On Tuesday 24 May 2011 at 00:58:18 (GMT+2) Patrick Shanahan
* Stan Goodman
[05-23-11 16:41]: One can view it as a design problem. The failure happened as it did because the photosensors are below the ball, so that gravity drives errant crumbs to cover them. If the sesors were _above_ the ball.... O, wait a minute.... I have to think this out.
You *could* mount the trackball to the ceiling...
YES, on gimbals bolted to the ceiling. Or suspended in a magnetic field, which is more elegant. One might need a ladder as a computer accesory, to allow using the device. Don't you see where this is going? The solution to the original problem may be to stop eating crackers near the computer. Or to pick up the ball from time to time to see what flotsam has got caught too near the sensors. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org