On 2023-01-31 17:38, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
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 got really introduced around 1995 at the job. We installed computers in a 19 inch rack, and in engine workshops, sometimes on tables. Mice failed when used by mechanics with greasy hands, and space was tight anyway. So our friendly computer vendor told me to try trackballs. A Logitech Marble. Very expensive thing at the time, but it worked. It really did, because it had no wheels moved by the ball, but instead the ball had painted dots and a sensor directly read them. It always worked. For the racks we found a tiny keyboard with encrusted trackball. Probably an industrial keyboard, really expensive thing. So, when I had a chance, I got a trackball for myself during a trip to Canada, much cheaper. That one still works. In the current incumbent, it is the wheel that fails, and Liam confirms that I am not alone. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from Elesar, using openSUSE Leap 15.4)