16 July 2024, 15:04 | #1 |
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Recommend Mouse adaptor?
Hi all,
I've been using a Cocolino mouse adaptor with Freewheel and an optical mouse. Although it works fine within Workbench I noticed that in a WHDLoad game eg Sreel Empire/Cyber Empires it does not recognise a sustained press of the button (required to move the map window around). I don't know if it ever did or if this is something that has broken at some point. Anyway, I wondered if anybody had recommendations for a replacement - or indeed if anybody else has encountered similar problems. Cheers. |
16 July 2024, 15:14 | #2 |
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There was a good thread on this a few days ago, have a read here https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=118033
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16 July 2024, 16:09 | #3 |
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Thanks for that, a worthwhile read, although it doesn't deal with the problem I am having.
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16 July 2024, 18:27 | #4 |
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the tikus is the best by far
also being very small It does not hinder the connection if you have a joystick connected or another joystick adapter you can get it here https://amigastore.eu/950-tikus-usb-...d-adapter.html |
16 July 2024, 22:51 | #5 |
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Tikus is so small it almost makes me forgive the A600 design where the cord sticks out right into the path of the mouse!
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17 July 2024, 13:57 | #6 |
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Does tikus support changing mouse sensitivity?
And scroll wheel? Might pick one up. |
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HID2AMI and MouSTer adapters both support the scroll wheel.
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17 July 2024, 17:22 | #8 |
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I just confirmed my WHDLoad issue with my Cocolino adapter. With Steel Empire at least it basically puts the left mouse button on autofire, so any click and hold operation becomes impossible. Works fine dragging things around on Workbench, and there isn't an issue using a standard Amiga mouse.
Could it be an issue with mouse (PS2 optical wired) or is the adaptor more likely the cause? It might actually be more common than you'd think, it's not that for a game to require you to click and hold..... Last edited by Angus; 17 July 2024 at 19:58. |
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I bought a Tikus and it works well, highly recommended. But damn, if I had seen this video before the order I would not have bought it from Lotharek!
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18 July 2024, 12:43 | #11 |
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That's unfortunate, I've bought a couple of items from Lotharek (both Amiga and Atari 8-bit items) that have been great, but have also heard of issues cropping up that have needed firmware updates. Retrocomputers are a minefield when it comes to pushing them beyond their original spec, and issues like this are bound to crop up. Also, while the quy making the video is indeed a very knowledgeable and helpful guy, he also has strange attitudes and less than savoury opinions at times, so I would suggest a pinch of salt to go with his rants.
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in my case I have a usb mouse here with a button which I can change on the fly to 400 /800 /1600/ 3200 dpi and yes it support scroll wheeel using freeewheel program |
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19 July 2024, 00:44 | #13 |
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I do not know him personally but I think this particular point is proven at length in the video (certainly one of his faults it is that the videos are very long). He's an excellent technician and software engineer and the designer of the hardware certainly trusts him. |
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