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The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by joe_the_user »

The many-button mouse is appealing as way of reducing movements between mouse and keyboard.

But it's even better to just stay on the keyboard and skip the mouse altogether. Mice have to be the number one source of computer-based tendon injury. Fortunately, the standard laptop is relatively "ergonomics".

Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by sp332 »

joe_the_user wrote: post #2

The many-button mouse is appealing as way of reducing movements between mouse and keyboard. But it's even better to just stay on the keyboard and skip the mouse altogether. Mice have to be the number one source of computer-based tendon injury. Fortunately, the standard laptop is relatively "ergonomics".

They should have just put a laser tracker under a keyboard. Then you'd have a 104-key mouse and you'd never have to move your hands again.

Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by fizx »

sp332 wrote: post #4
joe_the_user wrote: post #2

The many-button mouse is appealing as way of reducing movements between mouse and keyboard. But it's even better to just stay on the keyboard and skip the mouse altogether. Mice have to be the number one source of computer-based tendon injury. Fortunately, the standard laptop is relatively "ergonomics".

They should have just put a laser tracker under a keyboard. Then you'd have a 104-key mouse and you'd never have to move your hands again.

I'd actually be interested to have the area where my wrists make contact with the keyboard be responsive like a large version of the old Thinkpad "TrackPoint" cursor dot thingy.

Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by GiraffeNecktie »

joe_the_user wrote: post #2

The many-button mouse is appealing as way of reducing movements between mouse and keyboard. But it's even better to just stay on the keyboard and skip the mouse altogether. Mice have to be the number one source of computer-based tendon injury. Fortunately, the standard laptop is relatively "ergonomics".

The standard laptop is hardly ergonomic. The trackpad and pointing devices are somewhat helpful but the keyboards are all (without exception) terrible for extended typing. You're much better off getting a separate keyboard with the left and right halves of the keyboard angled inward so that hands and arms can remain in alignment.

Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by fnid »

This will be really great for designers who do a lot of formating and dragging things around the screen with little typing. You could set borders, padding, alignment, columns all sorts of things to make documents look really nice.

Re: The OpenOffice.org Mouse is Real

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Post by BigZaphod »

fnid wrote: post #8

This will be really great for designers who do a lot of formating and dragging things around the screen with little typing. You could set borders, padding, alignment, columns all sorts of things to make documents look really nice.

Maybe... except it's horribly ugly. I don't know any designers that would use it. They'd immediately reject it for the aesthetics alone.
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