HELP! ADB, trackballs and contextual menus (right-clicking)

You'll probably need to download the drivers from Kensington to assign the other buttons. They're available for OS X. I have one too; they're great, huh?

And if you can't find drivers that work, holding down Control while normal clicking still works just fine. You just have to ignore the extra button(s).

Hmmm. I see. I thought they were just plug'n'play... But yeah, it's pretty easy to use and nice and big!

As for the Ctrl-click, yeah, I'm aware of that, but wanted to use the right button since it's there.

Thanks guys

DRATS!

The Kensington MouseWorks software didn't do squat :-(

So seriously, how did people use the 2nd button on these Turbomouse devices?

Mine was working fine in OS X and 9 when I last used it. Did you D/L the right drivers, *and* activate them in the Mouseworks control panel?

There's something else free- or share-ware called USB extreme, or USB helper .... or something.

I'm not much help today, am I?

My logitech is three button and the middle one is the right click.

~heavymetal4god trying to help with something he knows absolutely nothing about

In response to Bunsen- USB Overdrive.

http://www.usboverdrive.com/

Sorry guys, I'm talking about ADB trackballs and MouseWorks says that it can't find a Kensington device :-/ So what gives? Am I not doing something, or is everyone just talking about ADB trackballs?

Maybe MouseWorks has no support for ADB.

Yes, I'm afraid so. Thus the question remains: how did people use the 2nd button (since this was obviously only useful on ADB Macs...) Anyone know? Where there < OS X drivers in the past?

Thanks

If my G4 was up and running I could tell you. There must be some other ADB compatible mouse button programming software out there. Have a look on Kensington for older versions, or go straight to their support page for that model trackball and look for links from there.

I use a Kensington Orbit with MouseWorks 5.02 attached to the ADB of a LC475 running Mac OS 8.1. I use the left button as a standard mouse click, the right button as a control-click and both buttons clicked together as a click-lock. Application specific setting are possible. For example, in HyperCard I use the right button to open the script of a selected button or field. Similar behaviour can be obtained with a Microspeed MacTRAC, using the appropriate control panel (MacTRAC 3.4).

Not much use to someone running OS X, though, is it?

I can confirm that the ADB Kensington Turbo Mouse trackball was working with OS X 10.2 on my beige.

The Trackball is supported up to some grade by the Mouse control panel, but is not recognised by the system as a standard mouse. It might work partially on any original ADB equipped Mac without specific software. To take full advantage of the device the Kensington MouseWorks software should be installed, but this software is picky about the system software version you use. Check any version available for your system, beginning with the most recent one. On a beige G3 with Mac OS 9 or 10.2 it should work fine with appropriate software, as this machine is factory equipped with an ADB. On more recent Macs up to Mac OS 10.3.9 the Griffin iMate might be a viable solution as it comes with some software to support devices that lack support from Mac OS X inbuilt drivers. On a Mac Mini running Mac OS 10.4 the system seems not to recognise any ADB pointing device. (Setup with Mac Mini PPC , iMate ADB-USB-adaptor, NO GO with or without Griffin iMate software or USB Overdrive.)

Edit: NO GO with Mac Mini / 10.4.11 / iMate / standard ADB Mouse II, but ADB Keyboard still works. I did not notice the lack of any ADB mouse support as I always use an USB Glidepoint with this machine.

In case you already have installed Kensington MouseWorks check the settings: you can tune the tracking speed within a very wide range and for each application individually. And have a close look at the cable. A broken wire could cause a lot of trouble and randomised response.

up to Mac OS 10.3.9 the Griffin iMate / comes with some software to support devices that lack support from Mac OS X inbuilt drivers.

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Hmm. Try the iMate software then? I have a vague memory there's something you can download from their site for situations like this.

If I'm not mistaken, there were two ADB trackballs from Kensington: the earlier one had a small panel which, when prised off, would reveal a 4-5 switch bus, the configuration of which would allow you to set the trackball's button's behaviours; and the later trackball, which did not have that panel. Unfortunately, the right button on the TurboMouse is not supported in configurations of OS X above some arbitrary point - ISTR it's 10.3 or so - so you might as well let go of that immediately and move on.

However, there's an alternative or two: wire that second button so as to act as a twin for the left button; Install FinderPop and arrange for the contextual menu to appear with a mouse-down-and-hold of the left (one) button; and, both of these together.

However, there's an alternative or two: wire that second button so as to act as a twin for the left button; Install FinderPop and arrange for the contextual menu to appear with a mouse-down-and-hold of the left (one) button; and, both of these together.

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If you have some broken ADB keyboard in the drawer and if you are in the mood to do some hack, you also could include a keyboard controller into the trackball, hard-wiring any key combo as necessary

I'm talking about ADB trackballs and MouseWorks says that it can't find a Kensington device :-/

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I've just run into the very same problem: 10.2.8 on a Lombard, with an iMate USB ADB adapter.

I just found this article on the Griffin support site.

Do I need software for the iMate?
The iMate needs no software if you're connecting a standard ADB device like a keyboard, mouse, or some bar code readers. More complicated devices such as tablets, software dongles, etc., often have their own drivers. These devices require the iMate driver in addition to their own software.

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So I'll try that and report back.

It worked. Mouseworks can see the ADB Kensington Turbo Mouse now.

The download for the iMate driver is here

/edit/ Well, it sort of works. The default button assignments all function, but if I change them, the new assignment shows in Mouseworks, but they still function as the defaults.

OK that was weird. I installed USB Overdrive, and on restart lost all function on the Turbo Mouse.

I had to plug in another ADB mouse (which worked) and do a keyboard restart. The ADB mouse worked then :?: (but still not the trackball). I uninstalled USBO, then restarted again. Mouseworks still couldn't detect the Turbo Mouse until another restart. Now I'm back to where I was above - a working Turbo Mouse with default settings.

Double weird. On restarting for the day, I've completely lost the trackball again, and the ADB mouse.

/edit/ Another restart, and they're both working again.

:?: