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From: king@cell.mot.COM (Steven King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Boing mouse
Keywords: Boing Optical Mouse Amiga Great
Message-ID: <445@grape3.UUCP>
Date: 28 Nov 89 21:51:44 GMT
References: <4028@ur-cc.UUCP> <8911152226.AA07846@sorinc.PacBell.COM> <640@xyzzy.UUCP> <8911250855.AA07838@sorinc.PacBell.COM>
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In article <8911250855.AA07838@sorinc.PacBell.COM> magik@sorinc.PacBell.COM (Darrin A. Hyrup) writes:
>In article <640@xyzzy.UUCP> poirier@dg-rtp.dg.com (Charles Poirier) writes:
>>I can't speak to the Boing! mouse in particular.  The Mouse Systems optical
>>mouse I use at work has one minor misfeature: when you have to lift it to
>>reposition yourself on the pad, the cursor moves a bit before losing
>>optical contact with the pad.	Thus, while doing a prolonged one-direction
>>roll, you are fighting the mouse's tendency to backslide on every mouse lift.
>>I personally prefer the crisp separation-from-pad of a roller mouse.
>
>Actually, the Boing! mouse is made by Mouse systems, and yes it does
>exhibit the same misfeature. But it has been my experience that the roller
>style mice also move a bit when picked up and placed on the mat. Although
>not to the same degree.

I also use a Mouse Systems mouse at work, and have used my friend's Boing!
mouse.  I don't experience this "backsliding" problem at all.  Curious as to
what the complaints were about, I just now paid attention to how I move the
mouse on an extended tour.  Basically, I tend to lift the mouse off the mat
BEFORE I stop my forward motion.  Kinda like so:

                 <-- Lift and return
                   _________________
                  /                 \
                 (                   )
                  \_________________/

                Move rodent forward -->

This way, the "backsliding" tendency is transformed to a tendency to FORESLIDE,
which is actually helpful!

Just another viewpoint on matters, your mileage may vary...

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