From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:28:43 +0200 From: Lucio De Re To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Re 2 button mouse + Inferno Message-ID: <20000925152843.B24174@cackle.proxima.alt.za> References: <20000925124428.85DFB19A0F@mail> <39CF4E0D.85D86A7A@FWS.Gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <39CF4E0D.85D86A7A@FWS.Gov>; from Mark C. Otto on Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 09:07:25AM -0400 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 0d42a462-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 09:07:25AM -0400, Mark C. Otto wrote: > > I also wonder if much of the discontent with the mouse has to do with the > ubiquitous Microsoft keyboards that require one's right hand to move some 35cm > to get to the mouse. I would think a keyboard without the cursor and numeric > pads would be as important and the 3-button mouse. > I have a combination keyboard and trackball (from Chicony - I don't have the model number handy and I'm not sure it is being manufactured any longer). The trackball replaces the arrow keys and the _three_ buttons are on the bottom edge, on the left below the shift keys. An idea that needs a few more iteration, to borrow a phrase. And I couldn't quite get all three buttons to work with Plan 9, when I wasn't sure how comfortable the whole thing would be anyway. ++L