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From: Peter Ceresole on 19 Mar 2010 12:42 J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > Not giving up the big old Kensinton trackball yet. I used one for a year at least, but then realised that for me everything was actually easier and quicker with a mouse. So I gave the fat Kensington away. -- Peter
From: Duncan Kennedy on 19 Mar 2010 12:44 In message <1jflhm8.qhs92cbk3lzyN(a)de-ster.xs4all.nl>, J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> writes >Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >> > And it really is rather wonderful - once I enabled right-click, and >> > then added MagicPrefs so I could get a middle-click and an alt-tab >> > tap, anyway. It's pointlessly limited before that, however pretty. >> >> When we tried it at the Applestore during the ucsm works outing, when I >> found that you *still* can't program any of the 'buttons' to double >> click, I gave up on it. Pity, becasue I think it's a really nice thing. >> >> But when my Logitech mice give up, it'll have to be Logitech >> replacements. > >Not giving up the big old Kensinton trackball yet. > Is it a modern one, Jan? I have two of the very old ones - serial connection and the connection of the socket to the board a bit knackered - keeps breaking its joint. They were hard used. I use Microsoft ones now - the ones with the big ball on the right so I can use my thumb on the buttons - but there not quite the same :-( Been using a Wacom Bamboo with pen on the Mac for months - getting used to it. -- Duncan K Downtown Dalgety Bay
From: J. J. Lodder on 19 Mar 2010 13:18 Duncan Kennedy <no-spam(a)nospam.otterson-bg.couk> wrote: > In message <1jflhm8.qhs92cbk3lzyN(a)de-ster.xs4all.nl>, J. J. Lodder > <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> writes > >Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> > >> > And it really is rather wonderful - once I enabled right-click, and > >> > then added MagicPrefs so I could get a middle-click and an alt-tab > >> > tap, anyway. It's pointlessly limited before that, however pretty. > >> > >> When we tried it at the Applestore during the ucsm works outing, when I > >> found that you *still* can't program any of the 'buttons' to double > >> click, I gave up on it. Pity, becasue I think it's a really nice thing. > >> > >> But when my Logitech mice give up, it'll have to be Logitech > >> replacements. > > > >Not giving up the big old Kensinton trackball yet. > > > Is it a modern one, Jan? No, the blue oldie with the six quick fire buttons, (which I don't use) and the big steel ball bearings. (the best ever made, much better than the latest crop imho) See <http://www.tetraplegicliving.com/images/stories/kensington_trackball.jp g> for identification. Unfortunately the electronics tends to fail after five years or so. > I have two of the very old ones - serial connection and the connection > of the socket to the board a bit knackered - keeps breaking its joint. > They were hard used. Those were very good too. (used them a lot in the beige age) > I use Microsoft ones now - the ones with the big ball on the right so I > can use my thumb on the buttons - but there not quite the same :-( These don't look like they'll suit me. > Been using a Wacom Bamboo with pen on the Mac for months - getting used > to it. Never tried, Jan
From: James Jolley on 19 Mar 2010 15:43 On 2010-03-19 16:42:09 +0000, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > >> Not giving up the big old Kensinton trackball yet. > > I used one for a year at least, but then realised that for me everything > was actually easier and quicker with a mouse. So I gave the fat > Kensington away. I'd be interested in this because many disabled users prefer them for accessibility. Are there any studies done comparing the productivity rate of someone using a trackball rather than a mouse?
From: Duncan Kennedy on 19 Mar 2010 16:24
In message <80i2emFar6U3(a)mid.individual.net>, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> writes >On 2010-03-19 16:42:09 +0000, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) said: > >> J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: >> >>> Not giving up the big old Kensinton trackball yet. >> I used one for a year at least, but then realised that for me >>everything >> was actually easier and quicker with a mouse. So I gave the fat >> Kensington away. > >I'd be interested in this because many disabled users prefer them for >accessibility. Are there any studies done comparing the productivity >rate of someone using a trackball rather than a mouse? > It may depend on the nature of your RSI! That's why I use one - I developed RSI many years ago and although it eventually cleared, it was not until I started using a trackball with a thumb control for the buttons and fingers on the ball (Not the other kind with the ball in the middle). -- Duncan K Downtown Dalgety Bay |