From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <200803161740.m2GHeNX06164@demeter.cs.utwente.nl> To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:18:15 -0400." References: <5d77e258-eaaf-4986-a599-f97dba0242a7@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> From: Axel Belinfante MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <6160.1205689222.1@demeter> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:40:23 +0100 Subject: Re: [9fans] Mouse advice for Acme Topicbox-Message-UUID: 79f21fca-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 > > I think I may have found the next best thing since the ScrollPoint: > > http://www.askergoworks.com/products/1519/Evoluent-VerticalMouse---Silver-Black.aspx > > > > Three... no, five buttons actually, plus the wheel. Mac compatible. > > Ergonomic. > > Did you buy one? Is that picture showing the left-handed > or right-handed version of the mouse? I'm skeptical of > the "turned sideways" idea -- if the picture shows the > right-handed version, it looks like you'd have to put the > mouse about 2 feet from the keyboard in order to not > contort your wrist to use it. Maybe it's the left-handed > version, but it would be odd to picture the less popular model. I think it shows the right-handed version, as illustrated by the other picture: http://www.askergoworks.com/Images/Products/1519/1519_550_L.jpg I guess the idea is that you hold it somewhat like a joystick. http://www.askergoworks.com/Images/Products/1519/1519_842_L.jpg I'd say that ScrollPoint or wheel vs. horizontal or vertical holding ought to be orthogonal features. Axel.