From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <5CF6FCDD-FE09-492A-A9DC-7F06A5B36044@fastmail.fm> From: Ethan Grammatikidis To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:26:32 +0100 References: <000e01cae4e0$c241f470$6401a8c0@tammyhome> <4BD6A973020000CC00027CD7@wlgw07.wlu.ca> Subject: Re: [9fans] three sets of windows Topicbox-Message-UUID: 10b51668-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 28 Apr 2010, at 00:16, John Floren wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Tim Newsham wrote: >>> I'm curious about the 3-button mouse... (haven't seen one for a long >>> while, but seems like it might be worth getting one.) >> >> you might have seen one and not even known it. Many mice >> with a scroll wheel support pressing the scroll wheel as a 3rd >> button. its not nearly as pleasant as a real button, but it "works". >> > > Using a clickable scroll wheel nearly cripples my fingers; have any > 9fans tried this mouse? > http://www.amazon.com/3-Button-Optical-USB-Mouse-black/dp/B000FLUSEM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top Some scroll wheels are all right and it's nice to have them. I use this quite happily, although you wouldn't want to use it if you have big fingers. http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=589 it's funny what mice are good and what are bad for plan 9. > > My netbook's trackpad is unacceptable for Plan 9 use, and since it > doesn't have a PS/2 port I can't plug in one of my old Logitechs. > > John > -- Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. -- Alan Perlis