On Wed, 08 Sep 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was wondering what mouse/trackball preferences other Ion users had > considering you likely don't use them as much as other people need to. I > need a three button pointing device and I like a scroll-wheel, but not one > that also doubles as button 2. I am considering getting one of these: > <http://www.kensington.com/html/4136.html> simply because of the scroll > ring even though I am not generally a big fan of trackballs.
I used to have a trackball, but I've broken my thumb so it's very hard to use a trackball with precision now (the thumb works fine otherwise; I don't like the trackballs that use the index finger). I use a generic mouse at work and at home, only for web browsing basically. My work mouse doesn't even have a scroll wheel (Sun USB mouse); I just use PageUp/PageDown in Mozilla. For Ion use a scroll wheel is not necessary, and it's easier to use the middle button without the scroll wheel. You didn't ask but I'll volunteer the keyboards I use: at work I use a Sun type 5 keyboard, which is OK but needs the CapsLock remapped to Control; at home I use a $7 Memorex keyboard. I've used *many* keyboard, from the MS Bluetooth version to the Memorex, and price is definitely not a good indicator of quality and durability. The Kinesis keyboards are pretty good too but I never got used to the awkward (for someone with large fingers) hand posture. Anyhow, specifically for Ion any keyboard will do although a few extra buttons for launching apps are nice. Some people recommend the http://pckeyboard.com/ keyboards which are like the old IBM keyboards, but I never liked those. Ted
