[REQ] Laptop (slider mouse plus no numpad) controls.

03-08-10, 12:50 PM

Hey all, like many of you i use a laptop to play sh3 + GWX3 on the go, i'd love to do this but many controls are difficult or impossible to use, and looking around is a chore with the slider pad, but i dont want to carry around a mouse with my laptop, as it works as a gigantic netbook just fine.

Can anyone point my in the direction of some sympethetic modders.

or just give me some tips?

Damo · 03-08-10, 01:04 PM

I seem to remember a while ago that my local PC store was selling these 'Mini-Mouses' for use with portable laptops. They were about one third the size of standard mice with a shorter lead, easily fitting into a pocket or side compartment of a laptop bag.

Might be worth considering, they were only about £5 too, so not a premium price. Unfortunately, I can't remember the manufacturer but think it was a reasonably well known one.

Damo · 03-08-10, 01:06 PM

Here, try Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_9cyqtzkikc_b

03-08-10, 01:29 PM

I do not want an external mouse.

Kapitanleutnant · 03-08-10, 01:55 PM

Then use your track pad.
What do you expect the modders to do, conjour an entire new interface out of thin air just for you? Sorry snowflake, aint happening.

03-08-10, 03:18 PM

I was more thinking someone else had created (or could create) a personal set of key command bindings and shortcuts for laptops that they used that they could share with me. I am sorry if i broke a forum rule kaptainleutenant , i am still new

edit: Things like panning the conn view with arrow keys, like you do with the periscope, or simply relocating some of the keypad commands to unused keys. I dont expect a whole new interface.

Kapitanleutnant · 03-08-10, 01:04 PM

The best solution I've found was to buy a separate USB numpad from Play or Amzon for about £9. It plugs straight into any USB port and works like a charm.

Failing that, if your laptop is anything like mine you'll have an emulated numpad which you can activate. Check your keyboard to see if any of the keys have numbers next to the letters.
Next, look for a key labelled "Fn". If you have that, now look for a key labelled "NumLk", probably on the top row of keys (F1 - F12). If you have both, hold down the Fn key and press the NumLk key. The emulated numpad will then be activated.
It's not a good solution as SH3 uses some of the emulated numpad keys for other functions, meaning you're forever switching back and forth.

03-08-10, 12:50 PM	#1
MattDizzle Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	[REQ] Laptop (slider mouse plus no numpad) controls. Hey all, like many of you i use a laptop to play sh3 + GWX3 on the go, i'd love to do this but many controls are difficult or impossible to use, and looking around is a chore with the slider pad, but i dont want to carry around a mouse with my laptop, as it works as a gigantic netbook just fine. Can anyone point my in the direction of some sympethetic modders. or just give me some tips?

03-08-10, 01:04 PM	#2
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	I seem to remember a while ago that my local PC store was selling these 'Mini-Mouses' for use with portable laptops. They were about one third the size of standard mice with a shorter lead, easily fitting into a pocket or side compartment of a laptop bag. Might be worth considering, they were only about £5 too, so not a premium price. Unfortunately, I can't remember the manufacturer but think it was a reasonably well known one. __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

03-08-10, 01:06 PM	#3
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Here, try Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_9cyqtzkikc_b __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

03-08-10, 01:55 PM	#5
Kapitanleutnant Frogman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Then use your track pad. What do you expect the modders to do, conjour an entire new interface out of thin air just for you? Sorry snowflake, aint happening. __________________ Oh worse than Hitler! You wouldn't find Hitler playing jungle music at three o'clock in the morning!

03-08-10, 01:04 PM	#7
Kapitanleutnant Frogman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 305 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	The best solution I've found was to buy a separate USB numpad from Play or Amzon for about £9. It plugs straight into any USB port and works like a charm. Failing that, if your laptop is anything like mine you'll have an emulated numpad which you can activate. Check your keyboard to see if any of the keys have numbers next to the letters. Next, look for a key labelled "Fn". If you have that, now look for a key labelled "NumLk", probably on the top row of keys (F1 - F12). If you have both, hold down the Fn key and press the NumLk key. The emulated numpad will then be activated. It's not a good solution as SH3 uses some of the emulated numpad keys for other functions, meaning you're forever switching back and forth. __________________ Oh worse than Hitler! You wouldn't find Hitler playing jungle music at three o'clock in the morning!

03-08-10, 01:29 PM	#4
MattDizzle Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I do not want an external mouse.

03-08-10, 03:18 PM	#6
MattDizzle Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I was more thinking someone else had created (or could create) a personal set of key command bindings and shortcuts for laptops that they used that they could share with me. I am sorry if i broke a forum rule kaptainleutenant , i am still new edit: Things like panning the conn view with arrow keys, like you do with the periscope, or simply relocating some of the keypad commands to unused keys. I dont expect a whole new interface.