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Subject: Re: [AE] The best ergonomic input device is...
From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
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I have also found your chair to be as important as your pointing device.
Make sure your elbows are slightly elevated above mousing surface and don't
use your wrist, use your whole arm. Adjustable chair-arms are a must
On Jan 3, 2013 6:25 PM, "Teddy Gage" <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

> I use a wacom and use the screen tap as left click, stylus button one as
> middle and stylus button 2 as right click. Plus intuous and cintiqs can be
> heavily configured with modifiers and macros (even long multi button
> inputs). Works great. I say go tablet
> On Jan 3, 2013 6:11 PM, "scott.aelist" <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> sorry to bring up this topic again, but I recently have been experiencing
>> some RSI symptoms and I have a couple questions:
>>
>> - to the people who have simply switched mouse hands (right <> left), how
>> do you deal with your keyboard? Do you still use the modifier keys on the
>> left side, or do you switch to the right? if you switch to the right, what
>> do you do about undo (cmd/cntr - Z) copy, paste, select all, redo etc... ?
>>
>> - to those who use a tablet, do you find you still have the same
>> functionality as your 3-button mouse? I rely heavily on mouse buttons,
>> especially for general camera navigation in C4D, and am concerned because
>> the stylus only appears to have 2 buttons. Also, no more scroll-wheel,
>> correct?
>>
>>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">I have also found your chair to be as important as your poin=
ting device. Make sure your elbows are slightly elevated above mousing surf=
ace and don&#39;t use your wrist, use your whole arm. Adjustable chair-arms=
 are a must</p>

<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 3, 2013 6:25 PM, &quot;Teddy Gage&quot; &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:teddygage@gmail.com">teddygage@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote=
:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir=3D"ltr">I use a wacom and use the screen tap as left click, stylus b=
utton one as middle and stylus button 2 as right click. Plus intuous and ci=
ntiqs can be heavily configured with modifiers and macros (even long multi =
button inputs). Works great. I say go tablet</p>


<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 3, 2013 6:11 PM, &quot;scott.aelist&quot;=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scott.aelist@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">scott.aeli=
st@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">

sorry to bring up this topic again, but I recently have been experiencing s=
ome RSI symptoms and I have a couple questions:<br><br>- to the people who =
have simply switched mouse hands (right &lt;&gt; left), how do you deal wit=
h your keyboard? Do you still use the modifier keys on the left side, or do=
 you switch to the right? if you switch to the right, what do you do about =
undo (cmd/cntr - Z) copy, paste, select all, redo etc... ? <br>




<br>- to those who use a tablet, do you find you still have the same functi=
onality as your 3-button mouse? I rely heavily on mouse buttons, especially=
 for general camera navigation in C4D, and am concerned because the stylus =
only appears to have 2 buttons. Also, no more scroll-wheel, correct? <br>




<br>
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div>

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