KeyCursor for Haiku
It's an update to Nathan Schrenk's mighty KeyCursor input_server add-on.
Read his BeNewsLetter article to find out more.
This one does all the original version did (let you simulate a mouse using the keyboard), and more.
Now you have a little preferences app that allows you to:
PageUp and PageDown act as a vertical mouse wheel when KeyCursor its active.
Just try it on Web+, it gives you a smooth scroll effect, kinda. I find it very useful to read the BeBook, mouseless :-)
Hit and release the toggle key(s) to activate KeyCursor, then use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
The SPACEBAR acts as the primary button (left-click), together with SHIFT you get a secondary button event (right-click).
Hit the toggle key(s) again to deactivate KeyCursor.
Easiest way is just using HaikuDepot, or pkgman:
pkgman install keycursor
pkgman uninstall keycursor
.If compiling/installing from sources: Use the provided install.sh/uninstall.sh scripts.
The preflet allows you to configure the "togglekeys", but not the "click" or "move" keys. Pull-requests are welcome, in case you want to make it more complete.
Interaction with other input filters: works OK with InstantClick and TwoWheels (the ones I use). Your mileage may vary.
To build from sources, just type "make" and "make bindcatalogs" (to include localizations), then use the install scripts.
As requested by the previous maintainer, I'll let you know where to get the older versions:
Eugenia's version:
Nathan's (original) version:
Newer versions, if any, will be available here: https://github.com/HaikuArchives/KeyCursor
For BeOS (2004/04/16):
For Haiku (2021/12/15):
On BeOS R5, we could have the same binary "KeyCursor" addon placed in "add-ons/input_server/filter" and a symlink with the same name under "add-ons/input_server/devices" and it would work.
On Haiku that doesn't seems to work at all, and KeyCursor only works when those do NOT have the same name (changing the name of either the binary, or the name of the symlink, makes it work).