On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 21:56, Christopher S. Swingley wrote: > John, > > > I'm curious, > > > > What is a trackball good for? > > > > why would I want one over a normal mouse? >
Some other advantages of a trackball: When your working place is full of papers etc. 1) You only need the place for the trackball, not some extra free place to move it around. 2) The trackball won t move when you push some paper aside. (I hate when the mouse moves and I tuype in the wrong window). Michel. > I find them a lot more comfortable to use all day long because you > don't wind up moving your arm and wrist around on the table like > you do with a mouse. Your hand stays stationary on the trackball > and your fingers do the moving. Much better than a mouse if you > are starting to show signs of carpal tunnel syndrome (sore wrist, > numbness in the fingers, etc.). > > And I also use the Logitech Trackman Marble FX. I've been tempted > to buy a couple extras to keep them in reserve when Logitech stops > making them. They are great. > > Chris > -- > Christopher S. Swingley phone: 907-474-2689 > Computer / Network Manager email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IARC -- Frontier Program GPG and PGP keys at my web page: > University of Alaska Fairbanks www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin
