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From: dana@are.berkeley.edu (Dana E. Keil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: a plea to Apple -- something for the offhand
Keywords: new input device
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Date: 19 Jul 90 20:50:59 GMT
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In article <1412@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> jgsmith@watson.bcm.tmc.edu (James G. Smith) writes:
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>This is a plea for someone to come up with an input device for the off hand/
>non mouse-using hand.  I would suggest a dial or pair of dials.  The immediate
>use that I see for such a device would be to scroll the active window (one 
>dial for horizontal and one for vertical).

This suggestion and the current discussion of three-button mice for the
Mac reminds me to mention a rumor about a really great input device being
developed with the aid of a popular organ company, something I've been
wanting to see for a long time: an ADB footpedal keyboard. Just think! Now a 
simple command-option-double click big toe will be all that's necessary instead
of those tiresome scroll bars we hate to deal with. ;-)