Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:40:18 +1030 Tim via users wrote: > Care to spill the beans? That has been one thing that dissuades me > from using trackballs, or even trackpads. This is the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/99-zzz-me-last.sh file I use with my Kensington Expert Mouse: #!/bin/bash # # Setup the

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Roger Heflin
The trackballs like the Logitech M570 are pretty easy to press and drag. Some of the ones with the ball in the middle are a lot harder to drag with. I use an ancient wired usb trackman marble with a scroll wheel and a retainer that prevents the ball from running away that is around 20 years old

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Tim via users
Allegedly, on or about 16 November 2018, Tom Horsley sent: > If you use X11 instead of wayland it is even trivial to setup > one of the extra buttons for "drag lock" so you don't have to engage > in contortions to hold down a button and roll the trackball > at the same time to do a drag. Care to

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/16/18 7:12 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: > The wrist rest is a bit > cheesy and doesn't attach all that well I think I used that for about a day.  It added no value, for me. -- Fedora Users - The place to go to beat OT dead horses :-) :-) ___ users

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 11/16/18 6:12 AM, Tom Horsley wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:50:48 -0500 Robert Moskowitz wrote: I see I want an optical track ball device. with 2 buttons. with some sort of wheel equivalent.

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Tom Horsley
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:50:48 -0500 Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I see I want an optical track ball device. > with 2 buttons. > with some sort of wheel equivalent.

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-16 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2018-11-16 at 11:44 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 11/16/18 11:33 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > But in my home the less cords the better. > > But in my home the fewer cords the better. +1 :-) poc ___ users mailing list --

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/16/18 2:49 PM, Robin Laing wrote: > On 15/11/2018 20:33, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 11/16/18 11:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> This is michigan non-fault auto insurance item, so I am not paying for it... >> >> Oh, OK. >> >> I use Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse (K72359WW) >> >>

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Robin Laing
On 15/11/2018 20:33, Ed Greshko wrote: On 11/16/18 11:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: This is michigan non-fault auto insurance item, so I am not paying for it... Oh, OK. I use Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse (K72359WW) http://tinyurl.com/ycsu6gwv for example. It is big and

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 08:50:48PM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I am home now from the hospital rehab unit (since Friday).  I have a > 'perscription' for a track ball so I can mouse right-handed unti  my > shoulder heals (6 more weeks). > > So I did a little shopping and want to know if

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/16/18 11:33 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > But in my home the less cords the better. But in my home the fewer cords the better. -- Fedora Users - The place to go to beat OT dead horses :-) :-) ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/16/18 11:33 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 11/16/18 11:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> This is michigan non-fault auto insurance item, so I am not paying for it... > Oh, OK. > > I use Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse (K72359WW) And to be clear, the ring at the base of the ball is

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Doug
On 11/15/2018 08:50 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am home now from the hospital rehab unit (since Friday). I have a 'perscription' for a track ball so I can mouse right-handed unti my shoulder heals (6 more weeks). So I did a little shopping and want to know if anyone has experience with

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Ed Greshko
On 11/16/18 11:24 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > This is michigan non-fault auto insurance item, so I am not paying for it... Oh, OK. I use Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse (K72359WW) http://tinyurl.com/ycsu6gwv for example. It is big and heavy enough that the cats don't knock it to

Re: Optical track ball with wheel

2018-11-15 Thread Robert Moskowitz
BTW, This is michigan non-fault auto insurance item, so I am not paying for it... On 11/15/18 8:50 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am home now from the hospital rehab unit (since Friday).  I have a 'perscription' for a track ball so I can mouse right-handed unti my shoulder heals (6 more