Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!du248-12.cc.iastate.edu!goldberg From: goldberg@iastate.edu (Adam Goldberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Trackball Suggestions, Anyone? Message-ID: Date: 14 Jun 91 01:12:12 GMT References: <1991Jun12.203225.4975@news.cs.indiana.edu> <0094A0E7.0A4412A0@MAPLE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Distribution: na Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA Lines: 27 Originator: goldberg@du248-12.cc.iastate.edu In <0094A0E7.0A4412A0@MAPLE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU> sorrow@oak.circa.ufl.edu writes: >Actually, it's not just Logitech. Any maker of a trackball that can be used >with only a thumb has my vote. The Kengsington and other track balls that I >The TrackMan uses a thumb roller, which means your hand stays stationary. It >feels nice for a trackball, and I know that one CAD department at an energy >company I used to work switched over to it since it didn't take up that much >room and they considered it superior to mice. I've yet to see a thumb roller that I liked. It's a good idea, granted, but somehow they don't quite have the "feel". I prefer a larger, heavier ball with more resolution. I found the TrackMan hard to use because I was frequently spending too long trying to get the mouse positioned properly to perform some function. I prefer Kensington Systems' Professional Mouse (or something like that, I don't have it right at my side just now). It's got a larger, heavier ball which is easier for me to use. The buttons aren't right under your fingers, but they are just to each side of the ball, and aren't inconvenient to use. -- Adam Goldberg ! "It's simple! Even a PASCAL programmer could do goldberg@iastate.edu ! it!" tabu6@isuvax.BITNET ! "Remember: the sooner you fall behind, the #include ! more time you have to catch up!"