From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
From: David Arnold <davida@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Samterm up down key patch
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:13:08 CDT."
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:09:45 +1100
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-->"Russ" == Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com> writes:

  Russ> When I'm doing a lot of typing and mouse motion at the same
  Russ> time, I typically just type with one hand and leave the other
  Russ> hand on the mouse. It's not as fast but it's just fine.

i've always found mice inefficient.

my plan is to build a sprung foot-rest with two-dimensional tilt sensors
to replace my mouse.  i think it would need to be more like a joystick
than a mouse, probably with acceleration proportional to the tilt (and
pressure).

i haven't figured out the buttons yet: thumb-operated keys below the
space bar seems like the best option for me.

"when i get some spare time"




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