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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Optical Mice
Summary: Orientation
Message-ID: <2140@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 9 May 90 13:00:47 GMT
References: <1495@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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In article <1495@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>, lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
> In <898@tau.sm.luth.se>, d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) writes:
> >
> >Why do so many people prefer that pointer movement is relative to the
> >orentation of the mouse and not he pad? 

   I have never used an optical mouse, although I've optically looked at 
   mechanical mice, so I'm just guessing. It seems like an optical mouse, 
   having an orientation relative to the pad would require the user to know
   the orientation of his hand, whereas with a mechanical mouse movement is
   relative to where the mouse is. If you want to move the pointer to the right
   you have to move your hand to the right. With an optical mouse before 
   moving right you have to figure which direction you are pointed now. It's
   like driving a car. If you want to turn right you just turn the wheel 
   clockwise but if you want to go west then you have to realize which 
   direction you're going now and then calculate an offset.

> Why do so many people like the taste of chocolate more than cucumbers? I think
> the clean, snappy taste of cucumber is so much more refreshing than the
> cloying, sickly sweetness of chocolate. :-)
> 

   I don't like cucumbers. I have to think about why I'm eating them while
   with chocolate, I know before hand that I like it. Turpentine has a clean,
   snappy taste, or so I've been told.

> -larry

Mike,


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