Mouse buttons mouse functions?

Mouse buttons mouse functions?

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Posted by: Amstel Steel.2058

Amstel Steel.2058

I just got the genius gila a 12 button mouse to replace my logitech g9, but when assigning keys there’s only the left, right, middle, windows 4, and windows 5 that is recognizable as mouse functions. The rest of the functions are office, windows, media, dpi, profiles, launch program, fire key and macros. I wish I could use macros as a work around that are assigned to execute only one command.

When shopping for a mouse how do I tell from the product specs how many of the mouse buttons are recognizable as mouse functions i.e. left right middle windows 4 windows 5 ect.? Anyone know of mice with windows 6,7,8,9,10 ect?

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Posted by: LyricDawnhagen.7803

LyricDawnhagen.7803

I can only speak for Logitech mice as they are the only mice I have ever used. When you install the drivers for a Logitech mouse, you also install their mouse/keyboard software called SetPoint. With the SetPoint software, you can remap most if not all the keys of the mouse to either a specific task (Back, Document Flip, etc) or to a key (F11, Ctrl-T, etc).

I am currently using a Logitech G700 mouse which has 7 extra buttons. I have them mapped to various game hot keys like V for dodge, 6 for my heal and so on. I could also remap the left and right button and the wheel if I wanted to but they are working fine as they are.

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Posted by: GrandmaFunk.3052

GrandmaFunk.3052

you have to set the commands in-game to keys on your keyboard and then map your mouse buttons to those keys.

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Posted by: Maximus Delion.8719

Maximus Delion.8719

The limitation is with Windows, not the mouse. Windows only recognizes 5 logical mouse buttons: left, right, middle, left-side, right-side (I’m not 100% sure, but I think Windows XP might not recognize the side buttons and only uses 3 logical buttons). Additional buttons won’t get picked up by Windows unless you use your mouse’s custom drivers to map the additional buttons to specific keystrokes.

So to answer your question: when shopping for a mouse, make sure it includes software that allows you to remap mouse buttons to keystrokes and/or macros.