I'm only a sample of one, but I find I do better tracing and drawing with the track ball than with the mouse. I admit, my drawing tasks are very simple. I magnify anything that requires fine work, which I found I needed to do with the mouse also.
Otis Wright Herb Chong wrote: > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Of course the tablet would be ideal, but at least a mouse could be used > with > a rule or template if you wish, and I feel the tracing of curves would be > easier with a mouse. > Cleaning up the edges or erasing background along the edge of a shape would > be difficult with a trackball. It is best for the random access to any > part > of the screen with the minimum real estate on the desk. > > Cheers, > > Ken< > > tracing with a mouse is very hard too. following a path of any kind with a > trackball is very hard and a mouse only slightly improves on it. drawing a > freehand selection to match something in the image with a trackball is just > about impossible. navigating menus and buttons is easier with a trackball > than a mouse. drawing with a trackball isn't. > > Herb...
