Doesn’t look that ergonomic to me.

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    5 months ago

    I feel like that still only works for people with larger hands. You need to be able to reach it without stretching or moving from home row or else or kind of defeats the purpose I think.

    That’s not an angle that looks natural to hit with your thumb for most people.

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      5 months ago

      You need to be able to reach it without stretching or moving from home row or else or kind of defeats the purpose I think.

      As a diehard Vi user who rarely leaves the home row; I also care how far my hand travels from the home row, and back - so this trackball would still an upgrade for me.

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        5 months ago

        Fair point. I use my keyboard right at the edge of my desk, I’m thinking a trackball embedded in the wood right before the spacebar, facing out, might be the way to go.

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          5 months ago

          Yeah. The images of this thing next to the spacebar are tempting me (in spite of my past preference for the keyboard corner). Maybe I’ll get one of these when it releases.