Intellipoint and button assignments

[cyraxote]

Hello all.

I'm still using Intellipoint 4.1 because 5 took away the ability to
bind an available thumb button to the backspace key (among others).
There was lots of discussion here about this a few years ago, but I
haven't kept up.

I was admiring the Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and was wondering
if Intellipoint 6 has regained the ability to assign buttons as the
user sees fit, and not as Microsoft decrees. This seemed like the best
place to ask the question. I could download the software and give it a
look, but I thought I'd post first.

Thanks very much.

Rodney

 

[Andrew E.]

Actually intellipoint v5 had it flaws,as it also had a fix for
v5.Intellipoint is now
at v6.3 from v6.2,from v6.0,v5.5,etc,v4.1 is about 5 years old....

 

[Brian A.]

Hello all.

I'm still using Intellipoint 4.1 because 5 took away the ability to
bind an available thumb button to the backspace key (among others).
There was lots of discussion here about this a few years ago, but I
haven't kept up.

I was admiring the Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and was wondering
if Intellipoint 6 has regained the ability to assign buttons as the
user sees fit, and not as Microsoft decrees. This seemed like the best
place to ask the question. I could download the software and give it a
look, but I thought I'd post first.

Thanks very much.

Rodney

The newest version is 6.3, I am using 6.1 and it has the "small thumb button"
included.

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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[cyraxote]

Let me clarify: 4.1 *can* assign keystrokes to the thumb button, but
ONLY the ones MS included in the drop-down list. I'm asking, I
suppose, if "Backspace" is now in that list in the latest version.

 

[Brian A.]

Back yes, Backspace no.

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Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[cyraxote]

So I guess that means no new mouse for me. 4.1 won't handle all the
new features that I would want.

I just can't understand why they would take the option away. It can't
be difficult to implement, so one can only assume that some MS
programmer, somewhere, thinks that because *he* would never use that
button for backspace, no one else would want to either.

It's really kind of dumbfounding.

Any idea whether Logitech's latest mouse software has this capability?

 

[Brian A.]

Sorry, don't know if Logitech has the ability but you could check out their
forums:
http://forums.logitech.com/

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Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Ian D]

Hello all.

I'm still using Intellipoint 4.1 because 5 took away the ability to
bind an available thumb button to the backspace key (among others).
There was lots of discussion here about this a few years ago, but I
haven't kept up.

I was admiring the Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and was wondering
if Intellipoint 6 has regained the ability to assign buttons as the
user sees fit, and not as Microsoft decrees. This seemed like the best
place to ask the question. I could download the software and give it a
look, but I thought I'd post first.

Thanks very much.

Rodney

I'm using Intellipoint 6.2, and there is an option in the drop-down list,
to assign keyboard keystroke combinations to mouse buttons.

 

[Brian A.]

The problem is that "Backspace" can not be assigned which is what the OP
wants, at least I couldn't get it to work.

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Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Ian D]

The problem is that "Backspace" can not be assigned which is what the OP
wants, at least I couldn't get it to work.

I see what you mean. All Backspace, or Del do is reset
the code line to None.

 

[Brian A.]

After searching a bit I found that you can assign "Backspace" to any button
using "MacroEditor" in the list.
In Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties Buttons tab click the dropdown
button for the button you want to configure to perform an action.
In the dropdown box list click "MacroEditor".
In "MacroEditor" click the "New" button.
Type in a new file name of your preference.
Click the "Insert Special" dropdown list button.
Click "Backspace" in the dropdown list.
Click Ok > Apply > Ok.
The mouse button you assigned the macro to will now do the action assigned.

You can create and add your own macros to the editor as well if you wish.

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Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Ian D]

After searching a bit I found that you can assign "Backspace" to any
button using "MacroEditor" in the list.
In Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties Buttons tab click the dropdown
button for the button you want to configure to perform an action.
In the dropdown box list click "MacroEditor".
In "MacroEditor" click the "New" button.
Type in a new file name of your preference.
Click the "Insert Special" dropdown list button.
Click "Backspace" in the dropdown list.
Click Ok > Apply > Ok.
The mouse button you assigned the macro to will now do the action
assigned.

You can create and add your own macros to the editor as well if you wish.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Now, that's neat. You know, I never noticed Macro in the list until
you mentioned it. I see there's Macro Editor and Macro, and both
take you to the Macro Editor, strange. It could be that Macro will
take you directly to macros if any have been saved. Have you tried
that?

 

[Paul Schnibulla]

hi,
this ist the result of the Script with the "Backspace"
Button and... its doesn't work.
Normaly I go with the Backspace-Button 1 Level higher in the hierarchy,( not back ( windows-explorer )) and this ist, what I need.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Macro>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="true">14</KeyBoardEvent>
<DelayEvent>2</DelayEvent>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="false">14</KeyBoardEvent> </Macro>

 

[Paul Schnibulla]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Macro>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="true">14</KeyBoardEvent>
<DelayEvent>2</DelayEvent>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="false">14</KeyBoardEvent> </Macro>

 

[Paul Schnibulla]

""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Macro>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="true">14</KeyBoardEvent>
<DelayEvent>2</DelayEvent>
<KeyBoardEvent Down="false">14</KeyBoardEvent> </Macro>""