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From: kmont@hpindda.HP.COM (Kevin Montgomery)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Re: Human Factors: Paper-Like Interface
Message-ID: <3500005@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 89 01:08:40 GMT
References: <316@cui.UUCP>
Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA
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In article <911@scubed.UUCP> warner@s3snorkel.UUCP (Ken Warner) writes:
>This is my main gripe with the current set of pointing devices.  You have to
>use your whole arm to move an essentially weightless cursor.  After a day of
>mousing around, I have a knot in my shoulder that can really hurt.  Also my
>back is tired from the asymetrical position necessary to balance one extended
>arm.

I think Neils Mayer mentioned a while back that he uses a track ball 
instead of a mouse (have the same interface- HP-HIL).  That way he
can position using his fingers and find the granularity (sensitivity)
of motion to be much better.  (let's face it- the shoulder muscles 
weren't meant for precise movement!)
					kevbop