Re: [Hardware] which mouse?

["guillaume laforge" <guillaume.laforge.3d(at)gmail.com>]

So a developer use a mouse sometime ? Good to know !

:-P


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On 10/10/06, Alan Jones <skyphyr(at)gmail.com> wrote:

I got this one http://www.computerwebstore.co.uk/web/ProductID/3451/productinfo.asp
which has been the best I've used so far. You can get the two without
the remote as well.

Cheers,

Alan.

On 10/10/06, Raffaele Fragapane <jaco(at)thejaco.com> wrote:
> I guess if you strafe, kite and kite kill a lot, when you navigate the
> viewport in quake4 mode, then they become quite important feature.
>
> Me? I've had an old logitech for as long as it lasted (8 years I think),
> and it followed me and my work in 3 different continents.
> When it died 6 months ago I ended up buying an MX1000.
>
> I''ve never been a huge fan of wireless, but with a cradle it becomes a
> non issue.
>
> The mouse is fairly hefty with all the stuff jammed into it, but that is
> something I like.
> A weighted mouse requires less micro movements for precision, as the
> mouse offers the right amount of resistance, which means more strain on
> your muscles and less on your cartillage, reducing carpal tunnel risk
> (and I -AM- at risk since I've been using mice, touchtyping and playing
> base guitar for too many years).
> It's also a fairly big mouse (and I think it comes with left and right
> hand options), which I also like, but might not please everybody,
> especially if you have small hands or if you're generally hobbit sized.
>
> The precision is pretty stunning, and the laser tech turned out to be
> more benefit then marketing, countrary to my expectations.
> Yes, it does work on any mousepad, on bumpy glass, on paper and on cloth
> equally well.
>
> I've never minded middle clicking with the wheel, but when everybody
> making decent mice also started offering only the option with
> sidescrolling, I went apeshit.
> The side scrolling thing is plain evil, and the way MS had it down made
> me use my own mouse at work until we found enough stock of old mice from
> a vendor and finally replaced that crap.
> over half the office at that time was using their own mouse or had to
> map the middle click to the side button, which not every linux driver
> will handle, and it also puts additional strain on your thumb, that up
> to then was the only finger in your hand free of tendon and cartilage
> injuries risk.
> the MX1000 isn't nearly as bad in those regards, as the middle click
> doesn't require you to punch the wheel with a screwdriver to obtain
> threshold pressure (unlike MS mice), and if you're on windows you can
> install the bloated drivers and remap middle click to side click
> The click remapping worked surprisingly well, and when I got used to it
> it was starting to feel better then wheel clicking, but I had to abandon
> it because I couldn't get it to work in linux, so I also removed the
> drivers from my windows boot. Without divers the mouse still works
> perfectly btw, including the side buttons for browsing.
>
> so all in all I would reccomend the MX1000, it's working out well for
> me, and I definitely would stay away from any other sidescrolling wheel
> crap I've tryied (and 6 months ago I tryied everything since I consider
> my mouse quite an important part of my daily work.
> I also tryied a few odd branded mice, cheap ones etc, but they always
> turn out to be very light, or the materials/design don't feel solid
> enough, and I guess that's what made me decide for the MX in the end,
> it's a brick of a mouse, very well assembled, and with no grooves or
> bumps where your hand rests.
>
> wow... that was quite a mail for a mouse, but then I'm a big fan of desk
> ergonomy(sp?)
>
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>
> peter boeykens wrote:
>
> > tripple firing, snakeskin look and water resistant.
> > those are the essentials for working in XSI for sure ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* Dan Yargici <mailto: danyargici(at)gmail.com>
> >     *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> >     *Sent:* Sunday, October 08, 2006 1:39 PM
> >     *Subject:* Re: [Hardware] which mouse?
> >
> >     When I was at Imaj we kitted out a whole studio with X7 mice
> >     (mouses?) from a4Tech - http://www.a4tech.com/en/
> >
> >     I can highly recommend them, high dpi's and reeeeally nice to
> >     hold/use.  Relatively cheap too.
> >
> >     I think they started out as a fairly crappy operation, but now
> >     they've become a pretty good brand IMO.
> >
> >     Dan
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