* Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> [02-06-06 14:40]:
You're absolutely right. One very cool solution is an optical trackball. I have a Kensington which I like a lot. Unfortunately, it has no middle button or scroll-wheel. (With a ball, a scroller is less useful, anyway.) But since you don't move the pointing device itself, wires won't break, and since there's practically nothing mechanical besides the ball itself, I expect it to last forever!
I have had two of them, one two button and one four button and love them. Unfortunately, both died an early death, hardware. At us$100 a pop, I will not try again. ps: I could program the four button as a third button and more. Sure was nick no reaching to a different place for the mouse and being able to go from one side of the screen to the other almost instantly without raising the mouse up and repositioning. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2