Have you ever considered of mousing ambidextrously?

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WangQiang

I'm also a programmer, as working in front of computer day and day, my
right hand is so tired and get some pain. So I tried to mouse in both
hands. I find that it is really an efficient way to release pains. At
first I switched the mouse buttons in windows control panel, but it
taken me several steps to finish it, and I can't flip the cursor, so I
made a utility. With it I can switch mouse buttons and flip the cursor
immediately by pressing a hotkey. I gave it a name: "Ambidexter Mouse",
do you want to have a try: www.ambidexter-mouse.com
 
WangQiang said:
I'm also a programmer, as working in front of computer day and day, my
right hand is so tired and get some pain. So I tried to mouse in both
hands. I find that it is really an efficient way to release pains. At
first I switched the mouse buttons in windows control panel, but it
taken me several steps to finish it, and I can't flip the cursor, so I
made a utility. With it I can switch mouse buttons and flip the cursor
immediately by pressing a hotkey. I gave it a name: "Ambidexter Mouse",
do you want to have a try: www.ambidexter-mouse.com
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Wang, I have the same issue, only I'm not doing anywhere near as much
computer work as you. I am ambidextrous, so I probably have a much
easier time than most with this. Always good to see someone provide a
solution to a problem. Good luck with your utility.
 
optikl said:
Wang, I have the same issue, only I'm not doing anywhere near as much
computer work as you. I am ambidextrous, so I probably have a much
easier time than most with this. Always good to see someone provide a
solution to a problem. Good luck with your utility.
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i have made the switch to sinister mousing, but i made the switch all
the way so i don't really bother switching the buttons back and forth
(it's not too difficult to remember to press the 'other' button when
using the right hand)...

the added benefit is that other people don't want to use my computer
when the buttons on my mouse are always reversed...

another adaptation i made (because i suffered similar repetitive strain
problems) is to use an entirely different sort of pointing device (mice
suck for ergonomics)... i found these
(http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/usb4dfinmous.html) to be
superior for avoiding repetitive strain (very little motion is required
to move the pointer and then only your thumb is needed)...

of course that's an additional barrier to other people trying to use my
computer...
 
kurt said:
i have made the switch to sinister mousing, but i made the switch all
the way so i don't really bother switching the buttons back and forth
(it's not too difficult to remember to press the 'other' button when
using the right hand)...

the added benefit is that other people don't want to use my computer
when the buttons on my mouse are always reversed...

another adaptation i made (because i suffered similar repetitive strain
problems) is to use an entirely different sort of pointing device (mice
suck for ergonomics)... i found these
(http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/usb4dfinmous.html) to be
superior for avoiding repetitive strain (very little motion is required
to move the pointer and then only your thumb is needed)...

of course that's an additional barrier to other people trying to use my
computer...
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Interesting. Thanks, I may try this. You're right about mice sucking for
ergonomics. So do track pads.
 
Goeroeboeroe said:
Using Numpad Keys instead of the mouse, freeware:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~zwitser1/kalvin/Numpad_Mouse_download.html
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the description on the page sounds just like an enhanced version of
mousekeys, but mousekeys is an accessibility option built into
windows... they were some help to me when i was trying to find an
alternative to the mouse (and also before i got a usb extension cord so
that i could mouse from across the room) but i they weren't 'all that'
when i was actually in pain...

one good thing about the mousekeys, however, is that if you're reduced
to grabbing a pencil in each hand with the eraser ends pointing down and
stabbing at the keyboard with them you can still use mousekeys (and
presumably the numpad mouse too, so long as no feature requires more
than 2 simultaneous keypresses)...
 
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i have made the switch to sinister mousing...
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Sinister. Geesh.

I am left-handed, and use different mice. Always in my left
hand. Always with the buttons switched. And custom cursors I
made that point right. :-P

Fwiw, at work I use the basic Logitech Wheel Mouse. (Yawn.)

At home, I use two different mice, depending on the
temperature. In the winter, I use my over-10-years-old Logitech
Mouseman - Lefty.
http://snipurl.com/nuv5

In the summer, I use some silliness called "Click N Joy Optical
Cool Mouse", which is a generic wheel mouse with a built-in
fan, so my hand doesn't sweat from all the mousing.
http://snipurl.com/nuv3

I also use a Wacom Tablet for graphics.

("Sinister". Hmmmph! Thanks, Kurt!)

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Colon said:
Why, oh why, do people design web pages that won't let me right-click and
"Open in New Window"?
I never, ever, revisit these pages, nor do I pass links along to friends and
family.
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Them, and the ones that refuse to allow text resizing.
 
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Why, oh why, do people design web pages that won't let me
right-click and "Open in New Window"?
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Because we can.
I never, ever, revisit these pages, nor do I pass links along
to friends and family.
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I'll live with it.

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...and the ones that refuse to allow text resizing.
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You're misplacing your anger, guys. The REAL evil ones are the
page designers that write code that resizes your browser
window. ;-)

I use a great freeware utility that adds a "Resize Browser
Window" option to your browser's context menu. Very handy.
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/jsexamples/contextmenu/

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Why, oh why, do people design web pages that won't let me
right-click and "Open in New Window"?
I never, ever, revisit these pages, nor do I pass links
along to friends and family.
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Learn how to do that regardless of the page's design.

BTW, your outhouse express posts with incorrect sig delimiter.

J
 
kurt wismer said:
don't look at me, i didn't invent latin...
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Middle English sinistre, unfavorable, from Old French, from Latin
sinister, on the left, unlucky

A lot of folks are ambidextrous when their surfing certain kinds of web
sites! ;-)

Chas.
 
Laura said:
You're misplacing your anger, guys. The REAL evil ones are the
page designers that write code that resizes your browser
window. ;-)
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Those are the pages where we have to zig zag back and forth? That can be
aggravating, but does not make the page unreadable as the micro font
problem does. I don't usually go back to those, either.
I use a great freeware utility that adds a "Resize Browser
Window" option to your browser's context menu. Very handy.
http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/jsexamples/contextmenu/
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Worth a try. Thanks.
 
I found in most cases holding down the shift key when you click the link
overrides the 'won't let me right click' when you want to open in new
window'
 
Paul said:
I found in most cases holding down the shift key when you click the link
overrides the 'won't let me right click' when you want to open in new
window'
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Great. That means I don't have to reload from memory to get back to the
previous page.
 
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