Posted by TaskMaster on 5, 2001 at 1:51 PM:
In Reply to: Sidewinder question... Macro button posted by enemyace on 4, 2001 at 9:42 PM:
: I've got 4 Sidewinders for $5 a pop on the way from Computergeeks.com so I'm starting to think about how I'll set them up in a cabinet. Can anyone tell me if the "M" button on the gamepad would be useful? I've seen it described as a sort of shift button, which in effect doubles your buttons. Is this in the hardware of the gamepad itself, or is it simply a function of the Sidewinder software? Would it be possible to wire up a toggle switch that would let me switch between two sets of button functions? I was thinking I could have the six or so play buttons do double duty as admin buttons.
: Thanks,
: EA
The sidewinder gamepads have 10 useable buttons on them. If you are going to use four of them to do the controls on your cabinet, there will be more than enough buttons. I don't think you will need to worry about shifting the buttons to get another 40 buttons out of them.