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| pointdablame:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on November 08, 2004, 03:26:16 am --- If you made the monitor section spinable... (but with a limiter so that only 359 degrees possible as not to break cords)... you could then make 4 or more control panels for a single unit. --- End quote --- I don't quite follow your idea honestly, but I won't be getting that complicated on a simple bartop. I don't even want to get that complicated on my full sized upright ;) --- Quote from: paigeoliver on November 08, 2004, 03:28:50 am ---I'd go with the original idea myself. Trackball on a bartop might be hard to deal with. --- End quote --- That was actually a big concern of mine. I know for sure that there would be no aggressive trackball use on this, such as Golden Tee or some bowling games, etc. The monitor is just too close... but I wondered if it would be worth it for other games. My plan is to run a USB extension to the side of the case, so even in the off times that I need a mouse, the trackball still wouldn't be really necessary. Seeing as I have all the other controls besides the trackball though, I'm leaning towards trying the original idea, and if I really miss a trackball, perhaps then I'll give one a shot. Thanks for the opinions guys, keep em coming :) |
| neuromancer:
With A, wouldn't your fingers be hitting the buttons all the time? Have you considered a seperate enclosure for the track ball? Bob |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on November 08, 2004, 08:21:01 am ---That was actually a big concern of mine. I know for sure that there would be no aggressive trackball use on this, such as Golden Tee or some bowling games, etc. The monitor is just too close... but I wondered if it would be worth it for other games. My plan is to run a USB extension to the side of the case, so even in the off times that I need a mouse, the trackball still wouldn't be really necessary. Seeing as I have all the other controls besides the trackball though, I'm leaning towards trying the original idea, and if I really miss a trackball, perhaps then I'll give one a shot. --- End quote --- Personally, I like Option B. If you went with option C (no Trackball), I might put the spinner above the buttons (where the option A trackball is). If you do this, you won't be able to add a trackball later, though, without making a new CP. If you are going to have a USB port accessible for a mouse, you might consider Neuromancers idea and use a trackball in an enclosure with an www.oscarcontrols.com mouse hack, ala http://www.cheeptech.com/cuhack.html |
| pointdablame:
I'm not really entertaining an external enclosure idea because I also have a full size MAME machine in the works that will have a trackball, so it's not as if I'll be totally without one. I had an extra spinner, so that's why I wanted to incorporate it into the CP. I have some extra MDF also, so building a second CP wouldn't be terrible, my main sticking point now is whether to buy a trackball or not. I have everything else, but want to be sure I need the trackball before ordering. I guess I just have to wait until Friday when I can mock something up and see how they feel.... like I said, I just wish I had a trackball to mock up too. |
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