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Re: cadmouse

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Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
> On 2017-05-05, owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>> Finally came today.  And damn, Marek, you're right.  It is big.
>> And heavy.  I like it though.  Just have to get used to the size.
>> I'm used to lifting my mouse to move over large areas, so I find
>> it's best with this one to grab it at the very bottom edges.
>> One thing I noticed, which I don't remember ever encountering
>> in other mice (but it may have been there), is that a quick
>> double scroll swipe on the wheel gives a scroll lock that
>> will run to the top or bottom of the page with your finger
>> off the wheel, or on browser tabs to the first or last tab.
>> Kind of neat, but it was unexpected, and I'll have to watch
>> for that on browser tabs.
>   
> Yeah, it's the aircraft carrier of mice. That was shock number one for
> me. Wasn't sure I'd like it but after a couple weeks I was sold. And
> after those couple weeks, once I added the features I wanted to Gnome it
> was a no brainer. Switch all your mice... But you see why I am not going
> to carry one of these in my slim backpack with an ultra-light, ultra
> notebook. 
>

Yet but if a mountain lion crossed your path it would make a
nice weapon.
 
> Totally like it now. 
> 
> This is the sun mouse I was talking about:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/370-1170-Sun-Type-4-Optical-Mouse-no-mouse-pad-370-1170-/371815507629?hash=item5691ee66ad
> 
> Ideally I wanted something close to that. Sun had others that were very
> close to the IBM mouse I have. Maybe a wheel on the left side of the
> mouse where your thumb can get at it would have done the trick. And then
> I'd have something I could carry around as well. But this works. I got
> comfortable with it within a week or two and now I don't even think
> about the size anymore. I can always gut the mouse and use it as boat or
> something. 
> 

Oh btw the cadmouse pad is nice. 

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cadmouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-05 20:46 +0000
  Re: cadmouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-05 17:11 -0500
    Re: cadmouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-06 00:41 +0000
      Re: cadmouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-05 19:46 -0500
        Re: cadmouse owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-05-06 01:47 +0000
          Re: cadmouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-05 21:34 -0500
            Re: cadmouse Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-05-06 16:27 -0500
              Re: cadmouse Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-05-06 15:41 -0700

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