Improving reading of drafts and other documents

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This is perhaps a different topic, but something that I would like to share.

How often are you, like me, going up and down in a draft or rfc to look at and find things.  Lots of scrolling around perhaps like me.

After my accident, with my right arm in a sling and my right hand close to useless, I needed an alternative to a mouse with a little scroll wheel.

I asked on the Fedora user list, as I am a long time Fedora user (switched my notebook from CentOS to Fedora6 and since then CentOS is servers only and Fedora my dayly adventure).  A number of cohorts on the list recommended an optical trackball with a scrolling wheel.  Not only did this make it possible for me to work left-handed, but I continue to use it left-handed and keep my right hand on the keyboard.

A scrolling wheel (~7cm OD) makes moving up and down in a doc in any app very quick and very low stress.

It does not travel well, but here at my desk, it makes a considerable improvement to my frequent reading of docs and messages.

I am not going to 'sell' any particular brand or model.  There are a number to choose from....

Take care, all.

Bob




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