[EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 12:42:53PM -0700: > > > > 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. > > DJA > > Thanks. Oh I know another problem with trackball. You keep your > thumbs fixated and move ball with /just/ 2 or 3 fingers. Just > 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. > > Chris
The reason that I like the huge trackball so much is that I never really grip it. I usually just roll the mouse over the window I want and click once or twice, and that is seldom because I use keyboard shortcuts a lot. My main attraction to trackballs is the fact that I don't have to "search" for it. I like just tapping the big ball a bit to move my mouse, without losing focus on my work. If it requires more than that, then I'm using my palm to position the mouse. I push buttons with my thumb and ring finger or pinky. Since I don't do it much, it isn't an uncomfortable strain. I'd get much more strain from holding a mouse in the same position for long periods. I just keep my hands on the keyboard as much as possible. Wade Curry syntaxman -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
