Why trackballs are bad vs. mice

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Re: Why trackballs are bad vs. mice

by pinback » Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:22 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Right. And with mice you have to keep picking it up and moving it, which is dumb.
This is where you lose all credibility. Nobody who has their mouse set up correctly has had to lift and move it since about 1997. You are terrible at mice, and because of that, you are terrible at action games.

Why you refuse to admit this, nobody will ever understand.

Re: Why trackballs are bad vs. mice

by Ice Cream Jonsey » Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:23 pm

Tdarcos wrote:Having used a trackball with a scroll wheel exclusively for several months now I can honestly explain the problems with them.
This ought to be good.
The major problem is the lack of fine-grained control.
Pointer sensitivity is controlled by the OS, dumbass.
The biggest problem is when handling a horizontal scroll bar, you have to hold down the left button on the thumb*, and spin the ball at the same time.
Not All Trackballs.
With a mouse, to scroll you hold the left button on the thumb and use your wrist to move the mouse.
Right. And with mice you have to keep picking it up and moving it, which is dumb.
A trackball does a good job for perhaps 90-95% of most work, which is easier in many cases. It's the last fucking 5% that causes such a goddam problem.
These are made-up problems that you read from a fortune cookie.

by AArdvark » Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:09 pm

Had mixed results with a trackball. I think id I ha purchased a high end one I would have been happier with it.

Why trackballs are bad vs. mice

by Tdarcos » Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:03 pm

Having used a trackball with a scroll wheel exclusively for several months now I can honestly explain the problems with them.

The major problem is the lack of fine-grained control. The biggest problem is when handling a horizontal scroll bar, you have to hold down the left button on the thumb*, and spin the ball at the same time.

With a mouse, to scroll you hold the left button on the thumb and use your wrist to move the mouse.

A trackball does a good job for perhaps 90-95% of most work, which is easier in many cases. It's the last fucking 5% that causes such a goddam problem.

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* I don't mean I have to hold it down with my thumb. The button on a scroll bar that is moved to change position in the scrolling area is called a "thumb."

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