I just bought a trackball but it has intolerable sticktion.
Trackball gang is a lie!
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Sinistar@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
trackball gang trackball gang trackball gang
LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Sinistar@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Yeah sure. Elecom Deft, I got mislead by a review. After getting it I searched some more, and apparently the ball is too soft and the point bearing can be replaced to be zirconium instead of ruby. But I suspect I’m just more sensitive to sticktion. From what I’ve read there are “ball transfer unit” that completely eliminate sticktion. They are a bit louder and not quite as smooth, but afaik there is no trackball using it.
So my guess is that people that use trackballs simply don’t really experience discomfort, and probably don’t really feel pain either :D So back to the mouse pit with me!
wjrii@kbin.social 10 months ago
I have an Orbit Fusion for the couch. I looked at the Elecoms, but I just really like the scrollring. In my perfect world there'd be a god-damned three-button orbit with scrollring, but in the meantime remapping the Fusion's "Forward" button lets me use it with similar ergonomics. I notice the stiction, but it's a very minor little aspect of using the trackball, and it's not distracting enough for me to feel like I need to replace the bearings. I did do the "rub some nose oil on it" thing and that helped some.
There are a few DIY designs floating around that use BTUs, and some have certainly made their way into ergo keyboards, but I don't know of a commercial product that uses them.
phobiac@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You just have a bad trackball. My Kensington Expert glides smooth.
harmsy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Touchpad keyboard gang. Image