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: <004e01c42220$92a63340$45747d50@SOMA> References: <9434b52ea2924f776bcec1c4927093e4@proxima.alt.za> <004e01c42220$92a63340$45747d50@SOMA> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-zsPY7brDe+Kk5V4RsdlL" Message-Id: <1081948579.20600.177.camel@zevon> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:16:19 +0100 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 5aef3ad2-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 --=-zsPY7brDe+Kk5V4RsdlL Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There's an echo in here:-). --=-zsPY7brDe+Kk5V4RsdlL Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from anvil.com (gatekeeper [192.168.4.253]) by anvil.co.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA15966 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:05:07 +0100 (BST) Received: by anvil.com (Postfix, from userid 27) id 2D6CE4A1; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:04:32 +0100 (BST) Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu (psuvax1.cse.psu.edu [130.203.4.6]) by anvil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 354A943E for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:04:31 +0100 (BST) Received: by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server, from userid 60001) id 39B8B19DA3; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:05:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu (psuvax1.cse.psu.edu [130.203.4.6]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 77E0B19A7A; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:05:12 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Delivered-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Received: by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server, from userid 60001) id 1B3B319A90; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:04:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.cegetel.net (mf01.sitadelle.com [212.94.174.78]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 084CA19A7A for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:04:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from SOMA (unknown [80.125.116.69]) by smtp.cegetel.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 5BC5A57630 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:04:30 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <004e01c42220$92a63340$45747d50@SOMA> From: "boyd, rounin" To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu> References: <9434b52ea2924f776bcec1c4927093e4@proxima.alt.za> Subject: Re: [9fans] p9 mice MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Sender: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Archive: Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:01:13 +0200 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on psuvax1.cse.psu.edu X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Length: 78 X-Evolution-Source: imap://davel@mailhost/ Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I keep wishing for a three-button trackball. i'm sure logitech make one. --=-zsPY7brDe+Kk5V4RsdlL Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 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 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-1) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:10:24 +0100 X-Evolution-Transport: smtp://davel@mailhost X-Evolution-Account: davel@anvil.com X-Evolution-Fcc: imap://davel@mailhost/Sent X-Evolution-Format: text/plain X-Evolution-Source: imap://davel@mailhost/ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > 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. --=-zsPY7brDe+Kk5V4RsdlL--