Author Topic: trackball with detentes? (Read 2566 times)

msiegel · « **on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:18:29 »

does anyone make a small trackball that has detentes, like on many scrollwheels?

i was thinking it might be useful for text cursor control, instead of arrow keys

itlnstln · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:24:02 »

I don't know why I read the title as "trackball with diabetes." I guess that wouldn't be all that sweet.

Don't laugh at that. If you do, you're just being saccharin.

msiegel · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:26:37 »

hmm... actually, maybe two small scroll wheels would be even better...

itlnstln · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:29:31 »

You could try to find pitching machine balls if you have a larger trackball. They look like big golf balls. If you have a smaller trackball, you may want to just see if a golf ball would fit.

itlnstln · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:31:03 »

This is what I am talking about:

itlnstln · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 15:44:06 »

I wonder if Wilford has ever smiled. Even the Quaker on the Quaker Oats container smiles.

msiegel · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 16:17:29 »

come to think of it, doesn't the mighty mouse have detentes?

i'm still leaning toward dual scroll wheels though

itlnstln · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 19 November 2009, 16:19:51 »

A Logitech mouse with a tilt-wheel might be right up your alley. I don't know which model has one these days. My old MX1000 has one.

timw4mail · « **Reply #8 on:** Fri, 20 November 2009, 07:31:21 »

Quote from: msiegel;134225

come to think of it, doesn't the mighty mouse have detentes?

i'm still leaning toward dual scroll wheels though

Um, no, it just has a free-rolling scroll ball.

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Author Topic: trackball with detentes? (Read 2566 times)