On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 07:43 +0200, Nicola Larosa wrote: > Nicola Larosa wrote: > > Trackballs, trackpads, trackpoints, whatever, but drop the standard mice! > > Oh, I forgot something important: discard the trackballs with small balls, > to be operated with the thumb: they're an RSI disaster waiting to happen. > > You want balls that are operated with the other fingers or the palm, the > thumb only has to click. The bigger the ball, the better. > > You mean like the Microsoft Trackball Optical? Great, this is exactly what I've been using for years. It does seem a bit weird to make the thumb do all the work, but so far mine doesn't hurt... Lee