What mouse do you use?

Re: What mouse do you use?

Phil Chouinard — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:06:42 GMT

Andreas Zieritz:
In my opinion such things should be implemented by the OS, not by hardware drivers.

FWIW, I do believe that is happening and will continue to happen -- that exists today to various extents in graphics, output, and now input peripherals. However, there will likely always be "tweaking" done at the hardware (and therefore driver) level to extend what does not exist at the "basic" level and to provide the "market differentiation" that the individual vendors need to survive. Now, this does not mean that the OS vendor needs to have exclusive control -- all that needs to be said is OpenGL and WINTAB regarding that :) -- but it would be pretty safe to say that advancements in technology (and "support" for that at the OS level) will continue to happen.

Re: What mouse do you use?

Kirk — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:17:44 GMT

I use a Logitech mx1000 laser

Like it but you need to also load "uberoptions" to make it easier to program

Re: What mouse do you use?

Andreas Zieritz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:48:50 GMT

In my opinion such things should be implemented by the OS, not by hardware drivers.

Re: What mouse do you use?

ryan108 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:16:50 GMT

Just remembered another funky deal when I switched over to the Evoluent. In order to use the scroll wheel, the window had to have focus. With my dell mouse, I can scroll in a window simply by mousing over it. I pity the mouse software company has that has to design for subtleties such as this, but I think that was the last straw for me.

Re: What mouse do you use?

jameshaneyjr — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:51:23 GMT

I've been using the same model 3-button IBM mouse ( made by Logitech ) 7 to 8 hours a day for the last six years, with no ill effects. It's plain, simple and just keeps on working. My fingers have grown so accustomed to the three large buttons that even though I've tried 8 or 9 new input devices over the years, I always come back to this one.

Jim

Re: What mouse do you use?

ryan108 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:46:47 GMT

Standard Dell 7 button.

My Evoluent is gathering dust. For me, it's extra buttons aren't easily accessible. With my dell I have easy access to 3 extra buttons (left wheel tilt, right wheel tilt, thumb in addition to left/right/middle). Also, I found the wrist position to be stress-building over time (then again I only used it for a week - maybe this goes away with extended use???).

Re: What mouse do you use?

Andreas Zieritz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:54:28 GMT

Evoluent here as well.

Best mouse I've ever had.

Re: What mouse do you use?

ghaledev — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:54:28 GMT

I use an Evoluent vertical mouse. It is a high dpi mouse, but the position is not as precise as a regular mouse overall since you basically move it from the elbow instead of the wrist. It has two features that I love:

1. It has 3 distinct large buttons AND a wheel, so I have the best of both worlds with a real Middle Button. This requires running a separate button remapper on x64 which is a free download

2. I can use it for hours with no wrist strain or irritation

With enough practice the precision is not a problem.

http://www.evoluent.com/