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!trackballs@discuss.tchncs.de

No social media site can exist without a section dedicated to trackballs, the arguably superior input method.

The previous communities went stale, so here is my take on it. Looking forward to welcoming the tens of people interested in this topic!

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[โ€“] notabot@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

trackballs, the arguably superior input method.

It's not arguable, because it's true! The mouse mafia are just trying to give everyone Carpal Tunnel Syndrone. We must overthrown the waggly input hegemony and bring peace to desktops everywhere!

Ok, I'll settle down now.

[โ€“] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Mouse for gaming and graphics, trackball for everything else. Why choose when you can have both?

[โ€“] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Mouse for...graphics

If you're doing freehand drawing


which I rarely do, but obviously many graphic artists care a lot about


a stylus and tablet really beats the pants off a mouse. Try to sign your name with a mouse and a tablet in a graphics program, and it really drives home the difference.

That's before one even gets to graphics programs being able to use tilt- and pressure-sensitive stylus inputs to affect brushstrokes.

[โ€“] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

Agreed, for 2D graphics a tablet is the optimal choice. Most 3D suites are really optimized for mouse and keyboard, though.

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