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Title: Having Spinner above Trackball on CTRL PANEL
Post by: daveg2000 on February 13, 2005, 03:47:29 pm

Hey all.

Of those of you who have a spinner and trackball on the control
pannel at the same time...
(Like the 4-player control panels on www.dreamauthentics.com for example)

Do you find that:

1) The spinner is too far away for 'comforatble' gameplay?
2) The spinner gets in the way of the trackball -  if you need to give
    it a good hard spin....?

I'm looking to set up my control panel in this fashion - but have
these conserns about the spinner...

The spinner just looks like it would be uncomforable to use....

any thoughts?  Anyone have a setup like what I mentioned?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Having Spinner above Trackball on CTRL PANEL
Post by: walls83 on February 13, 2005, 03:55:35 pm

I wouldnt put it above the trackball.  But I play alot of golf games so I dont want anything getting in the way of my spin.

Title: Re: Having Spinner above Trackball on CTRL PANEL
Post by: Zakk on February 13, 2005, 06:03:27 pm

The biggest problem with that placement would be the likelyhood of jiggling the trackball and nixing input from the spinner.  Might take a couple of seconds to get your control back to the spinner depending on the interface.  Put it off to the side, depending on your preference (left or right hand control)

Title: Re: Having Spinner above Trackball on CTRL PANEL
Post by: GGKoul on February 13, 2005, 06:11:24 pm

Quote from: walls83 on February 13, 2005, 03:55:35 pm

I wouldnt put it above the trackball.