Universal computer input event translator

A method of adapting a computer such that its response to one or more types of input events is modified according to user-configured event translation behavior, the method comprising:

• defining one or more event translators, wherein each event translator maps incoming input events of a selected type into translated input events according to a defined translation behavior;
• configuring the defined translation behavior for each event translator based on user input;
• and
• detecting incoming input events of the selected types and translating those incoming input events into corresponding translated input events according to the defined translation behaviors of the one or more event translators.

A method of modifying input event behavior in a computer, the method comprising:

• defining one or more event translators and associating each event translator with a selected type of incoming input event responsive to input by a user;
• defining a translation behavior of each event translator responsive to input by a user;
• and
• generating translated input events based on executing associated ones of the event translators responsive to detecting incoming input events of the selected types.

A computer readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program comprising:

• program instructions to enable a user to select a type of input event from a plurality of input event types;
• program instructions to determine whether a given input event occurring during execution of the computer program matches the selected type of input event;
• and
• program instructions to perform a desired input event translation by processing the given input according to one or more input event translation rules if the given input event matches the selected type of input event.