Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, May 06, 2012 at 02:54:11PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> Ken Moffat wrote: >> >>> , and having to find another mouse after my original died while I was >>> testing >>> drag-n-drop of images to the gimp :-| >> Just a note about mice. I personally don't like scroll wheels on mice. To >> me >> using the wheel as a middle button feels awkward. I prefer a plain 3-button >> mouse. Since these mice are a little hard to find, about five or six years >> ago >> I found them on line for $15. I went ahead and ordered 5 and just don't >> worry >> about having one that works any more. >> >> -- Bruce >> > Thanks, but I fear its too late. Agree totally about scroll wheels > as buttons, but I'm getting used to it - as well as the 'speed' of > an optical mouse (my previous mouse, and my spare which is now > playing up, used rubber balls - apparently, the circle of plastic > which holds the ball in place is now 'fit and forget'). Tried to > remove the ball from the spare mouse to clean the rollers, but it > isn't removable. So I'm using the scroll wheel as a button. > > Strangely, this cheap mouse (came with my pre-assembled intel > machine) is really comfortable in my left hand, despite the shell > being very asymetric. Fortunately, I had a (purple) USB->PS/2 > adaptor and I was no longer using that for the keyboard ;-)
It's too bad it's no longer made: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Belkin-3-Button-Optical-Mouse/998722.aspx But I did find: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesale-lot-9pcs-Belkin-F8E842-DL-USB-mouse-black-color-/260892055242 -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
