I-Mousepad ihlose ukuba umhleli osebenziseka kalula futhi osheshayo. Umgomo wethu umhleli wokuhlela ngokushesha amafayela ombhalo, hhayi indawo yokuthuthukisa noma umhleli onenqwaba yama-plugin. Ngakolunye uhlangothi sizama ukusebenzisa izici zakamuva ze-GTK ezitholakalayo, okusho ukuthi uma i-GTK yengeza okuthile okusha ekukhishweni okukhulu okuwusizo kumhleli, cishe sizokwenqabela ukuncika kwe-GTK futhi sihlanganise lesi sici esisha ku-Mousepad.

Ingxoxo yezintandokazi eboniswe ngenhla iyindlela elula yokusetha izilungiselelo ze-Mousepad. Ezinye zazo ziyatholakala futhi ngebha yemenyu, isb. "Ukugoqa kwegama" kanye "nokuhlehlisa ngokuzenzakalelayo" kumenyu ethi "Idokhumenti".