There are many choices we have when we write drill, and I even know some people that prefer to use their laptop touch pad over a normal 2-button mouse. If I had to write with the touch pad alone, I’d be screwed.
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So, knowing that we all have budgets, just like my post on monitors mentioned, this is something I think is worth the investment even if you have to set aside loose change or maybe get a piggy bank out for your “mouse fund”.
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My current mouse of choice is the Logitech MX Revolution. I am planning to upgrade soon to the MX1100 (though many people say the Revo is better... I don’t think so, the 1100 is more comfortable), but for now this mouse is perfect. I just wish it had 3 more buttons on it.
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The MX Revolution is like any mouse with the left and right click that you don’t change for anything related to Pyware. But with the logitech setpoint driver software (or I think the Mac version is control center?), it allows you to program ALL of the buttons to whatever you would like. This is where the fun begins and the drill writing/editing kicks into high gear!
There are NINE (9) other buttons on the mouse that I programed with shortcuts and these are the reasons I depend on it.
I have changed the shortcuts every now and then but I have been with my current setup all summer long and have been very satisfied with the speed and efficiency that a normal work day consists of.
My current shortcuts used on the mouse are as illustrated in this image:
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At first glance, I know it might look kinda confusing or funny.
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Going through days of working, editing, deleting transition, selecting performers, knife/glue, saving files... all of it is now at the tip of my fingers with this mouse and it makes for not only easier access to those commands but it saves time in going up to the tool bar every single time or to the keyboard to type the shortcut. I still have several keyboard shortcuts I use, but none of them are as common as those I have and use on my mouse.
So - I know some people prefer using just a regular simple two-button mouse with scroll wheel... or that’s all you can afford. That's totally understandable. It’s also possible that you didn’t realize you could program shortcuts into your extra buttons if you have one with even the horizontal scroll function (L to R) on the scroll wheel. If you’re not sure about programming shortcuts on the mouse buttons, just check out your mouse properties on your system and experiment. But I would highly recommend looking into trying out a mouse that has multiple programable buttons and experimenting a bit.
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