hello doug, On 08/19/2013 08:56 PM, Doug wrote: <>
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!
i would say that that is one of the reasons that mouse movement should always be in a feature in a readily accessible configuration, so one can change parameters as needed. it would be great if there were 2 selectable settings, fast/slow. even better, if there where 3 or 4 preset setups, fast, slow, between. when i am using mouse for reading, writing, web browsing, i like fast acceleration and threshold. for cad/eda, i like slow acceleration and threshold. such could very easily be selected by pressing middle button and left button simultaneously for stepping up. pressing middle button and right button simultaneously for stepping down. or, pressing middle button and left/right button would present a menu at current pointer position to select a preset config and a choice for a config window. i had considered doing such, but i am an al programmer and i admit to being 'weak' with c/c++, so i never took it further than just thinking about it. with linux being primarily c/c++, if i ever find time, i may give it a go. tho it would be better if you are, or a reader who is, heavy into c/c++ would work up routine needed, it would be a truly needed winner. [hint, hint, hint] <> > 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-- i tried a kensington trackball when they first came out, but for some reason or other, i preferred the logitech and i have had this thumb ball from within a year of when they were first released. <> > BTW, I don't consider the Logitech unit a palm ball--it's a fingertip > ball, like the Kensington. this is true. i guess i was too tired to realize what i had written. i had a very close friend who was so enthused with my thumb ball, when he left from visit, he went to a local best buy to get one. his biggest interest was because, like me, he liked idea of not having to keep an area of his desk, in his words, "cleared for a stinking mouse". best buy was out of the thumb ball, so sales person showed him the finger ball. he bought it because he had big hands and fingers so it was easier for him to use. a few years later, he died in a motor cycle accident. his son took over the business and after his first year, he wanted to upgrade system, so instead of my building up a new box, he bought a dell system. he watch too many tv commercials. i had warned him about dell and their support, but he did not listen because bank and most of the businesses he serviced hvac's for used dell. so he was sold on them. when i helped the son install their business software on their new dell and we finished, he asked what i owed him. i asked what he wanted for old system. his reply was i could have it because they would write it off. i told him ok, he owed me nothing. i added another hdd, upped memory and used it for my 'play station' and set up my old system up as file and network server. because of logging in server thru network, i had no need for finger mouse, so i gave it to another friend for his daughter. she flipped over it and still thanks me for it every time i visit them.
But if you're into thumb-balls,
having started with a thumb ball, i have formed an 'addiction' for it. ;=) as such, i have learned to use it as a finger ball. to be more accurate, a thumb and first finger. it allows me to have a finer control over pointer movement. > it looks to me like the wireless unit pictured on the left is a thumb-ball. this is true.
One other thing: I suspect that like the Kensington, the Logitech ball is not captured, and will fall out if you upset the base.
this is also true. original has a retaining ring with a recessed hole so it can be rotated for removal to remove the ball for cleaning. there where complaints about this, so, i believe, to also cut manufacturing cost, and make cleaning easier. and they _do_ need cleaning of motion detecting window and ball contact points. i am sure kensington is same way. when you consider all the advantages of a marble, a little cleaning is no big issue. at least not as i see it.
Here's the Kensington link:
after watching the dumb video, i recall why i prefer the logitech. you can rest your hand on the logitech. not so with the kengsington. returning from kengsington site and noticing scroll bar gray area, i believe i need to bring this 'book' to a close. (bwg) later. -- peace out. in a world with out fences, who needs gates. sl6.3 linux tc.hago. g . -- 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
