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Orrie
Hi,
I asked here if there is any way to adjust the sensitivity of the buttons on
my new wireless IntelliMouse 2.0, which came with a Wireless Natural
keyboard as part of the Microsoft, Wireless Optical Desktop Pro set. The
buttons on my mouse were so touchy, just the light weight of a finger
resting on them triggered the action, causing several accidental
"mis-clicks" every day. I tried another example at a local store, and it too
had hair-trigger buttons. It seems like a strange design quirk, especially
since the keyboard in the Desktop Pro set has a rather firm feel.
Well, since I haven't heard of any possible adjustments, I tried to fix it
myself, since I like everything else about the mouse. At my local hardware
store, I bought the smallest size little self-adhesive rubber "buttons" you
might put on the bottom of something to keep it from scratching are sliding
around on a table top. Get the kind where the little buttons are molded in a
continuous piece with the rubbery sheet they are on, because what you really
want is the sheet (the buttons are too thick.) I cut a narrow little bit of
the sheet, which also has self-adhesive backing) and carefull positioned
this thin, rubbery bit under the front end of the buttons in the middle of
the mouse, so the one little piece of rubbery sheet sits under the edges of
both buttons and adheres slightly to the body of the mouse. This will
increase the pressure needed to activate the mouse buttons, but not
uncomfortably, at least for me.
If anyone else has this problem, I hope this helps.
Orrie
I asked here if there is any way to adjust the sensitivity of the buttons on
my new wireless IntelliMouse 2.0, which came with a Wireless Natural
keyboard as part of the Microsoft, Wireless Optical Desktop Pro set. The
buttons on my mouse were so touchy, just the light weight of a finger
resting on them triggered the action, causing several accidental
"mis-clicks" every day. I tried another example at a local store, and it too
had hair-trigger buttons. It seems like a strange design quirk, especially
since the keyboard in the Desktop Pro set has a rather firm feel.
Well, since I haven't heard of any possible adjustments, I tried to fix it
myself, since I like everything else about the mouse. At my local hardware
store, I bought the smallest size little self-adhesive rubber "buttons" you
might put on the bottom of something to keep it from scratching are sliding
around on a table top. Get the kind where the little buttons are molded in a
continuous piece with the rubbery sheet they are on, because what you really
want is the sheet (the buttons are too thick.) I cut a narrow little bit of
the sheet, which also has self-adhesive backing) and carefull positioned
this thin, rubbery bit under the front end of the buttons in the middle of
the mouse, so the one little piece of rubbery sheet sits under the edges of
both buttons and adheres slightly to the body of the mouse. This will
increase the pressure needed to activate the mouse buttons, but not
uncomfortably, at least for me.
If anyone else has this problem, I hope this helps.
Orrie