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masquerading as a man with a reason ([personal profile] ysobel) wrote2016-06-24 07:26 pm

Speak to me of mice. Mouses. Whatever.

I am in need of a new mouse; current one (evoluent vertical) is dying and also ergonomically bad for me (yes it's an ergonomic mouse, but I'm a special snowflake).

What I need:
* because of mobility restrictions, I'm looking at things that don't move -- so trackballs or joysticks. Small touchpads might work, I don't know.
* because same, dual-hand or lefthanded
* scroll wheel preferred but not required (current mouse's scroll hasn't worked for two years
* PC running Windows 10.

Anyone have suggestions, recommendations, anti-recs, advices, etc?
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[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2016-06-25 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Modern touch pads are amazing things. They're super smooth & gliding. They require no pressure or pinch. Generally, you can define useful gestures. ( In my case: two fingers tap is right click; left down and right tap is open in new window behind; two-finger swim can adjust volume/brightness/etc.) final nifty feature: they can ignore palm touch, so if you anchor your hand with a palm, you won't inadvertently issue a command.)