Meta Modeware 1.01Modeware is the WarMouse Meta's management and customization application. It is free and open source software released under the LGPLv3 and the source code is available on the documentation page. Upon starting Modeware, the first thing the Meta user will see is the Basic View. This is where you can set the mouse pointer and click speeds, the CPI resolution, and choose the mode's joystick setting without having to mess around with Mode management or any of the complexities inherent in all the button reassignment possibilities. You can also decide whether the mode should automatically activate (autoswitch) or not when you go into the related application; for example, if you're in the habit of popping into Notepad just to paste notes there, there's no need to have the Meta switching out of Firefox or Word mode since both of them already have the Edit/Paste function assigned to button B4. The Basic View is essentially a means of being able to quickly and easily adjust the general mouse settings by application mode without having your mind blown by the full extent of customization details. It is the default screen that appears when you fire up the Modeware. Below is a screenshot of the current version running on Windows 7.  As is probably apparent from the screenshot, clicking on the Advanced button will take you to the Advanced View. The Advanced View is a more complicated screen which shows all of the various game and application commands available for assignment in the relevant mode and allows you to make all the mode-specific button assignments as well as manage your modes, create your macros, and access the more technical details. Anything that can be done in the Basic View can also be done in the Advanced View in the pull-down menus and dialogue boxes. 
This is a screenshot of a fully functional version of the Meta Modeware's Advanced View. 
This is the Edit Mode dialogue box in which the mode-specific options are set, although some of the options can also be set in the Basic screen. Not all of the functions have been added yet, but all of those seen here are fully functional. Filename refers to the executable which will trigger the automatic mode-switching, while the optional Window Title allows the Meta to distinguish between different applications that share the same initial executable, such as the OpenOffice.org suite or DOS games that run via DOSbox. The joystick will retain its digital key assignments even if the selected setting does not utilize them, so it's easy to experiment with 4-key versus 8-key mode when you're trying to figure out which mode works best for a specific application.
The source code for Meta Modeware has been released under the Lesser Gnu Public License version 3.  Meta Modeware manual  Meta Modeware source code. |
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