Re: You *can* repair these things

On 19/10/05 10:32, in article
1h4p9y1.qmb4hfpv1f40N%UsenetsPam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ryan Callaghan"
<UsenetsPam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Many years ago, IBM did one with a trackpoint built in for scrolling
> (And, it appears after checking Google, they still do, under the
> scrollpoint name) which reputedly does scrolling in both dimensions, I
> had one, but never got the scrolly bit working properly in Linux, since
> I didn't use the machine it was connected to much. Unfortunately the
> Trackpoint is something of an acquired taste, I personally like it, and
> it's got to be better from an RSI perspective than the constant flexing
> of your finger required to use a wheel or ball.

I've never got on with trackpoints myself. Maybe you have to force yourself
to use one for a long time to "get it".

Do many people suffer from RSI in the scrolling finger?

Cheers,

Chris

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