Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Re: .0

>Anyone out there know of any other software (aside from X windows) that
>uses the middle button ?

I seem to remember hearing the story that Intuition was written to support
a three button mouse even though only a two button mouse ships with the
machine.  The intuition header files contain flags and values for middle
button events, and so you can easily write programs that use the middle
button.

Thanks for the review.  Since one of my mouse buttons is getting sticky,
I've been thinking about a boing mouse.

    Matt Dillon's DME text editor purports to be middle-button aware.
    I've no way of knowing.  I don't think there is any command mapped to
    it by default, but since DME is very configurable, you could map it to
    whatever you wished.
    
    Good luck,
    Gary

If you don't mind saying, how much $$ is the boing mouse?

John

    john,
    	I picked mine up at System eyes for 125.00 minus the 10% club
    discount.
    							bill

    Does the boing mouse require a special device driver?  

    re.5 No! the mouse simply plugs in and thats it.It comes with its
    own reflective mousepad.I have been using it with Pro Page lately,
    an I am still amazed at how much it changes the feel of your
    application. Not that it modifies anything within the system,but
    it just gives you a quality feeling that seems to carry over to
    the rest of the Amiga. But then of course your mouse is one of your 
    major interface components.
    								bill
    

	Must the reflective pad be used, and how large is it?

Mark

>	Must the reflective pad be used, and how large is it?

If it's the same as the optical mouse I used on a PC, then yes.
The pad is an optically encodeded surface which provides both distance and
direction information to the mouse itself.

It's smaller than a "standard" mouse pad (whatever *that* means :-). I'd say
it's as wide as a mouse pad is tall.

John

    The pad that comes with the optical mouse seems to have a much finer
    grid than the ones I have seen.I set mine ontop of the old pad I
    used to use,and it is about 1/8 inch smaller overall.I find the
    reflective pad much easier to clean,but then with no mouse ball
    this is not as big a problem.I spritz it with windex,and wipe with
    a soft paper towel.Also it is not harmed by liquid,and since I put
    a fitted cover over my keyboard i worry less about the coffee I
    have in the area every so often.
    							bill

    I just bought my Boing mouse from computer discount in the Denver
    area.  I paid $109.00 plus tax since I live here.  The mouse is
    great and after going through 2 Ami meeces I don't think this one
    will wear out very soon.  I would warn you before I got the boing
    mouse I tried 2 My-T-Mouse's and both failed within several weeks
    of buying them.  Again I got them at computer discount and was able
    to exchange them after they broke.  I would suggest the boing mouse
    just because it has no moving parts and it slides so nicely.
    
    
    Don...

    Middle.arc has been uploaded to norse::amiga:[upload]. It allows
    you to use the middle button on your mouse for extended select.
    									bill

    Does anyone knoew of the current location of the middle.arc file
    mentioned in the last note.  I did not see it on EOT:: and NORSE:: is
    long gone?
    
    Thanks
    New Boing owner
    Alan
    
              

    
    Alan,
    
    Can be found at  DFS::AMIGA:Middle.arc
    
    Frank