Customized mouse on an Intel mac?

[mrhawkinson]

Hi-

I just made a big jump from 6.4.1 on a G4 to 7.3.1 on a Mac Pro. The software change that affects me the most is the introduction of a contextual (right-click) menu in the edit window.

In 6.4.1 I was very accustomed to having the right-click interpreted as ctrl-click. Scrubbing is an essential part of my workflow and my editing style depends on scrubbing with one hand. There is absolutely nothing in the contextual menu that I will ever use.

My current workaround is to use the configuration software for my mouse (Macally IceJr) to map the right click to a ctrl-left click. But early experience suggests that the MacallyMouse app is less than reliable on Intel, or hates Pro Tools, or both. Several times a day I right-click in an edit track only to have Pro Tools vanish without a trace -- no error message, no nothin.

The unexpected crashes make me look bad during recording sessions and I need to make them stop. If anyone out there is doing a similar re-mapping with better stability using a different product I would love to hear about it.

thanks!

--Peter

[Drew Mazurek]

I'd recommend the Expert Mouse. It's the same thing SSL put in the Duality console and it's served me well. The scroll wheel is great.