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From: chan@hpfcms.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Exotic Interface Query]
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Date: Thu, 9-Apr-87 12:19:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  9 12:19:52 1987
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Re: trackballs as an "easier" mouse.

I always thought that a trackball would be much nicer than a mouse,
but when I finally got to try one out this week, I discovered a basic
problem with using one with X Windows. It is very difficult to hold
down a button and move the ball at the same time. Since X seems to
be mostly bound to "click and drag", this makes the trackball untenable,
at least for a spaz like me. Other trackballs may have their buttons
positioned to make this easier, but it seems like a fundamental problem
since you basically need to push the buttons and move the ball with 
the same part of your anatomy (doesn't that conjure up some amusing
images?).

			-- Chan Benson
			Hewlett Packard Company
			Fort Collins, CO
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