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Once again I herded my ragtag group of secondaries into the room with the primary. Firing up Multiplicity on each, I began with my duties, and once again I encountered strange behavior... certainly not what I was expecting! Then, once again it came to me: because I'm left-handed and have my mouse on the left side of the computer, I have the buttons reversed. My primary button is the right. And Multiplicity is incapable of dealing with that. It's hard-coded to assume the left button. And so when I'm using the right button as primary button on the primary computer, Multiplicity is interpreting that as the secondary button on all my secondary computers.

Once again I go around to each secondary computer, open Settings (using the left, or secondary button on my primary computer, so that it will be interpreted as the primary on the secondary computer) open "Mouse" (using the left, or secondary button on my primary computer, so that it will be interpreted as the primary on the secondary computer), and click on "Select your primary button" (using the left, or secondary button on my primary computer, so that it will be interpreted as the primary on the secondary computer). Now at last I can use the right button as primary on the primary computer and it will be interpreted as such by Multiplicity.

Well, no, Multiplicity isn't actually doing any interpreting. It's just going its old hard-coded self on blindly.

Now, once again repeat the above sequence for each of the other secondaries.

Hard-coded. In 2020. Wow.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

Now, once again repeat the above sequence for each of the other secondaries.
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While a newer version of MP (being tested) will not have left-handed mouse issues, I don't think that is your repetition problem here - having to repeat the change on each PC regularly. 

I'm left-handed, use a left-handed mouse that does hardcode swapped buttons, but I use right-handed buttons (just how I learned decades ago).  So I am changing the setting you are talking about already - the button swap - on every box I use.

If they are being swapped back (what was happening to me), it's almost certainly Windows propagating your settings across all devices.  I wish I knew exactly what setting governs this (ease of access perhaps) but on those PCs, after you have them as you wish, disable this:

Sync reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/enterprise-state-roaming-windows-settings-reference

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks, Sean. Next time I have to use Multiplicity, I will do this to see if it helps. I look forward to using a MP which doesn't need anything to be changed, even on the first secondary. Good to know it's in testing.