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Katharsis
10-31-2009, 08:34 PM
Ergodex failed to release Vista drivers for the DX1 pad but a user has developed a new driver (http://polygonalhell.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-32-and-64-bit-ergodex-dx1-drivers.html) that allows for multikey macros in Vista and I'm using it with Windows 7 and the amazing Hotkeynet Multiboxing Software (http://hotkeynet.com).

http://feathermoon.us/images/hkn/ergodex.jpg
Jubber
10-31-2009, 08:47 PM
Wow.. This looks awesome. May have to pick one up just to try it.
Fizzler
10-31-2009, 10:16 PM
I have read up on the DX1 and while it sounds great I was worried about how well the buttons stay. What holds them down do they move easily?
Jubber
10-31-2009, 11:56 PM
I've used the mouse to play FPS games and i liked it while I was using it. Don't use it anymore. However the idea of a keyboard you can shape and move to your liking is awesome.
Fizzler
11-01-2009, 12:08 AM
The reviews are pretty good. When I first started looking at this I wanted to give them a chance to prove themselves and it seems it has done a decent job with the exception of the Vista driver issues.
Katharsis
11-01-2009, 04:36 AM
Interesting these have been out for 10 months now and this is the first we've heard about it. I first reported my use of the DX1 in Aug 2007 (http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=701&highlight=ergodex). They've been available for a few years.

I've only changed the button arrangement a couple of times. They stay in place until twisted off to be removed.
I've been using the Logitech Trackball since it came out, long before I started playing WoW.
Naysayer
11-01-2009, 11:33 AM
Ergodex failed to release Vista drivers for the DX1 pad but a user has developed a new driver (http://polygonalhell.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-32-and-64-bit-ergodex-dx1-drivers.html) that allows for multikey macros in Vista and I'm using it with Windows 7 and the amazing Hotkeynet Multiboxing Software (http://hotkeynet.com).


What do you mean by "multikey macros"?
Katharsis
11-01-2009, 01:37 PM
What do you mean by "multikey macros"?

A Dx1 user had written a Vista driver but you could only assign a single key to a button. This new driver allows for a key combination such as Ctrl Alt Shift 1
Thar
11-03-2009, 03:43 AM
Thank you very much for the hint of the new driver. I'm using also still the "fan-driver" which allows only a single char / key per button.

btw DX1 and Logitech Trackball are great to box!