Let's talk about a Mouse - I need a new one

Joshll · Postby **Joshll** » Mon Apr 07, 2003 7:48 pm

So I've had a Razer BoomSlang mouse for a couple years. I love the thing. 5 buttos, all of it programmable. Super precise, but it's dying on me. And they don't make em anymore so I can't buy another.

I need a new one, and so I need your advice.

But here is the number one feature I want. My razor has 2 side buttons where your thumb and pinky go that I could map to be a shift-1 and shift-2. This let me switch between two daoc quickbars without touching the kepboard. I loved that. And when I played shooters, I could remap those buttons to other keys or even a series of keys.

My kids MS optical mouse has side buttons, but I don't think I can make keystrokes to them. Or can I? Or how about logitech's, anyone know if those can?

Otherwise, I think there is some australia distributors that could still ship me a Razer, but that seems extreme.

Advice appreciated.

Beratuul · Postby **Beratuul** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 3:21 am

ITS A FUCKING MOUSE !

Sorry

Postby **barbos** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 4:59 am

I like my logitech mx 500

Amit · Postby **Amit** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 5:06 am

i got a ms mouse with the little red glowly mouse ball thingy. it takes a day or 2 to learn to control it with your thumb but it like it. it also has 4 buttons which you can map to other keys

Joshll · Postby **Joshll** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 5:59 am

Can you map keystrokes Ugnot? Or just function keys like page up?

Can you map keys to the side buttons Barbos? I read the logitech webpage and couldn't tell.

Joshll · Postby **Joshll** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 6:09 am

Haha! Got another BoomSlang on Ebay! Wahoo.

I'm telling you, you say it's just a mouse but thats like saying all monitors are equal or cars...

I've been spoiled.

slythetove · Postby **slythetove** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 9:12 am

BWAHAHAHHAA!!!

Postby **barbos** » Tue Apr 08, 2003 7:24 pm

You can bind any button (you may modify all 8 of them, but you must have one for click and such)

Backspace, CTRL, Delete, Enter, Escape, F1-F12, Page Down, Page Up, and Shift.

just one of the keys, not a combination :/

Pinkerton · Postby **Pinkerton** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:48 pm

all monitors are equal or cars...

I'm sorry, but that was the greatest display of 3rd grade drop out English that I've ever heard or it sounded cool...

Postby **barbos** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:56 pm

they are equal... in functionality... the rest is just icing on the cake.

Guyute · Postby **Guyute** » Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:15 pm

I bought a Microsoft wireless optical mouse a while back, you can map keys to it pretty easy. I don't reccomend the wireless tho, needs 2 new AA batteries every 3 weeks or so, and the cursor movement seems a little jerky sometimes.

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