This new release of Pop-Mouse (formerly "Pointix Engine") includes a few substantial differences respect of the previous one. The improvements included in this product are:
1) Borders
Borders are a new type of mouse input in which the action is triggered when the pointer hits any screen border and stays attached to it for a short time. All four borders (i.e., Left, Right, Top and Bottom) are used by Pop-Mouse and they can be programmed to trigger any command, in the same way glicks do. Borders are intended to trigger general functions (i.e., not application-specific) while glicks are left for more specific, time-consuming commands.
2) New Table Logic
When a table cell is empty and the associated glick is performed, Pointix Engine 3.0 executes no command (it just beeps). Pop-Mouse 3.10 instead looks at the analogous cell in the default table and executes the command it founds there (if any). This feature allows you to work with a primary table including general or system-wide settings (the default table) using the other tables as modifiers of the default one, filling in only the cells that you want to act differently. (Note: this feature can be disabled to make it compatible with Pointix Engine 3.0).
3) Tray Icon
You can now hide the tray icon if you need more space there. When the tray icon is hidden, you can access the Pop-Mouse menu by double-clicking on any Pop-Mouse icon (on the desktop or the "Start" menu).
4) Pause Key Toggles Coach
The "Pause/Break" key is assigned to turn the coach window (now renamed "monitor") on or off. This feature allows you to peek your table settings without opening the program's menu.
5) Scroll++ is not included
Scroll++ is not included in Pop-Mouse 3.10 (as it was in Engine 3.0). This is a technical decision (not a commercial one) because of some unexpected behavior reported by Engine users that can be avoided when both programs run separately. All registered Engine 3.0 users are considered now users of both products and therefore are entitled to use them at no extra charge and request new passwords for both programs as needed.
