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New OpenOffice Mouse Has 18 Buttons

07 Nov, 2009, 1:56 pm IST | Siddharth Bhatia |

In partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, WarMouse has announced the release of the OpenOfficeMouse, the first multi-button application mouse designed for OpenOffice. Thus now the "slower than tolerance level permits" suite can be coupled with a nifty device with a revolutionary and patented design, featuring 18 buttons, an analog joystick, and support for as many as 52 key commands.

The features of the OpenOfficeMouse include:

  • 18 programmable mouse buttons with double-click functionality
  • Three different button modes: Key, Keypress, and Macro
  • Analog Xbox 360-style joystick with optional 4, 8, and 16-key command modes
  • Clickable scroll wheel
  • 512k of flash memory
  • 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software, and autoswitching capability
  • 1024-character macro support.
  • Open source support software for creating, managing, and customizing application profiles
  • Import and export of custom profiles in XML format
  • Optional audio notification of profile switching with customizable wave files
  • PDF export of profile button assignments
  • Adjustable resolution from 400 to 1,600 CPI
  • Default profiles for Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, and Draw based on actual usage statistics compiled for OpenOffice.org 3.1
  • 20 default profiles for popular games and applications, including Adobe Photoshop, the Gnu Image Manipulation Program, World of Warcraft, and the Call of Duty series.
John McCreesh, Marketing Project Lead at OpenOffice.org, welcomed the announcement, saying, "The OpenOffice Mouse is a really cool addition to the desk of any keen OpenOffice.org user. The Mouse team have worked closely with experts from the OpenOffice.org User Experience project to deliver the full benefits of the world's leading open-source office software to the fingertips of users. The prototypes are stunning - I can't wait to get my hands on the finished product."

The suggested retail price is $75, and it should sail to our Indian shores soon.

Tags: OpenOffice , mouse

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