed using ergonomic principles with the aim of increasing comfort and productivity during mouse operation. The Gold Touch 3-button mouse features a distinctive Hyper-Jump "Scroll Control Button" which drives continuous or intermittent panning in addition to the usual two buttons for cursor control.

History:

The better mouse is right in the palm of your hand. The GoldTouch Mouse has been developed using ergonomic principles with the aim of increasing comfort and productivity during mouse operation.

Features:

The GoldTouch Mouse features a distinctive Hyper-Jump "Scroll Control Button" which drives continuous or intermittent panning, in addition to the usual two buttons for cursor control.

Goal:

The GoldTouch Mouse has been designed to surpass all current & upcoming ergonomic standards.

Specifications:

Getting started:

Your GoldTouch mouse includes driver software that provides ergonomic features not found in ordinary products. Whilst you may be able to operate your mouse using the software already installed on your system, you will not be able to take full advantage of your new mouse unless you properly install the GoldTouch mouse driver.

The software comes ready to run on Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1 and DOS. Simply follow the instructions for your particular platform. In addition, the installation disk includes a README file that contains late breaking information and tips on how to go about troubleshooting should you need to. Please read it in conjunction with the following information.

Scoll/Pan Control:

The small left button is your scroll/pan control. This allows you to navigate more easily using the advanced mouse support in latest generation programs such as Office 97. You can scroll in the application with greater ease, or zoom easily for a bird's eye view of your document or worksheet. It's another ergonomic feature.

By combining the scroll/pan control with certain keystrokes, you can change its action to suit the task at hand. First, the Scroll Lock key on your keyboard sets the GoldTouch Mouse to "Scroll mode" (Scroll Lock ON) or "Pan mode" (Scroll Lock OFF). Each mode provides a distinct set of features for compatible programs: Scroll mode features:

• Scrolling
  Provides a simple alternative to clicking or dragging the scroll bars at the edge of a window. Simply move the mouse up or down while holding the scroll/pan button.
• Zoom
  Press CTRL on your keyboard and scroll between different levels of magnification for documents and graphics.
• Datazoom
  Press SHIFT on your keyboard and scroll to zoom between detail and summary or outline views, as defined by your applications.

Pan mode features

• Panning
  Provides an easier way to scroll through large documents or worksheets. Just press the scroll/pan button and move the mouse a short distance for slow panning, or a longer distance for fast panning. Release the button to stop.
• Autoscroll
  The simplest stress-free way to review large documents. Click (press and release) the scroll/pan button, then move the mouse slightly in the desired direction. This starts a "hands free" scroll action. Click any button to stop.

Compatibility:

Use of the Scroll Lock key on your keyboard to control Scroll/Pan behavior may conflict with certain applications.

In this case, you can select Scroll mode or Pan mode manually through the Control Panel (Mouse Properties / Scrolling).

Scrolling and Panning features will work with applications designed to industry standards for a wheel mouse or compatible hardware. Scroll mode works like rolling the wheel; pan mode works like pressing the wheel button.

Maintaining your GoldTouch Mouse:

If the cursor begins to behave erratically, cleaning the ball and rollers may fix the problem:

1. Remove the ball by turning the retainer ring on the base of your mouse counter clockwise.
2. With a clean, lint-free cloth, wipe the ball.
3. Carefully remove any dust and lint from the cavity.
4. If the rollers are dirty, clean them using a cotton swab, moistened lightly with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Make sure the rollers are still centered in their channels.
5. Make sure that there is no fluff from the swab left on the rollers.
6. Replace the ball and retainer ring by turning it clockwise.

Price:  
$59.99