begin quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 12:42:53PM -0700: [snip] > > Not true with the Logitech TrackMan Marble FX (the original model > > anyway). In fact this trackball is good enough for circle strafing > > almost as good as a mouse. > > Thanks. Oh I know another problem with trackball. You keep your > thumbs fixated and move ball with /just/ 2 or 3 fingers. Just
So where do the "trackballs" that are controlled with the thumb fit in? I find those to be the most useful form of trackballs. (I don't have one of the trackballs that uses a ball the size and weight of a billiard ball. The people that I know of that *do* seem to like 'em a lot.) > these few middle fingers > are weak and inaccurate compared to moving the traditional mouse > with your entire hand. You have a nice solid stronger controlled > grip with traditional mouse IMHO. Well, sorta. Move the mouse with your whole arm, and your shoulder ends up taking the strain -- at least, for most folks I know, that's the case. Solution... plant your wrist on the table and use just your fingers. This doesn't get rid of the strain on your shoulder and upper back, but it helps some, at the expense of the wrist. I find that I mostly move the mouse with my fingers. Plus, the mouse has the problem in that a click can induce a move. A trackball can avoid this. -Stewart "Mice are for changing the focus between applications" Stremler
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