Mouse Question

[Glendor]

Update: we found a way
The left hand mouse is made by Contour, and it has it's own settings in the mouse section of the Control Panel. The right-hand mouse it a typical MS Optical mouse, and it has default settings, and the left-hand Contour mouse has it's button settings. They both retain their settings, to the problem is solved. Now I just need to get used to left hand mousing.

The company I work for is on an 'ergonomic kick' and they want me to switch to a left handed mouse for 50% of my work. I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with button assignments. On my normal, right handed, mouse the left button is for click, and the right button is for right-click. On the left hand button, I want the right button to be click, and the left button to be double-click. The exact oposite of each other. The problem is that what ever changes I make to one mouse effects both. I can't find a way to map the buttons different on each mouse. Can anybody help?

Glendor...

 

[sykopath79]

My first suggestion would be an ergonomic kick to the nuts of whomever had this idea. It would drive me crazy.

That said, I don't know of a way to specify different preferences for two different mice at the same time in Windows. I doubt it can be done.

 

[Revolutionary]

Wait, wait...

Somebody actually, in all seriousness, asked you to use a left-handed mouse for 50% of your work?

[OfficeSpace parody] "Um, hi there Melvin. We're gonna need you to use TWO mice from now on, m-kay? We think your elbows and wrists will be better off, so, if you could just... go ahead and use a lefty half of the time, that'd be great. M-kay?" [/OfficeSpace parody]

Where on earth do you work?

 

[helpmeout]

Revolutionary-- Possibly you've hurt the company nurse's feelings, LOL.

 

[Glendor]

Originally posted by: Revolutionary
Wait, wait...

Somebody actually, in all seriousness, asked you to use a left-handed mouse for 50% of your work?

[OfficeSpace parody] "Um, hi there Melvin. We're gonna need you to use TWO mice from now on, m-kay? We think your elbows and wrists will be better off, so, if you could just... go ahead and use a lefty half of the time, that'd be great. M-kay?" [/OfficeSpace parody]

Where on earth do you work?

Yes, we call them the Ergo Police

We have a ton of ergonomic rules, equipment, breaks, etc...

I've traded a pain in the wrist for a pain in the bum

 

[tami]

i'm a lefty and i have to use a righty mouse almost all the time. it's about time you learned how we feel!

 

[sykopath79]

Required breaks == good.
Required asinine use of two mice == bad.

If they're that worried about it, why not get you eye/head-motion-tracking pointing devices? The ultimate in ergonomics!