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Posted by speckx 8 hours ago

I haven't used a mouse for 14 years(axelk.ee)
44 points | 65 commentspage 4
hmokiguess 7 hours ago|
I'm on 12 years and I didn't know about the 3 fingers drag, thanks for sharing!
krunck 7 hours ago||
I despise trackpads. They feel so sloppy and approximate. Mice work great for my needs. But the best laptop pointer for me has been the pointing stick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick
mikestew 7 hours ago|
I despise trackpads.

And yet I'll use nothing else. Conversely, I have never gotten along with pointy sticks, all the way back to the original 1993 Toshiba Portégé[0] despite their apparent popularity.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynabook_Portégé

anarticle 7 hours ago||
I have tried to go completely mouse/trackpad free with vimari/vimium, scoot, and rectangle. Worked relatively well, and helps me move things around as fast as I can think.

web moves: https://github.com/televator-apps/vimari mouse moves: https://github.com/mjrusso/scoot window moves: https://rectangleapp.com

Drag lock is a good setting, just test drove it and will be using it.

tokai 7 hours ago||
>I am still amazed by Mac's Trackpad quality to this day. I used to own Windows laptops, and most of their touchpads are so shit

I have hear multiple times that patents are the reason for the bad trackpads outside of Apples products. But I have never been able to find a confirmation.

Talking about mouse alternatives I would like to give rollermouse a shout-out. Beside the relaxed arm position they give, I really like that they invite to use both hands at the same time. With the similar workload between both hands and arms I find the over all strain lower even with repetitive tasks for a long time.

baggy_trough 7 hours ago||
It is utterly insane that 3 finger drag isn't the default or at least not buried 3 layers deep inside accessibility. Apple, what are you doing?
latexr 4 hours ago|
I didn’t use to be as buried before System Preferences became System Settings.
bigyabai 8 hours ago|
Anecdotal, but I haven't used my Magic Trackpad 2 since I bought a trackball (Kensington Expert Wireless). Removes all the same wrist strain issues while retaining flick accuracy of a mouse.
pimlottc 7 hours ago||
Logitech MX Ergo fan here!
thebrain 7 hours ago||
This is the best. I use it for work as well.
RobotToaster 7 hours ago||
+1 on trackballs, I use a sanwa gravi myself