Return-Path: Received: from mail-gh0-f176.google.com ([209.85.160.176] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4940880 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:56:32 +0100 Received: by mail-gh0-f176.google.com with SMTP id g10so1899092ghb.21 for ; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:01:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=Iko9f+obfuZYn+EHto7NxMEo/q3lc01aDtUOhs5+D5Q=; b=03i69CPALg75H+kYRLup5Ue0CzwI+hRyQdlUMalGrrMJUGeWiAwwJv7z3nhCpwQhDF wBE+ds3MmtfCfQqoqDCYHNiWuzAAZ1QDNJ0algi0hXr2e4hlFFh9xt6ay+ico3RE/Tla /OgP7kFJwo6o+PGnKWISeIHqQltbZ2vTS1i7RpmTMF5+pJSjtTK/3uxAheFixuA4OmnN Lf9kMIt80er4b72jh27V33DU0kf6q4ZYtJT7hwelZbGbQzL07M6QQv64L+zKER+hFjJk Qn6MvM0AcOjkoFbJD5oQXFrc3vf/NLG9vRxqHboCv3JZEZEGFJq7w0AlXoRZMGogp8Dh shRg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.89.105 with SMTP id b69mr51763408yhf.106.1357257683495; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:01:23 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.146.228.22 with HTTP; Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:01:23 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 00:01:23 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] The best ergonomic input device is... From: D To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf301b66fd17eac904d26b2e47 --20cf301b66fd17eac904d26b2e47 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In C4D it's really easy to use keys 1,2,3 and E,R,T for camera/viewport/tool navigation. I also use a Wacom with hover click turned on. The lower button on the pen is my left click, the upper button my right click, clicking both with my thumb. I never actually tap the tablet surface with the pen. Avoids the annoying unwanted double click I often get using the pen/tablet in the default way. On Thursday, January 3, 2013, Teddy Gage wrote: > 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" > > 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" > >> 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? >>> >>> --20cf301b66fd17eac904d26b2e47 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In C4D it's really easy to use keys=A01,2,3 and E,R,T for camera/viewpo= rt/tool=A0navigation.=A0

I also=A0use a Wacom with hover click turne= d on. The lower button on the pen is my left click, the upper button my rig= ht click,=A0clicking=A0both with my thumb. I never actually tap the tablet = surface with the pen. Avoids the annoying unwanted double click I often get= using the pen/tablet in=A0the default way.=A0

On Thursday, January 3, 2013, Teddy Gage wrote:

I have also found your chair to be as importan= t as your pointing device. Make sure your elbows are slightly elevated abov= e mousing surface and don't use your wrist, use your whole arm. Adjusta= ble chair-arms are a must

On Jan 3, 2013 6:25 PM, "Teddy Gage" &= lt;teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

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

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 s= ome RSI symptoms and I have a couple questions:

- to the people who = have simply switched mouse hands (right <> 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... ?

- 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?

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