Return-Path: Received: from st11p02mm-asmtp003.mac.com ([17.172.220.238] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4941365 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:10:08 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [192.168.0.104] (c-71-236-30-135.hsd1.ga.comcast.net [71.236.30.135]) by st11p02mm-asmtp003.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MG300CNPU8MRW30@st11p02mm-asmtp003.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:14:47 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8327,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-01-04_04:2013-01-04,2013-01-04,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1301040110 Subject: Re: [AE] The best ergonomic input device is... From: dan monro In-reply-to: Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:14:45 -0500 Message-id: <76CF8D85-1EA0-4804-ADE0-DA005FB0C03E@mac.com> References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) I've used a wacom for years. I use the keyboard, however, for as much as possible, so I don't miss the third button much at all. I have a (3 button) mouse connected for those times I need that functionality (say in Color). You can get wacoms with scroll wheels and track pads, etc. Over the years I've used mice, trackballs, and tablets but always in conjunction with the keyboard. I try to vary it as much as possible. If I'm doing metadata intensive or repetitive tasks I often switch to the mouse. I'm lucky in that I vary rooms, so my desk height changes subtly, and I use my laptop and desktop systems at the same time, so my hand positions change. A good heavy coffee cup helps, too. A squeeze ball, a dumbbell, maybe even a second mouse of a different size. It all seems to relate to variation of your body/hand position. HTH, and good luck with it, D On ThursdayJan 32013, at 6:09 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? >