• angrystego@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 hours ago

    This is a masterpiece. I immediately sent it to a colleague who’s using the vertical kind of mouse.

    • MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      7 hours ago

      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.

      • grandma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        4 hours ago

        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

      • frog@feddit.ukEnglish
        16·
        7 hours ago

        Yes there are buttons. Search for vertical mouse. Several companies make them.

        A lot of people like them.

      • Caesium@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        6 hours ago

        I’ve got a vertical mouse and I love it. hell I had to use a regular one at work recently and it felt sooooo wrong to use. there’s definitely an adjustment period in the beginning but humans are nothing if not adaptable. I recommend 100%

      • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        7 hours ago

        I have the Logitech Lift which is quite comfortable to use. They also have a bigger one called the MX Vertical. But many people say it’s a bit too large for them so I bought the Lift since I don’t have big hands.

        • bajabound@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          6 hours ago

          My girlfriend has a fused wrist. She started developing a lot of pain during/after work using a regular mouse. I got her the Lift, she’s been using it for over a year and loves it. She did say it takes a bit getting used to it.

    • pr06lefs@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      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.

  • Jestzer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 hours ago

    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.

  • Don't forget to stay hydrated.🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    6 hours ago

    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.