Ratchet mode only for MX Master 3

[seunjeon]

Hi, I would like to use "Ratchet mode" only for my MX Master 3 because of the scrolling issue. Can anyone help me to setup a configuration file please?

I tried to disable SmartShift but only Freespin mode was available. I set the maximum value for the SmartShift threshold but no luck.

My setting in the Windows is as follows:

Thanks!

[KoduckShih]

Hi ~

You mean you don't want to use Free-spin mode?

TRY THIS, if I understand you correctly.

• Modify the smartshift optional object:

  smartshift:
  {
      //enable smartshift or free-spin, true for smartshift, false for free-spin
      on: true;
  
      //adjust this value til you get used to it.
      threshold: 50;
  };
  

[seunjeon]

Hi KoduckShih, Thanks for your reply.

I tried to modify smartshift option as you described but it only allows free-spin or smartshift mode only.

For my understanding, to use the ratchet mode only, I need to setup "Fixed scroll wheel mode" as Ratchet but there are no such option in the configuration file. Increasing the smartshift threshold to 255 does not help either.

[KoduckShih]

Er...i am a little bit confusing about what you mean. For my understanding, you cannot fix a mode by logiops. But you can switch between them, either SmartShift or Freespin.

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In my configuration, I set the default mode to 'Freespin', and use the button behind the wheel to switch it to SmartShift or switch back.

[seunjeon]

Hi, as you know, the SmartShift function is to automatically switch between "Ratchet" and "Freespin" mode depending on wheel rotation speed.

But I would like to keep the Ratchet mode regardless of the wheel speed because of scrolling issue.

It can be set on the Windows machine as I shown in the picture above (SmartShift: Disabled, Fixed scroll wheel mode: Ratchet).

But I am not able to keep the Ratchet mode with logiops on Linux machine even if I set the threshold to the maximum value (255).

[seunjeon]

I managed to setup by switching to Solaar.

I found that Solaar is very cabable tool with setup GUI window and tray icon.

[KoduckShih]

Aah... I see what you mean. I tried to set the threshold value to 255, then restart the logid service. Now in Ratchet mode it doesn't switch to Freespin mode no matter how fast I turn the wheel. Emm... I didn't even know this was possible in the past.