Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!news.unit0.net!uucp.uio.no!news.klingenberg.no!fnord.no!news1.firedrake.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Zebee Johnstone Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware Subject: Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:40:02 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Firedrake Synthesis Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <66e2172b-4922-4394-8445-64da5a3dd60d@googlegroups.com> <0lh5be-2vc.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> Reply-To: zebeej@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.10.233.220.static.exetel.com.au X-Trace: lustrous.firedrake.org 1508539202 2605 220.233.10.156 (20 Oct 2017 22:40:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@lustrous.firedrake.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:40:02 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.2 (Linux) X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.hardware:3301 In comp.os.linux.hardware on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 03:31:44 +0200 Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2017-09-17 17:29, Lew Pitcher wrote: >> wexfordpress wrote: >> >>> Several of these exist but none say they work with Linux (Slackware and >>> Xubunu). Any of you used such a device with Linux? >> >> I've had no problems with rollerball mice or laser mice under Linux >> (Slackware, and Kubuntu). >> >> However, I have no experience with trackball mice, which I suspect is what >> you call a "roller ball mouse". My guess is that, because a trackball is >> essentially an inverted roller ball mouse, Linux should have no problem >> recognizing it. > > I use a Logitech Track Ball Marble +, and I never had a problem with it. > Works out of the box, no configuration needed. > Kensington trackball - one big central ball, 4 buttons - does need a bit of tweaking in udev if you want to program the buttons but otherwise it works. Zebee