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From: martin@adpplz.UUCP (Martin Golding)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Track ball on a keyboard?
Keywords: Keyboards as pointing device
Message-ID: <815@adpplz.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 91 01:20:00 GMT
References: <1991Jun12.181324.12617@den.mmc.com> <1991Jun13.142018.17792@ecf.toronto.edu>
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In <1991Jun13.142018.17792@ecf.toronto.edu> xiaoy@ecf.toronto.edu (XIAO  Yan) writes:

>Mapping keyboard key position onto the screen should also be an option
>for a pointing device:  

There is patented, and should be available VSN (Very Soon Now) a keyboard
that uses the j key as the pointer device. The left hand toggles the use
of the key and handles mousebuttonlike activities, and force sensors in
the j key do the pointing.

I have no idea whether this is a good idea or not, but I liked it...


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