Posted by Ryan Osborn on October 12, 1999 at 08:56:15:
In Reply to: 2 or 3 mouse buttons? posted by Jerky on October 12, 1999 at 00:25:36:
: Howdy,
: When I finally get to the trackball setup,
: I'm not sure how many mouse buttons and why.
: What are the advantages of having 3 buttons?
: Thanks in advance,
: Jerky
If you're only using the trackball for gaming (non-windows functions), then you don't need ANY mouse buttons. I haven't even bothered to hook mine up. It would just clutter my control panel with more buttons. MAME automatically uses the P1 buttons for input on trackball games anyway.