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APWNH · Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:08 pm

I'd like to be able to use my buttons (MX700) but I'd like to not use that Mouseware crap. Hasn't anyone written a better version of it yet?

Hance · Mon Oct 18, 2004 7:15 pm

the new software that comes with the mx1000 is way way better than the software that came with the mx700 . you might look at it and see if you like it .

600 woot

APWNH · Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:44 pm

I doubt it'll work for the mx700 but you probably know more about it than I do... I hope it's not a memory hog though.

edit: Isn't that Mouseware 9.80? I've tried that before and didn't notice a thing that was different from 9.79. Hmm..

Hance · Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:23 pm

nope its called setpoint .
i dont know if it supports any other mice
give me a few and i will try it wtih the wifes mx700 and post a reply

APWNH · Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:27 pm

oh cool. sounds interesting. Be nice if they added some more game support or something.. I can't use the "cruise control" buttons in games.

Hance · Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:36 pm

nope dosent work :cry:

was worth a try though . better buy a MX1000

APWNH · Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:50 pm

Hance wrote:
nope dosent work

was worth a try though . better buy a MX1000

Damn. I guess i'll just use mouseware.

mstrmold · Tue Oct 19, 2004 10:30 am

A new version of SetPoint will be released shortly that will support the MX1000. I can say no more...

-E

APWNH · Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:27 pm

mstrmold wrote:
A new version of SetPoint will be released shortly that will support the MX1000. I can say no more...

-E

You mean MX700?

Usacomp2k3 · Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:30 pm

what's wrong with mouseware?

APWNH · Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:27 pm

Usacomp2k3 wrote:
what's wrong with mouseware?

Well you just get this bad feeling when setting it up. It insists that the only function of the middle button is Autoscroll, and it also makes you use THEIR autoscroll, which is horrible. You could set it to middle button, but it doesn't like to work sometimes.

But I guess it could be worse.

Usacomp2k3 · Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:35 pm

never had a problem with mine

mattsteg · Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:56 pm

Usacomp2k3 wrote:
what's wrong with mouseware?

A better question is what's right with it. It's absolutely horrible at consistency and application transparency.

Klyith · Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:22 pm

Usacomp2k3 wrote:
what's wrong with mouseware?

APWNH wrote:
Well you just get this bad feeling when setting it up. It insists that the only function of the middle button is Autoscroll, and it also makes you use THEIR autoscroll, which is horrible. You could set it to middle button, but it doesn't like to work sometimes.

But I guess it could be worse.

mattsteg wrote:
A better question is what's right with it. It's absolutely horrible at consistency and application transparency.

I find it incosistant across some applications, but not that bad. Once you switch the function to Autoscroll + Use MS Office Compatible Only, I haven't found a single program that it doesn't work just like my old MS mouse did. Can you give some examples so I know just what you mean? I agree with APWNH that Logitech's special "Universal Scroll" is really bad. Really REALLY bad. It is incompatable with a bunch of programs, Firefox most importantly.

The program takes up 5 megs of system memory, which is a bit high but not terrible. I can't see that as a memory hog. For MS hardware they tend to hide it in with the windows stuff so it is hard to tell exactly how much memory it is using.

My big complaint it that it is not multi-monitor aware. If you use the "cruise" buttons while your mouse in on the secondary monitor, the little double arrow overlay appears over on the edge of the promary monitor. Same thing with the "quick switch" dialog box, but I never use that anyway. As I said in the Yet another mouse thread topic, I'd also like switchable profiles for games. But that's kind of a pie in the sky idea.

APWNH · Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:25 pm

There is an option for "Middle button/Button 3" also, what does the MS Office compatible thing do that the normal middle mouse thing doesn't?

Grumpy_Eel · Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:32 pm

what's wrong with mouseware?

My parents got me the logitech wireless keyboard and mouse set for christmas, but i already had an intellimouse. I tried the logitech mouse anyway, and oh dear god. I couldnt scroll in web sites, documents anything, the buttons never kept their settings upon reboot, and it was a pain in the ass to get rid of too.

I dont expect my mousing software to be grand, intellipoint isnt the shiznit, but at least it works.

Keyboards ok though.

APWNH · Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:28 pm

Grumpy_Eel wrote:
what's wrong with mouseware?

My parents got me the logitech wireless keyboard and mouse set for christmas, but i already had an intellimouse. I tried the logitech mouse anyway, and oh dear god. I couldnt scroll in web sites, documents anything, the buttons never kept their settings upon reboot, and it was a pain in the ass to get rid of too.

I dont expect my mousing software to be grand, intellipoint isnt the shiznit, but at least it works.

Keyboards ok though.

It just needs some tweaking before mouseware will work. if you don't use the extra buttons you can just not install it at all, and the only button that doesn't work is the 'quick switch' one.

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