[linux-audio-user] Re: ot-ish : trackballs

[Lee Revell]

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