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Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

jbArch — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 23:29:20 GMT

Any recommendations for a new 2-button scroll mouse for Mac?
I just bought a Kensington Wireless and it drove me nuts in ArchiCAD so I'll be returning it... the wheel button doesn't work properly for panning, which is a function I use quite often.
I also have a mini macally mouse I'm using temporarily, and it has similar problems.
Wireless capability is NOT critical.

Cheers,
JB

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

Dwight — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 03:35:36 GMT

Since many ArchiCAD users already like the Wacom tablet, I'd like to recommend the tablet not for its pen features - that are just fine - but for its lightweight wireless mouse - four buttons, scroll. scroll button. and no battery!

Pan in ArchiCAD is scroll wheel cliak and drag - wonderful - thanks Link!!!!

I've touched planty of mice in my day and squeezed more than one rat [around the neck] and this is by far the best mousing experience I've ever had - even better than the fabled "Boomslang 2000." [But that mouse still has the best name!]

Second best is the cheap blue Microsoft wireless.

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

Link — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:47:40 GMT

Pan in ArchiCAD is scroll wheel cliak and drag - wonderful - thanks Link!!!!

Me? What'd I do? Invent a new way to spell click?

I just bought a Kensington Wireless and it drove me nuts in ArchiCAD so I'll be returning it... the wheel button doesn't work properly for panning, which is a function I use quite often.

I bet if you uninstall all Kensington software it will work a treat. Strange but true.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

Rod Jurich — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:39:32 GMT

jbArch wrote:
Any recommendations for a new 2-button scroll mouse for Mac?/......

Kensington Optical Elite 800 7 buttons. Not wireless, but light and fantastic. Works fine with MouseWorks software.

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

jbArch — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:18:56 GMT

Thanks for all the recommendations.
I ended up buying a basic Logitech optical mouse on a whim -- just about the cheapest one available at $14.99 -- and it is great!
Smooth scrolling wheel, pans nicely in AC9.

Cheers,
JB
(still hoping apple will finally come around and design a mouse for the rest of us)

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

aahatimo — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:34:38 GMT

Link wrote:
I bet if you uninstall all Kensington software it will work a treat. Strange but true.Cheers,
Link.

thats how i am running my new kensington pilot mouse bluetooth. i tried the mouseworks briefly, could not do the scroll thing, so uninstalled mw and scrolling /panning is back.

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:13:48 GMT

tim-

how do you like that pilotmouse? I'm looking for a good mouse to go with my new powerbook...

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

Link — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:28:48 GMT

Nik

Are you using your scroll wheel to pan, by holding it down and moving your mouse? Installing the drivers for a lot of mice means that this is disabled, and this is the problem here.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Best Mouse - AC9 & Mac OSX

aahatimo — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:23:08 GMT

Weston wrote:
tim-

how do you like that pilotmouse? I'm looking for a good mouse to go with my new powerbook...

it is well designed & has a good solid feel to it. shortcomings are you have to take battery out of it to turn it off and no charger. and the battery level does not show up under the bluetooth mouse area. i use a charger and rechargable batteries.
bluetooth sure is nice. no usb port taken up by another dongle like device. you still may want another mouse if you fly much as bt is not allowed on planes. although i am not sure one of these 17" babies would fit on the tray very well....
timo