On 08/19/2013 08:54 PM, g wrote: > > > hi to poc and all respondents of his thread, > > On 08/19/2013 06:36 PM, Tim wrote: > <> > >> /snip/ > > you all need to do what i did years ago. > > i bought a thumb type logitech trackman marble and i have enjoy the critter > and cursoring ever sense then. > > beauty of it is it sits where i put it, and i do not have to keep a place > cleared to move it around in. > > i convinced several friends to spend the little extra for them and they > have responded with thanks of joy. > > the thumb marble later came with a 'scroll wheel' integrated into the > middle button, which saves your thumb from having to scroll cursor and > pages. > > logitech now has a palm type marble unit. it has a larger ball in center of > body that works real well. > > i own no stock in logitech, but i do wish i had bought some when i bought > my thumbmarble. > > i just now re-check site thru my bookmarks and it appears they no longer > supply a thumb marble, [so i had to 'past tense' this post] just the palm > type. i have use such and it works well, but you have to keep your arm > raised or move marble with your fingers. > > this is link; > > http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs > > if you like idea of thumb over palm, the thumb marbles are being sold > thru ebay. [no stock in them either. :=( ] > > hth. > > later. > A few thoughts: One of the designers at my place of employment used a thumb ball from Logitech, and swore by it, but one time I attempted to modify a small part of a drawing using that thumb-ball, and it drove me crazy! And I am a track-ball user from the get-go. I originally had a very expensive one, that had three useful buttons--perfect for Linux-- but it eventually wore out, and the replacement was out-of-sight, price-wise. There was some other tracker for a while, but not very good--it was mechanical. Then I discovered Kensington. Their Orbit Optical trackball sells for the same price as the Logitech unit on the right in the illustration at the website above. I haven't used the Logitech, but I have 3 of the Kensingtons--one for each desktop and one for the laptop, which I carry with me if I need the laptop. BTW, I don't consider the Logitech unit a palm ball--it's a fingertip ball, like the Kensington. But if you're into thumb-balls, it looks to me like the wireless unit pictured on the left is a thumb-ball. One other thing: I suspect that like the Kensington, the Logitech ball is not captured, and will fall out if you upset the base. At one point, I actually thought I had lost the ball! Took some real heavy searching to find it! Here's the Kensington link: http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/s/1444/trackballs.aspx --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
