From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: [9fans] p9 mice From: Dave Lukes To: 9fans <9fans@cse.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <9434b52ea2924f776bcec1c4927093e4@proxima.alt.za> References: <9434b52ea2924f776bcec1c4927093e4@proxima.alt.za> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Message-Id: <1081937424.20600.29.camel@zevon> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:10:24 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: 5ad754f8-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 > I keep wishing for a three-button trackball. Or is it just me? I > keep having to reposition the mouse on the pad because ACME moves the > cursor for my very convenience. I'm assuming that a trackball would > be better suited in such case. No, not really: you'd just have to roll instead of scroll. > But trackballs, specially three-button ones, seem expensive. I use a trackball, nothing to do with the gui: I want to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome, wandering mouse disease and needing a desk extension just to point accurately. The downside is that you'll hate it until you're used to it, after that, you'll hate mice! Also, once you're used to it, a trackball is much easier, especially for fine positioning: there's less physical and psychological intertia involved (one finger vs. one hand). I use a "Logitech=C2=AE Cordless TrackMan=C2=AE Optical". It's big, expensive and dextro-centric but I really like it: I'm getting another one for home. It has 4 buttons, scroll-lock button, a wheel and scrolling buttons, JIC you're short of things for your fingers to do. It's ~=E2=82=AC70, but, hey, my wrist is worth more than that. If you do find any cheaper alternatives I'd be interested. BTW: the smaller the ball, the trickier they are to use. Dave.