From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <1530126640.2039835.1422566296.70667724@webmail.messagingengine.com> From: "Ethan A. Gardener" To: 9fans@9fans.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" References: <7715F725-C18F-42C0-9169-A507F12BDD27@airmail.cc> <0D1DE354-BD92-4969-9AC7-F6ABA745EA95@yingmi.cn> <81111AFC-BFA1-4C66-8492-DDDFE25DDC9D@gmail.com> <75E643D1-A04F-4418-AFB0-6E6A7EB21CA1@yingmi.cn> In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:10:40 +0100 Subject: Re: [9fans] What are you using Plan 9 for? Topicbox-Message-UUID: d908b770-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Tue, Jun 26, 2018, at 7:36 AM, Tyga wrote: > Re: your comment about trackpad / vertical mouse. >=20 > I had a similar RSI problem a couple of years ago.=C2=A0 I solved it by u= sing a Logitech trackball with my right hand - but only to move the cursor = and I used a MS optical mouse with the tracking window taped over so that I= would only use it to click or scroll with the left hand.=C2=A0 I had to ta= pe over the window so that moving the mouse wouldn't actually move the poin= ter which I had carefully positioned with the trackball.=C2=A0 Cured the RS= I and now able to even use a normal trackpad on a notebook for short period= s of time.=C2=A0 But I do prefer to use my desktop for serious amounts of w= ork. Good to know! I have a Twiddler one-handed keyboard with a poor pointer con= trol stick, but at least it has 3 buttons. I should try using it with a mou= se like this. I've also enjoyed playing Minecraft with the mouse buttons re= mapped to keys. It's basically the same thing: movement right-handed, butto= ns left-handed.=20 My major problem with mouse or keyboard is arm support. I'm "tall sitting d= own", so I need armrests and a desk much higher than average. I remember a = normal mouse being fine so long as the desk was high enough.=20