On 8/5/19 12:18 AM, Frédéric wrote:
I have been using a Kensington trackball for years
Interesting, first time I hear about that. How do you replace the
middle button and the wheel? I am used to zoom in/out with control
wheel for example.
I was in an auto accident end of last Oct. 8 weeks in a sling with my
right arm. No mousing around (right-handed) for me and forget about the
effort to roll the wheel.
The people here pointed me to the Kensington Expert Mouse. Insurance
paid top dollar for it, compared to what I could have gotten it on line
(get me the mouse or pay workmen's comp, an easy calculation for the
insurance company). I STILL use it left-handed. It is just that easy
to slide the left hand over and keep my stronger right hand on the
keyboard and number pad. I told the OT at the rehab out-patient place I
used and she has gotten a few of her patients to get one. It made a
life-changing situation for one of her patients.
The wheel on the Kensington is fantastic. So easy to roll. I spend a
lot of time in Geany with Internet Drafts XML (though I am being pushed
to switch to Markdown, but Geany does not have and adequate plugin for
Markdown). A mouse wheel to roll up and down the body of the document
is critical. I could not have worked while in the sling and for the
first 2 months of PT without that wheel.
I have not tried programming the top two buttons. Some here said it can
be done in Fedora.
So far, 8 months into ownership, I have not needed to clean the
trackball, but it is easy to take out. In fact it falls out if you tip
it over, so have it on a stable surface! I do not use its wrist rest.
My mouse extender on my keyboard tray does not have the room and the
position of the tray is such that I don't need the rest.
I really am thankful to the members here that pointed me to the
Kensington Expert Mouse.
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