mx700

spitty27 · #1 May 4th, 2004, 08:57 PM

wow! my mx700 came about half an hour ago and its amazing. setup was maybe 3 minutes and im VERY pleased. kinda bummed that i had to restart after i installed the logitech software though. i was surprised to see that the back and forward buttons could not be programmed for back/fwd in safari, so i set the keystroke to command left and right. the two top/bottm arrows i set for volume, and the application switcher dtayed default. does anyone else have an mx700, if so, how do you use your customizable buttons?

one last thing: the tracking speed was INSANELY fast, i had to put the tracking to one knob in system prefs.

Randman · #2 May 4th, 2004, 11:01 PM

I have the Cordless Optical Trackman and love it. I prefer trackballs for design work and it's very comfortable once you get over an hour or two of adjusting to using your fingers rather than thumb.
For the button on the trackball panel, I use DejaMenu , which lets me call down the menu from wherever I am, rather than having to scroll up to the menu bar.

On the side, away from the main two scroll buttons, I have one set to open my writing folder, since I usually am writing and plugged into my external keyboard as well (iBook setup with iCurve makes for a nice desktop in itself).
For the other key, I have it to mute, again so I don't have to stop what I'm doing and go to the keyboard.

spitty27 · #3 May 5th, 2004, 12:06 AM

i use the keyboard a lot, and so now im being counterproductive. i use launchbar, which can basically handle anything. also the keyboard has vol. control and i set my mouse to do volume just because its easy. if im listening to music or playing a game (full screen) i dont have to let go of the controls and decrease or increase the volume, i can just hit a button on the mouse since my hand is already on it.

spitty27 · #4 May 5th, 2004, 12:39 AM

ok i was thinking about this for a while, and could not come up with an answer. whats the use of the wall adapter that comes with the mx700? the base station plugs into a usb port, and can charge the mouse when you place it in the charger/base station. im assuming that usb power can recharge two batteries, so then why would you need the wall adapter (that plugs into the back of the usb plug)?

ora · #5 May 5th, 2004, 04:21 AM

I recommend you go download USB Overdrive from versiontracker or wherever. Its a very neat alternative USB driver that allows you to have application specific shortcuts. I've set the thumb buttons (your back/forward) to expose, and i heartily recommend you set one of your buttons to expose, its just too useful.

For safari,i've set the 'cruise" buttons to "open in new tab" and "move to next tab" which makes surfing a bit speedier. On the other hand, in the system those same two buttons launch safari and mail.

Most of the others similarly vary by program. For illustrator i have the two different types of select as buttons, for iTunes i have play/pause and next track etc etc

USB overdrive has an easy interface that makes what each button does pretty obvious (just press the button you want to change and it flashes up selected).

Not sure about the power issue, mine has always been plugged into the wall, but i'd be interested to see it it can work over usb phantom power.

Have fun with your new mouse, its excellent and I'm sure you'll like it. One note though, irritating as it is, its worth keeping another old mouse lying about for those awkward times when your mx700 loses power right in the middle of a work deadline.

ElDiabloConCaca · #6 May 5th, 2004, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by spitty27

ok i was thinking about this for a while, and could not come up with an answer. whats the use of the wall adapter that comes with the mx700? the base station plugs into a usb port, and can charge the mouse when you place it in the charger/base station. im assuming that usb power can recharge two batteries, so then why would you need the wall adapter (that plugs into the back of the usb plug)?

Probably in case you don't have a hub and your mouse (or base station) is connected to the keyboard, in which case, the USB port may not be able to supply enough power to the base station to charge the mouse.

spitty27 · #7 May 5th, 2004, 07:02 PM

thanks for the replies
ora - do you remember how long the batteries included lasted?

ora · #8 May 6th, 2004, 02:37 AM

I would guess its around a week, though i'm not entirely sure. I guess if i remembered to put it back on its charger every night it wouldn't run out, but i tend to be forgetful about it, and leave it till it runs down.