you can assign those actions to any task you desire. For example, select
Single Click in the User Action box and Send Key in Computer Action.
Send Key will appear. Select that box, type in the desired key combination,
click OK and you're done.
Whenever that application is the frontmost window (the active application),
the PowerMate will perform the action you assigned it. Certain key
combinations cannot be input directly at this time. This includes Alt+F4,
Delete, Backspace, and others we may not even be aware of. This will be
addressed in future versions of the PowerMate software.
A Word About the “Sensitivity” Setting
When PowerMate is scrolling or spinning in any setting it can do this at
different intervals – faster or slower – based on the PowerMate wheel
revolutions. This adjustment is called Sensitivity. Experiment with this
setting until you arrive at a speed that “feels” right. Each Application Setting
can have its own unique Sensitivity setting.
Key Repeat Rate is very similar to Sensitivity, except that it is directly
related to how quickly keys are sent out as you spin the wheel. This has the
same effect as setting Sensitivity, because the more “keys” that are sent
when the wheel is turned, the faster the key action happens.
If this makes NO SENSE AT ALL to you, don’t worry. Open the Control Panel
or System preferences for PowerMate, experiment with changing the setting
and see how it changes the performance of PowerMate. This is the best way
of all to understand the Sensitivity setting.
Gaming Mode
Ah, Gaming Mode. One of the coolest things you can use your PowerMate for
is playing games, especially ones that lend themselves to a knob or spinner
controller. Games like Tempest, like Space Invaders, like aiming your gun in
Quake - you get the idea. When you create a PowerMate setting for a game
you need to check Gaming Mode next to the setting menu – and here’s why.
Games use key commands in completely different ways than most
applications. They take a key command and continue its action until another
key or action tells it differently. For example, lets say the Z and X key move
your “spaceship” left and right in a game. If you click the Z key, this causes
your ship to go left – you don’t need to type Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z to make it
