On Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:06:16 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 06:40:14PM +0000, Camaleón wrote: [cut] >> >> I still see some disadvantages for laser or BlueTrack based mice: >> >> 1/ They do not work on crystal or clear surfaces >> >> 2/ I find batteries (even rechargable) a PITA :-) >> >> 3/ There are also some security concerns in using wireless for input >> devices but nowadays I think the data flow between sender and receiver >> units can be encrypted > > There's no reason that an optical mouse has to be wireless.
True. But I was replying to a KS post where he was talking about wireless mouse with an USB receiver so the three points I mentioned were on that line. > Similarly, there's no reason that a wireless mouse has to be optical. > I've used wired (USB) optical mice for ages now and love the fact they > they never get sticky. I find that ball mice gum up with detritus and > you need to give them a good shove to get the ball to move. Optical > mice always respond immediately. I use alcohol to clean the ball and internal rollers. But I'm afraid laser based mice get also dirty (bottom surface has also to be cleaned for fast sliding). But as I said on my previous post to Ron, I can live with them. What happens is that modern mice are a bit "ostentatious" and full of buttons (or they're targeted to notebook users and are a bit small). Yes, I'm very picky with my input peripherals :-) > As for not working on clear surfaces, consider yourself lucky. Sun > optical mice (e.g. http://www.memoryxsun.com/3701398.html) require a > specific mousepad with a calibrated grid printed on them. The mouse can > only report its movement relative to this grid (rather than relative to > an arbitrary surface as with modern mice). He, he... from what century is that piece of hardware? Nineties? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.06.08.11.32...@gmail.com
