Games are more enjoyable when you don't need a keyboard|controller.

From	Jeff-Relf.Me @.
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, sci.physics
Subject	Games are more enjoyable when you don't need a keyboard\|controller.
Date	2017-05-09 14:10 -0700
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Message-ID	<Jeff-Relf.Me@May.9--2.10P.Seattle.2017> (permalink)
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You ( Michael Moroney ) replied ( to me ):
> > Now, the ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons
> > are shown in the upper right corner of:
> >   http://Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG
> >   http://Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.TXT
> 
> It really does look like a 2 button mouse 
> with a right button added as an afterthought. 

No, it's not, I assure you.  I pick up the mouse and move it 4K pixels,
even as my Wrist/Palm rests on the mouse pad, because:

  My Thumb holds the left side of the mouse, brushing the pad.
  My Pinky holds the right side of the mouse, brushing the pad.
  My Ring Finger rests on the (BigAss) gShfit button.

I use _all of the 39 buttons, in _many apps, everyday, all day;
not one button is wasted.  It's Muscle Memory now.

I'm a programmer but gamers enjoy it too;
games are more enjoyable when you don't need a keyboard|controller.
Ideally, you'd map the game's keys to the ones on the mouse.

> Does it even have Linux drivers or is it a Windows gamers only thing
> that looks like a generic mouse to Linux ?

The g600 mouse is Windows only, no Mac or Linux drivers.
I use complex Lua scripts to do things Mac/Linux hasn't imagined; to wit:

  ShiftClick and AltShiftClick without touching the keyboard.

  gShift Middle(Wheel)Click to answer the phone.
  gShift RightClick to inspect an HTML element in the DOM editor.
  gShift LeftClick to move a post to the Clipboard ( from VisualStudio2017 ).

Thread

Re: My $40 Logitech g600 mouse has 39 LuaScript programmable buttons. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 21:23 +0000
  Re: My $40 Logitech g600 mouse has 39 LuaScript programmable buttons. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 14:32 -0700
  Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 14:47 -0700
  Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 22:06 +0000
    The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 15:23 -0700
      Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 22:43 +0000
        $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 15:56 -0700
          Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-07 23:03 +0000
            Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-05-07 19:12 -0400
          Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 16:03 -0700
            gShift Middle(Wheel)Click answers the phone no matter if the monitor is Off|On. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:27 -0700
              Re: gShift Middle(Wheel)Click answers the phone no matter if the monitor is Off|On. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-08 10:20 -0700
          Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-05-08 08:25 -0400
          Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:28 -0400
        Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 15:59 -0700
        Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:16 -0500
          Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 16:26 -0700
            Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:01 -0700
              Re: Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 21:15 -0700
              Re: Disabling the side buttons ( so nothing happens ) is super easy. John Smith <mynameiscommon@wingo3.org> - 2017-05-09 03:52 +0000
        Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-05-08 01:52 +0000
          My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-07 21:14 -0700
            Re: My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-07 21:21 -0700
            Re: My hand stands on thumb and pinky, not touching the mouse. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:32 -0400
              The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-08 22:48 -0700
                Re: The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 04:33 -0400
                Re: The ( BigAss ) Left, Right and gShift buttons. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-05-09 16:34 +0000
                Games are more enjoyable when you don't need a keyboard|controller. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-09 14:10 -0700
                CtrlClick, ShiftClick and AltShiftClick without touching the keyboard. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2017-05-09 14:27 -0700
                Re: CtrlClick, ShiftClick and AltShiftClick without touching the keyboard. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-09 14:35 -0700
      Re: The g600 mouse has 3 BIG buttons: Pointer, Middle and Ring Fingers. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:14 -0500
    Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-07 18:10 -0500
      Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-05-08 08:27 -0400
  Re: The g600 mouse has has 3 buttons and a wheel. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2017-05-08 18:23 -0400

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