Re: mouse vs. keyboard

From: Jan Knutar (shadowjksp_at_yahoo.se)
Date: 04/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 14:07:55 +0300

WTH wrote:

>> Optical trackball, and there is no friction.
>
> ?It still uses a ball, yes? Ergo, friction

Yes. Compared to traditional mice, the friction is a few magnitudes smaller.

>. One of our artists uses one,
> and swears by it for precision and long usage.

After getting used to it, I prefer it much over traditional mice. No more
dragging the mouse around, no more balls that don't have enough friction
against the mouse mat but does have insane amounts of frictions against the
mouse shell, etc... More reliable, more accurate and more comfortable,
simply :-)

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