On 1/31/23 07:46, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Still does not make sense to me. For me, the trackball has to rest on a solid surface that also supports my wrist. For a laptop that I actually move around with me, I only ever use the built-in touchpad.
Me too, but some people never adapt and buy a mouse.
I was introduced to trackballs in 1965 and I never liked them, especially the ones where there's a small ball for the thumb. For my uncoordinated self, I find it easier to control the cursor with a traditional mouse. I'm also weird in that I'm right-handed, but use my left hand for the mouse. I remember when I first started using a GUI and mouse with SunOS around 1986, I figured that since my right hand was used more to hit the "Enter" key, I might as well split the workload and let my left command the mouse. I don't like touchpads either. Regards, Lew