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Pretty sure this is an AI “improved” version of an old version
Or rather
I am continuously puzzled by the things people use this bullshit for
Is it weird to like this? I feel like this would be hella comfortable. Does it have buttons on the side for the fingers? Because that would be cool as hell.
Ergonomic mice almost all look like this
Yes there are buttons. Search for vertical mouse. Several companies make them.
A lot of people like them.
I used a vertical mouse for a while and found that it puts more strain on my shoulder and ended up going back. Your mileage may vary
You have to sit pretty strangely, like leaned back with your arm fully against your side so the weight of your forearm pushes into you rather than pulling on your shoulder. It does trade a LOT of hand strain for a slight bit of shoulder strain though.
I used a vertically oriented mouse like that for a while when I had RSI. Also mapped mouse keys to the keyboard with autohotkey, just for variation. These days have a kensington ‘expert mouse’ trackball and on my laptop its the trackpad like everyone else.
Got a cheap bluetooth/2.5Ghz trackball for my laptop, and wow, those are SO nice when you don’t have a lot of space to work with.
I hope some mid-level enthusiast trackballs that aren’t ridiculously boutique become a thing soon haha.
As soon as I started my 9-5 job, my wrist started hurting. Fortunately, my workplace bought me some vertical mice and it’s all I needed. It took some getting used to and I can’t play FPSes with them, but I’m not playing those for 8 hours a day, so I just switch back when needed.
I’d want to get a finger trackball, but they’re kind of expensive. Something like Kensington Orbit.
Recently I got a mouse. One with side scroll wheel, but just a normal one. I am honestly disappointed. First 2 days I found myself being less accurate with it than TrackPoint. And it also feels less comfortable to use.
It’s only better if I have a second monitor to the side.Also, I wish I could somehow get easily varying sensitivity. Say, the more I press, the slower it moves. Or even just such 2 speed selector. Maybe it would get hard to predict with that pressure idea.
God the buttons on that mouse are horrible. The scroll ring is nice, but not enough to keep it with the buttons like they are.
The orbit worked really well for me. I used my thumb for the left click, pinkie for the right, and the other 3 to better control the ball.
The only big complaint I have is the wrist rest they include: it’s really hard, and comes off real easy.
The buttons are just shit quality. It’s not about the position.
Oh yeah, the buttons feel really cheap.
But I’ll take those shitty buttons over any mouse with a scroll wheel. Fuck scroll wheels they break so easily.
