From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 16 10:57:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA25328 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:57:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from persprog.com (persprog.com [204.215.255.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA25315 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:57:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dave@mmrd.com) Received: by persprog.com (8.7.5/4.10) id NAA29621; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:53:07 -0500 Received: from dave.ppi.com(192.2.2.6) by cerberus.ppi.com via smap (V1.3) id sma029615; Wed Dec 16 13:53:01 1998 Message-ID: <36780187.11A7E365@mmrd.com> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:52:56 -0500 From: "David W. Alderman" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steve Friedrich CC: "hardware@FreeBSD.ORG" , "Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org" Subject: Re: mousen References: <199812161719.MAA23601@laker.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Steve Friedrich wrote: > > My main frustration with mice was the darn wire! I got an Logitech > Mouseman Cordless a couple years ago, and have since bought another! > I'd like to get an "art tablet" to tinker with, but not as a primary > input device. I experienced track balls on Navy equipment (ever felt a > $600 trackball?? Actually, they probably cost way more than that, I > just used the price of the hammer ;o) and on a few game systems, and > one Kensington on a PC. I prefer the cordless mouse as a primary input > device, and I REALLY like to use keyboard shortcuts, because mice will > NEVER obviate the need for a keyboard. But the problem with keyboard > shortcuts is much like the problem with *standards*. There's so damn > many of them! > Until very recently, I too was using the Mouseman Cordless. I think it is an excellent mouse. I actually *have* two large black trackballs that look like they came out of fire control, but were probably pulled from an air traffic control system. I have been very tempted to write an interface driver for them just for the entertainment value. Most new art tablets now come with a cordless pen and a cordless "mouse" that work on the tablet. If you look at the tablet as a mouse pad, this may be an excellent combination. My only concern is documentation: do these newer tablets document both their absolute and relative positioning modes and how to switch between them? With the burgeoning open source movement, one would hope so. -- Dave Alderman - Democracy should not be capital intensive. dave@persprog.com is changing to dave@mmrd.com dwa@atlantic.net -or- dwald@earthlink.net -or- dalderman@compuserve.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message