Natural Selection And Mx500

exoityexoity Join Date: 2003-03-17 Member: 14620Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
edited July 2003 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">doesn't work?</div> I just came home with a MX500 (logitech). I went to configure MOUSE5 (forward button for web browsing) to jump and MOUSE4 to duck (backward button for web browsing) and did not work. I went thre my config.cfg and it is there. Is there any mouse configurating I need to do to enable these buttons to work with ns?
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  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    can HL even handle more than 3 mouse buttons??? but maybe updated drivers fix?
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    It would be an issue with Half Life, if there is one. Make sure you have the latest drivers for whatever that is (some kind of uber mouse?)
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  • exoityexoity Join Date: 2003-03-17 Member: 14620Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    the basic mouse has 5 buttons (which comes with all computers now)
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  • romanoromano Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4296Members
    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=18&t=36523' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...ST&f=18&t=36523</a>

    Wow, I JUST answered this yesterday. Remember kids, Logitech MouseWare is the DEVIL!
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  • Young_TrotskyYoung_Trotsky Join Date: 2003-01-14 Member: 12285Members
    Yes half-life can handle mouse4 and mouse5, i have used them on 5 button mice before and loads of ppl i know use them on their 4/5 button mice.
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  • Iced_EagleIced_Eagle Borg Engineer Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14218Members
    wow talk bout your big meces <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> (mouses btw... stupid spelling)
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  • exoityexoity Join Date: 2003-03-17 Member: 14620Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    thanks romano =) <3
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    Romano, If you use the latest mouseware drivers you dont have to do that, in fact I never had to do that to bind it to my talk button.
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  • romanoromano Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4296Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SillyGoose+Jul 3 2003, 04:24 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SillyGoose @ Jul 3 2003, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Romano, If you use the latest mouseware drivers you dont have to do that, in fact I never had to do that to bind it to my talk button. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Even if your mouse buttons work with the new MouseWare, it is still the devil. MouseWare changes the way Windows (XP, at least) gets mouse movements. Basically, it uses it's own program to interpret mouse movements (called em_exec.exe, you should have it running as a process if you have MouseWare), which is about 12903810923809 times less accurate than DirectInput (a module of DirectX).

    Even without MouseWare installed, your 2 side buttons will still work in Windows as Internet Back/Forward buttons, however the very top button (the "switch program" button) does not work. But, who can reach that anyway? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    ok on an mx500, the buttons are as such:

    mouse1 = left mouse button
    mouse2 = right mouse button
    mouse3 = press on the scroll.
    mouse4 = the bottom side button (large one, down, backwards....)
    mouse5 = the top side button (smaller one, up forwards....)
    mwheelup = both the mousewheel up or the top cruise control. Leaving cruise control on is like scrolling the wheel.
    mwheeldown = both the mousewheel down or the bottom top cruise control. ^what I said there again.


    The last button isn't used, but as it has been said, who uses it? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->


    (this is given as though you didn't install MouseWare, which is really awful)
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  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    I absolutely hate MouseWare.

    I have the Logitech MX 700, which is basically identical to the MX500 except for cosmetic changes, plus it's wireless.

    I tried using MouseWare to play NS, but I found that MouseWare bastardizes the acceleration settings so bad I couldn't shoot straight.

    I am now currently using the default WindowsXP mouse drivers. Everything works except the quick-task button. Cruise control buttons work, forward/back side buttons work, mousewheel works, it's all good. I can even bind MOUSE4 and MOUSE5 ingame.
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  • Jmmsbnd007Jmmsbnd007 Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9793Banned, Constellation
    My MX500's mouse 4 (backwards, long button) is my use key and it works fine. Never tried mouse5.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Thanks for this, guys! I never had a problem with MouseWare and my MX500, but since it's less accurate, I think I'll use that guideamabob.
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  • airyKairyK Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11126Members
    i have the mx500 w/the latest mouseware, no problems what so ever! if not easier. i used the controls inside of ns's options and bound them to certain weapon slots and all is fine. i dont know what your talking about romano, but i dont have any problems w/mouse ware. one thing i hate about this mouse is the stupid quick change window thing, i think that should be tweaked a bit its way too big.
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  • KaiserRollKaiserRoll Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13902Members, Constellation
    Even if those buttons do work in normal NS, they don't function in commander mode. Bug maybe?
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