[Leica] Re: Pointing device alternatives? "Pen?"

["Eric" <ericm@pobox.com>]

Peter:

>Folks:  Does anyone use something other than a mouse for their computer 
>pointing device?  After a few weeks of using photo editing programs and 
>Sibelius (a music notation program I recently began using), I have noticed 
>that the mouse is often not accurate enough for what I want to do.  And 
>also that after a session of intense mousing, my mouse hand feels 
>strained.  I've already had surgery once for a repetitive motion injury, so 
>I would like to find an alternative that's kinder to my hand.
>
>I've tried trackballs before, but find them no real improvement.

I've tried trackballs and don't like them, either.  But what I do like is a
trackball mouse.  Logitech TrackMan Marble.  (Actually, the current one I'm
using is a Marble+, meaning it has a scrolling wheel on the middle button.)
There's a mini trackball that you control with your thumb.  I find it
accurate and relaxing.  It would be extremely difficult to use left-handed,
though.  It is contoured for right-hand use.