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This [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/e/e7/Mouse_Squeeze_Flyer.pdf document] describes one possible solution. Besides being small, it has a single wide soft button under the front. |
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It would be nice to have a link or contact info included for the 'Kid Correct' mouse that is referenced in the article, not just a pdf of the brochure. |
: It would be nice to have a link or contact info included for the 'Kid Correct' mouse that is referenced in the article, not just a pdf of the brochure. |
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:: Contact - Brian Engleman - brian <at> ilgcap <dot> com |
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Would a single button mouse work with the XO? In my experience, it seems that there are choices mapped to the right button. Apple simulates multiple buttons with cmd-click being the equivalent of right click. It would seem to me that some similar method would have to be added to support a one button mouse. |
Would a single button mouse work with the XO? In my experience, it seems that there are choices mapped to the right button. Apple simulates multiple buttons with cmd-click being the equivalent of right click. It would seem to me that some similar method would have to be added to support a one button mouse. |
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And finally, not letting myself off the hook. Trackballs are expensive, possibly because they don't sell in the tens of millions. Also, I saw a trackball advertised, which, though it has a USB interface, is the same physical design as MicroSpeed Mac trackballs that I bought nearly twenty years ago. It seems that there's a manufacturing opportunity for a modern, inexpensive trackball. |
And finally, not letting myself off the hook. Trackballs are expensive, possibly because they don't sell in the tens of millions. Also, I saw a trackball advertised, which, though it has a USB interface, is the same physical design as MicroSpeed Mac trackballs that I bought nearly twenty years ago. It seems that there's a manufacturing opportunity for a modern, inexpensive trackball. |
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== single button is a good idea - actually no button is a good idea == |
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kids can use the buttons under the xo trackpad with their other hand - it makes an easier learning curve. |
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Latest revision as of 03:59, 26 January 2008
This document describes one possible solution. Besides being small, it has a single wide soft button under the front.
- It would be nice to have a link or contact info included for the 'Kid Correct' mouse that is referenced in the article, not just a pdf of the brochure.
- Contact - Brian Engleman - brian <at> ilgcap <dot> com
Would a single button mouse work with the XO? In my experience, it seems that there are choices mapped to the right button. Apple simulates multiple buttons with cmd-click being the equivalent of right click. It would seem to me that some similar method would have to be added to support a one button mouse.
And finally, not letting myself off the hook. Trackballs are expensive, possibly because they don't sell in the tens of millions. Also, I saw a trackball advertised, which, though it has a USB interface, is the same physical design as MicroSpeed Mac trackballs that I bought nearly twenty years ago. It seems that there's a manufacturing opportunity for a modern, inexpensive trackball.
single button is a good idea - actually no button is a good idea
kids can use the buttons under the xo trackpad with their other hand - it makes an easier learning curve.