From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:16:40 +1000
From: Gary Capell gary@cs.usyd.edu.au
Subject: [9fans] using mouse (was: ... using sam)
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> beginning to edit with the mouse is a bit like learning to drive:
> at first it might seem strange and perhaps even dangerous
> to have to move your hand away from the wheel to shift gears --
> that's a common complaint (especially with manual transmission) --

One factor that _might_ make a difference is your keyboard.

http://www.pfuca.com/products/hhkb/hhkbindex.html advertises
a keyboard that's _much_ smaller than most, which means
moving your hand less to get to the mouse.

I haven't tried the keyboard myself (I think about US$200,
which is a _lot_ for a keyboard), but it might make life
easier for heavy mouse users.

Has anyone tried it?

Also on the topic of hardware for more pleasant mousing,
http://www.mmm.com/market/omc/om_html/cws_html/mousing.html
has some doco on a nifty mouse mat from 3M that
significantly cuts down on mouse slippage.