I need a new mouse
I've been using a 1-button optical mouse for several months cuz it worked better for me. For right-clicking, I used the context menu key on my keyboard. However, I now find that I need a 2-button mouse. Now, I know you can buy a 2-button optical almost anywhere, but I need one that also has a way to keep my index finger on the left mouse button so I don't accidentally click the right mouse button with it?
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What if you cut a little piece of index card into a rectangle about 2 inches long and one inch high, and stuck it upright in between the mouse buttons? Kind of a gentle barrier to keep the fingers on the correct side. Or does it need to be stronger than that?
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You could just get a mouse with a scroll wheel in the middle between the right and left button. Seems like it would work.
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What I'd need is something that built-in. |
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can you do a track ball at all?
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There are self curing epoxy putties out there that you could use to modify an existing mouse. Some are intended to stick to plastic.
Maybe you have someone who could help you knead the putty and apply it to a mouse in a way that would be comfortable for your hand and fingers? |
How about an actual trackball?
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Exp...894026&sr=8-14 Not cheap, but I had one years ago and loved it. Maybe it's time for another. |
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Can you use your thumb?
What about something like this: http://www.fentek-ind.com/3m-mouse.htm This was one microsoft guy's solution to the same problem, but I don't think you can buy them like this: http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets...sing-2009054/? |
i got this one for xmas. love it.
http://www.atpm.com/11.12/images/trackman-wheel.png |
I have always pursued the best Logitech gear.
The Logitech driver software is rather full-featured. They let you reprogram all the mouse buttons, including disabling them if you like. The Performance MX I'm using now has about ten different "control surfaces" that do something! But one could disable most of them, then assign the thumb button to right-click and disable the right click, or even make the right mouse button and left mouse button function as left click. When I had my recent shoulder problems and couldn't click, I dug out an old Logitech trackball and had both mouse and trackball hooked up at the same time. I used my right hand to move the mouse pointer and my left hand to click. |
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