Hi Dick Yes, I used to use a trackball with my Mac at work for doing drawings. Great tool for the purpose.
Sure would be slick if someone could figure out a way for the P3 to look like a second monitor when using a logging program and let the cursor run back and forth between the screens. 73, Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Dievendorff" <[email protected]> To: "Bob Tellefsen" <[email protected]> Cc: "Fred Atchley" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 question > Older mice (the ones with "mouse balls") used two rotary encoders to > sense and count movement in two directions. > > The P3 uses a single rotary encoder and a knob to position a vertical > line on a horizontal scale. > > The same encoder is used for P3 menu selections. > > A mouse is but one kind of "pointing device". Currently the most > common of course. > > 73 de Dick, K6KR > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 26, 2009, at 11:28 AM, "Bob Tellefsen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Fred >> Happy New Year >> Bob N6WG >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Fred Atchley" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 11:13 AM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 question >> >> >>> As I recall some of the discussions at the Santa Barbara Hamfest, a >>> mouse >>> interface would greatly complicate the design of the P3. The standard >>> computer-to-mouse interface requires a software driver which is not >>> trivial >>> to design and maintain (drivers are written in machine code for a >>> specific >>> processor architecture.) >>> >>> >>> >>> IMO though, It should be possible to design a mouse-like remote to >>> the P3 >>> that emulates the knob and buttons. >>> >>> >>> >>> 73, Fred, AE6IC >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
