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As mouse is something I often hold in my hand for 16 hours a day, I am extra picky about which I actually buy. Number 1 priority is function, followed by ergono
by MaxikCZ 4y ago
As mouse is something I often hold in my hand for 16 hours a day, I am extra picky about which I actually buy. Number 1 priority is function, followed by ergonomics.
I have tried few low and high end mice and finally settled on "Swiftpoint Z".
Apart from software that leaves some to be desired and microswitch that I already had to replace (on auxilliary button, 4 years of daily use) the mouse offers: Amazing button placement(some are force sensitive), gyroscope and vibrations.
This allows me to have bound to mouse (all in desktop profile):
Alt+Tab (with dragging to select window), Alt+F4, Ctrl+Tab (as Alt Tab but for tabs), CTRL+W (close tab), CTRL+Shift+T (reopen last closed tab), Win+M (minimize all), Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+V;Enter, Ctrl+Shift+W (starts to draw boundbox to OCR+translate with Capture2Text), CTRL+Shift+LMB (open link in new tab and immediatelly switch to it), tilting the mouse to the side switches scrollwheel to act as CTRL+"+"/"-" to zoom webpages, default Back and Forward buttons, and two buttons mapped to F11 and F12 (so I dont have to change profile in almost all games).
Everything between Alt+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+W included (11 functions!) is on just 4 physical buttons (two force sensitive, two can be lifted as well as pressed, and pressing two of them (depending on order) minimizes all or ALT+F4 current window.
This doesnt compare to any level of customization I was able to get from any other mouse.
For working (in 3D software), I switch the mouse profile to change those F11 and F12 buttons to instead manipulate camera in 3D scene without having to manually engage and disengage that mode everytime I want to change my viewport. Additionally I have AutoIt (similar to AutoHotkey) script that allows me to navigate menus and select often called stuff (ie Simulation) in a single click (what would normally take several).
I love this mouse so much that I bought one for home and another for work.
I am aware the mouse is not open, but I assume most people would go trough the trouble of getting open mouse exactly for the purpose of customization they cant get from their closed mice. Since I was able to get enormous levels of customization from even closed mouse, I find it still might be relevant to people visiting this thread.
- brokenmachine 4y agoThat mouse looks cool, I wish I could live without the Logitech hyperscroll wheel. But I can't unfortunately.