[DUG] OT Mouse

[Conor Boyd]

+1 on the Natural Keyboard.

 

I also replaced my mouse with a 3M joystick-type mouse because I was getting niggles in the back of my hand from too much mouse-wheeling.

 

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ergonomics/home/products/ergonomicmouse/

 

 

From: delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] On Behalf Of Jolyon Smith
Sent: Tuesday, 1 November 2011 8:02 a.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] OT Mouse

 

Hmmm, I also wonder (speculate) that if the nature of your work is such that a track-pad is adequate that you are simply using it less frequently/intensively too.  Not intended as a disrespectful or derogatory remark, just an observation based on the typical relative precision/reliability of a trackpad vs a mouse (in my experience... ymmv). 

 

Having said that, apart from form designing or navigating the file system I know I for one use the keyboard (MS Ergonomic) perhaps as much as 90% and probably even more on any given working day.  Never-the-less I ensure I have a mouse that suits my hand.  My hands seem larger than average as holding most mice I end up forming a "claw" with my fingers, so I favour the larger rodents.  Similarly I haven't looked back since adopting the MS Natural Keyboard in the mid-90's, my current preferred board being the Ergonomic 4000. 

 

I do recall a time many many years ago, only after about 3 years in the software development game where my right index finger "seized up" around the first (tip) joint after a day of particularly heavy clicking thanks to some diagnostic process I had to devise involving lots of message boxes.  It was fine after a couple of days but was a contributing factor toward my leaning toward the keyboard as far as possible for such things.

 

 

On 31 October 2011 22:46, John Bird <johnkbird at paradise.net.nz> wrote:

Nah - tiny movements and most gentle tapping of finger on a the trackpad.
The only disadvantage is high precision stuff a trackpad is not so good for,
but with various gestures (and more coming) .  You know the idea - "Less is
more"

People never used to get RSI on a VT52 keyboard - that was an experience in
a keyboard with a heavy touch motion and a separate shift key to do key
repeats with.   I liked them.   Most of you have never seen one I bet.

John

It probably would help with RSI etc because you are working at 25% speed.  I
find a mouse pad way too slow.


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