StrokeIt -- Mouse Gestures Made Easy
Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 at 9:35 PM by Randall
I'm a keyboard man. I like to keep my hands on the keyboard as much as possible, so I really like programs like AutoHotKey (see my review) that allow me to use the keyboard more effectively. StrokeIt allows those who prefer the mouse to expand it's functions via mouse gestures -- drawing symbols with the mouse that trigger actions.
Here's a more complete description from the StrokeIt web site:
StrokeIt is an advanced mouse gesture recognition engine and command processor. What is a mouse gesture? Mouse gestures are simple symbols that you "draw" on your screen using your mouse. When you perform a mouse gesture that StrokeIt can recognize, it will perform the "action" associated with that gesture. In short, it's a nifty little program that lets you easily control programs by drawing symbols with your mouse.
StrokeIt can currently recognize more than 80 unique mouse gestures and can be easily trained to recognize many more. For each gesture recognized, StrokeIt can execute a user-defined set of commands within the active application. StrokeIt commands are defined within plugin libraries that can be easily created by third parties to do nearly anything.
As a keyboard lover, I don't find StrokeIt very helpful. However, I've known mouse lovers who consider StrikeIt the most important program on their computer.
Rating: 4 Stars
Operating System: Windows
License:
Commercial Freeware
Price: Free for private use
Version
Reviewed: .9.5
Web Site: http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/