 clickMitigator Main screen  With clickMitigator you record the positions of each of the two (or single) buttons and set an interval between when the first target is clicked and the second target is clicked. clickMitigator also allows you to define a interval that occurs right after the first click during which additional clicks are ignored. This is especially useful for those switch users who may inadvertantly (or otherwise) issue multiple switch hits. This can be disruptive of e-stories made with Powerpoint where the additional clicks can cause pages to be skipped. The clickMitigator is meant to be used with an adapted mouse or other switch interface that allows your switch user to issue a left mouse button click. Here is how to use clickMitigator: 1. Double-click the clickMitigator icon to start it. 2. Identify the first click target by putting the mouse cursor over the target and record the position using the Win-G key combination (press and hold the Windows key, then briefly press G.) 3. Identify the second target by positioning the mouse cursor over the second target and record it with the Win-H key combination. The second click target can be the same as the first. 4. Set the desired Delay time - the interval between the click sent to the first click target and the click sent to the second click target. 5. Set a mask time - an interval after the first click when additional clicks are ignored. 6. Click hide controls to minimize the size of the clickMitigator. 7. You can move the clickMitigator window wherever you want it. Hover the mouse curser over clickMitigator's "Click Here" button, and your user is set to go. Suggested uses: 1. Make Youtube a cause-and-effect activity. YouTube videos use the same button to both play and pause a video. Set the first and second targets the play/pause button. 2. Use Balabolka, a freeware tallking word processor, as a cause-and-effect reader. Open some desired text in Balabolka. Assign the first click target to the read aloud button and the second click target to the pause reading button. Click into the text to set the starting point for reading. Then hover the mouse cursor over the "Click Here" button in clickMitigator. 3, Reduce unwanted skipped slides while using Powerpoint. Set the Mask time to exceed the expected time that your user repeatedly taps on the button. Set the first click target anywhere in the slide. Minimize and position clickMitigator to be where it is the least obtrusive. Set the second click target to be the light blue border of the clickMitigator window (which results in the second click being effectively ignored.) clickMitigator is freeware that was created using the also freeware AutoHotKey scripting tool for Windows while watching the NBA playoffs and finals. Download clickMitigator here |