software that allow cursor to drag across screen in straight line.

m18xr2 · 22 May 2020

as title suggests, I need a software that can assist me dragging mouse across a straight line across the screen at any given height value Y, perfectly horizontal line. (also if it has vertical will be great too).

something along the lines of forcing mouse cursor to stay at minimum height on screen will work too until I alt+f4 the software.

please help.

Try3 · 22 May 2020

I think it will help you get more relevant suggestions if you explain what you are trying to achieve.

And there might be other ways to achieve it.

Denis

Berton · 22 May 2020

Sounds like some architectural/design program would work. I recall seeing AutoCAD in use in a building/bridge engineering firm back in the days of DOS and the use of a 3-button mouse.

Farvatten · 22 May 2020

I use this built in Windows function called Mouse Keys in:

Control Panel > Ease of Access > Make the mouse easier to use

Use Mouse Keys to move the mouse pointer

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m18xr2 · 23 May 2020

Farvatten said:

I use this built in Windows function called Mouse Keys in:
Control Panel > Ease of Access > Make the mouse easier to use

thank you so much for sharing this. it is extremely useful though lacking feature, this will do what I needed to do!

edit: how do i mark this thread as solved?

Bree · 23 May 2020

m18xr2 said:

edit: how do i mark this thread as solved?

The button is at the bottom of the thread.

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CountMike · 23 May 2020

Most drawing programs have option to hold Shift while drawing a line to be horizontal.

Farvatten · 23 May 2020

CountMike said:

Most drawing programs have option to hold Shift while drawing a line to be horizontal.

Wow.. I never knew that I could do that in Photoshop, and so easily. Always learning new stuff here.. Thanks!

CountMike · 23 May 2020

Farvatten said:

Wow.. I never knew that I could do that in Photoshop, and so easily. Always learning new stuff here.. Thanks!

You're welcome even lovely MS Paint can do that, horizontal as well as vertical.

m18xr2 · 26 May 2020

CountMike said:

Most drawing programs have option to hold Shift while drawing a line to be horizontal.

it isn't drawing that I needed this for. I have a legacy software that doesnt have a lot of feature/function and I needed something straight as it uses mouse to drag across within the software and this mousekey did the trick.