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Dmod:

--- Quote from: Guaranos on June 04, 2007, 07:31:53 am ---In fact, if the cabinet is not networked, I would go as far as to say that you should never have to touch Windows.

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I've found that my cabinet setup is always evolving and is never really complete.  I still spend a lot of time tweaking my frontend and Ultrastick setups, and mouse buttons are essential for a lot of these tasks. 

A remote network connection works (and I often use VNC to my machine if it's a major overhaul) but often the network connection is slow and painful for navigating the front end.  For tweaking game controller setups you really need to be in front of the controls, and then you'd need to have a laptop.

I have all USB controllers (both joystick and trackball/mouse).  My trackball left and right mouse buttons are connected to P1 buttons 5/6.  I don't use the center mouse button.  I haven't noticed any problem with game response on buttons 5 and 6 but if you're really concerned about it, then you can use P1/P2 start or P1/P2 coin for the mouse buttons.

DaveMMR:
Here's another question: why can't you just plug in a USB mouse and keyboard for administrative tasks?  You can remap the controls of any game that's worth playing on a cab, including emulators, so the mouse buttons seem superflous.

Dmod:
I have a USB keyboard hooked up 100% of the time for administrative tasks.  Multiple USB mice can get a little bit tricky.

I'm not sure if memory serves correctly, but I think MAME only recognizes input from the first mouse device while windows will recognize either.  As long as your trackball acts as the primary mouse, I think it should work fine. 

Not sure what you gain though.  Since your trackball will function as your windows mouse then all you gain by adding the "administrative" windows mouse is another set of mouse buttons.

Dmod:
Ignore... duplicate message.

Guaranos:

--- Quote from: Dmod on June 04, 2007, 09:48:50 am ---I've found that my cabinet setup is always evolving and is never really complete.  I still spend a lot of time tweaking my frontend and Ultrastick setups, and mouse buttons are essential for a lot of these tasks. 

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See, now I've taken the opposite approach.  I spent a ton of time configuring it at the beginning, which was about 3 years ago, and have only had to make two minor changes since then.  One was the sensitivity rating on a particular trackball game, and the other was a typo I made in the naming of a game in the front end.  I like playing the games on the cabinet more than administering it.  I took the same approach on two cabinets I built for a friend of mine, and he has never had to touch the configuration since the day I delivered them. 

As the old saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

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