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bladderskate
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Date Joined May 2005
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| Posted 10/5/2005 2:43 PM (GMT -5) |   | Dear frequent users who manage to avoid carpal problems:
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOUSE?
I write this knowing that there are of course many entry methods, but the mouse must still be used for many things and I find the classic mouse a bit tough and the trackball worse (too hard to position right over an item).
Desperate. All opinions welcome.
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tim
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| Posted 10/5/2005 6:08 PM (GMT -5) | | Kensington Turbo Mouse
Big track ball, took 2 weeks to get used to but once you do, using a mouse is like using a radial dial telephone.
It also has lots of buttons, 4 main ones and 6 top row and the scroller. All can be programmed to do things. My setup is
Top right- double click, top left has a menu that allows me to select tools (mass edit, staff etc, you make the menu yourself_
Very top row of buttons which is really for web shortcuts can also be used, mine are for- changing noteheads, opening quant settings, retranscribe, turning pages. It really speeds things up.
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bladderskate
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| Posted 10/5/2005 7:46 PM (GMT -5) | | Thanks to all.
I went to the store today and looked at the mice (mouses?). Some follow-ups.
Richard N: I saw the pen and tablet thing but assumed that it's for Illustrator and such. Have you or anyone else used it? How would such a thing be useful in Finale? I do like the idea of holding a pen. (And also, you play euphonium? Cool, I played that and baritone horn in younger days.)
Tim: I saw the Kensington with the big ball and all the buttons at the shop. It looks very useful in terms of all the programmability. But I'm trying to picture how it is used in terms of the trackball. It seems to me that the hand and/or fingers would have to hover over the ball at times, engaging and thus tiring muscles, whereas with a classic mouse your hand is basically at rest on the table. Maybe I'm not picturing this correctly. If it's not too stupid a question, could you walk me through an operation? Do you bring your hand to the ball and move it til the curser is, say, over an expression then leave the ball where it is and press some button? How about clicking and dragging (say for copying); this seems natural domain to a classic mouse - is it a pain in the trackball?
Brodfuehrer: You sold me on wireless. Being able to move the mouse to my lap for a while then to another spot on the desk would definitely cut down the repetitive stress.
Thanks to all for the help. Any other suggestions out there? | | Back to Top | |
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Richard N.
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Date Joined May 2001
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| Posted 10/6/2005 4:38 AM (GMT -5) | |
bladderskate said...
Richard N: I saw the pen and tablet thing but assumed that it's for Illustrator and such. Have you or anyone else used it? How would such a thing be useful in Finale? I do like the idea of holding a pen. (And also, you play euphonium? Cool, I played that and baritone horn in younger days.)
My understanding is that you can use pen/tablet as a replacement for the mouse - i.e. you move the cursor by moving the pen and there are buttons or a nib on the pen that you can use for clicking.
Richard N.
Software = Finale 2003 to 2006 ~ Garritan GPO ~ Sonar 4 Producer ~ Kontakt 2 ~ WinXP Home SP1 Hardware = Athlon XP 2200 ~ 1.5 Gb RAM ~ Audigy Sound Card
Real Instruments = Bach Strad LT16MG, LT36G, 42B + B&H Sovereign Studio Tenor Trombones ~ Holton 181 Bass Trombone ~ Getzen Bass Trumpet ~ B&H Euphonium ~ M-Audio Keystation 88ES MIDI keyboard ~ Roland SoundCanvas SC-33
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bladderskate
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| Posted 10/6/2005 11:01 AM (GMT -5) | | Thanks again fellas. Tough break Dick. Tim, you make a convincing argument for the Turbo mouse. If I can find (the time to do it and) the place to give a pen and tablet a test run then I might decide on that, otherwise it looks like Turbo. Working 10-14 hours, that's quite an endorsement.
Anyone out there actually use the pen? | | Back to Top | |
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Zuill
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| Posted 10/6/2005 2:10 PM (GMT -5) | | I have found the secret to avoiding wrist or hand problems has less to do with the mouse, but with the chair. I have an adjustable chair, and am constantly changing the height to modify the wrist position. When I feel my hand or wrist tiring, I change the chair position. All things being equal (regardless of the chosen mouse), experiment with sitting position as part of the mix.
The Genovation combination keypad/mouse works well for Finale, so you don't have to keep moving your hand. It is a bit big, so for those with small hands, it might not work well.
By the way, be careful for those wireless cats, or you may wake up and find your mouse missing one day.
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
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