MotionTools is a software service that runs in the background and translates mouse events into actions. For instance, it will zoom the display when pressing the Media Button 1. MotionTools manages a collections of event/action bindings for performing the translations of mouse events into actions. These bindings are configured using the MotionTools' Configurator: you will use this graphical interface for binding the zoom action to the Media Button 1.
Open the Configurator by clicking the MotionTools icon
in the system tray. You'll be asked
to plug the
dongle of your mouse into an USB port if is not already
there.
Observe the main elements of the interface:
User profile selection: Different users are likely to use their mice in different ways: user profiles allows defining and switching between different binding configurations. Use this selection box to switch to the desired user profile.
Buttons bindings tab: Actions can be bound to mouse buttons or mouse gesture events. Select this tab for defining mouse buttons bindings.
Gestures bindings tab: Actions can be bound to mouse buttons or mouse gesture events. Select this tab for defining mouse gestures bindings.
Button event selection area: You will start defining a binding by specifying the button of interest. For this, simply left click the desired button in the button selection area (Media Button 1 on the picture). Observe that the proper binding will be selected in the binding area.
Bindings area: The central area of the Configurator displays the current bindings for your mouse. For each item, the left part displays the Event of interest (Media Button 1 for instance) and the right part displays the Action (Zoom for instance) that is bound to this event.
Actions selection area: Pick an
action (Zoom for instance) from this area and bind it to the button. For this,
left click and drag the action icon ( for the zoom) onto
the desired button binding (Media button 1 for instance) in the central part of
the Configurator. A popup opens: choose the parameters for your action (2x zoom
for instance) and validate. Once done, your binding is automatically saved and
ready to use: pressing the Media button 1 will zoom the
display.
Application context tabs: The event/action bindings can be specialized so that a single event (Media button 1 click for instance) may perform different actions depending on the application that is currently being used. For instance, pressing the Media Button 1 can zoom the display when browsing the internet and go to the next slide when presenting a PowerPoint document. To achieve this, you can:
Settings tab: Using this tab, you will be able to adapt the behavior of MotionTools to your needs: