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  Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease wexfordpress <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2017-09-17 08:12 -0700
    Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2017-09-17 11:29 -0400
      Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-10-13 03:31 +0200
        Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Zebee Johnstone <zebeej@gmail.com> - 2017-10-20 22:40 +0000
    Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2017-09-17 17:39 +0000
    Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-09-17 19:18 +0100
    Re: Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease Flat Ron <flatron@lg.com> - 2017-09-17 11:48 -0700

#3293 — Need roller ball mouse for Parkinsons Disease

Several of these exist but none say they work with Linux (Slackware and Xubunu).
Any of you used such a device with Linux?

John Culleton (age 85)

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#3294

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.


-- 
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills, We Trust"
PGP public key available upon request

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#3298

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.

Generally, all mice simply work in Linux. Maybe if they have fancy
features, like extra buttons there may be a problem.

There may be differences, however, when comparing with the Windows
driver, specially for touchpads.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#3301

In comp.os.linux.hardware on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 03:31:44 +0200
Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> 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

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#3295

On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 08:12:32 -0700, 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?
> 
> John Culleton (age 85)

Many years ago (probably about Slackware 9.1) I used a Kensington 
trackball together with Slackware. If I remember right there was no need 
for any partikular settings for it to work.

Some less years ago (probably about Slackware 13.1) I used different 
kinds of 3DConnexion spacemouse. Those are different beasts compared to 
trackballs, but did require some extra rows in 
/etc/udev/rules.d/90-local.rules

-8<----------------------------------
# For spacemouse to work
KERNEL=="event*", MODE="0666"
# But protect the keyboard from reading
ENV{ID_CLASS}=="kbd", MODE="0640"
-8<----------------------------------

But maybe I did the settings above only to allow userspace programs run 
by ordinary users to access the device. Those spacemouse devices were not 
used to control the curson in X but to control other programs.

regards Henrik
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#3296

wexfordpress <john@wexfordpress.com> writes:
> Several of these exist but none say they work with Linux (Slackware
> and Xubunu).  Any of you used such a device with Linux?
>
> John Culleton (age 85)

I’ve been using
https://www.kensington.com/us/us/4493/k64325/expert-mouse-wired-trackball
for many years, it works fine with Linux. I’d expect most USB mice and
trackballs to work perfectly well too.

-- 
https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/

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#3297

On 09/17/2017 08:12 AM, 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?
>
> John Culleton (age 85)

Comments here are a few years old, but encouraging.
<https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/trackball-4175460225-print/>

Your reference to Parkinsons reminded me of this trackball, called the 
HUGE. I guess it's actually huge, which may be a benefit. It recently 
received high praise in rec.crafts.metalworking group.
<https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0735584RM/?tag=xahh-20>

The HUGE allegedly does work with Linux, according to
<http://xahlee.info/kbd/elecom_huge_trackball.html>
"Work in Linux?
Yes. 5 standard buttons work. Except the 3 function buttons on top of 
the trackball."

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