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Keyboard & Mouse w/Ion

To all current Ion users (who don't have touch screens)

 

Do any of you have a mouse or keyboard attached to your Ion?  How useful are they?

 

Thanks,

Pat

 

  • Well, the desk comes with one of each.

    It ultimately comes down to how you like to work.  The software was designed to be as mouseless as possible.  There are, however, a couple of functions that, in the current version of software, you have to have the mouse for.  One of these is the shutdown process.  You actually have to click on one of the buttons on screen to get the desk to shutdown.  There are a couple of other commands I believe, but I can't seem to recall what they are right now...

     But in regards to programming the desk, I generally try to use the mouse as little as possible.  The keyboard is very helpful for things like labeling cues and channels and the like as well.

     

     

     

  • I use both the keyboard and mouse. I find the mouse more useful than investing in a touch screen at this point. Our production manager really wants me to get a touch screen, but the way our tech tables work, it would be a bigger hassle to use the touchscreen (too much of a reach). I am so used to using a mouse with my regular computer anyway, it seems normal to use it with the console. It is especially useful for selecting channels quickly with the mouse. For instance, if my front area lights are 1-5 going from SL to SR, and I need to get the outside lights out quickly, rather than type in 1+2+4+5, I just click on them. I find it goes very quickly. I also open up the virtual buttons for group selection (or pallets) and use the mouse for those as well. I agree that the keyboard is pretty much for only labeling groups/cues and other things. Not much else. The keyboard that comes with the console is tiny, so it doesnt take up too much space.
  • in reply to Brian Webber

    Hey Brian.....could you go [1 thru 5 - 3] to get the outside lights?

     On the subject of mouse and keyboard - I'd have to agree the Keyboard pretty much only used for labeling cues, showfiles, etc.  I am one of the lucky ones with a touchscreen, but I have found I use it less then I thought I would.  The main reason I figured I would use the touchscreen for would be to access the NP selection buttons.  I do use the touchscreen for this, but quite often I will use the encoder selectors to select IFCB filters, or if I need want to select one NP in particular, this can be achieved by pressing the encoder driving that parameter.  For just about everything else, I use the arrow keys and other console hard keys.  Very very rarely do I have to reach for the mouse.

    Cheers
     

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