Which fingers correct for wheelmouse?

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Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
 
CrackerJack said:
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.
Click to expand...

I'm left handed, I use my forefinger on the right button, and wheel, next
finger on the left button. Means I can have my forefinger on the wheel and
next finger on the left button all the time.

One thing I cannot do though - is use the mouse when set up for left handed,
i.e: reversed buttons!
 
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...

Yeah, I have 3 fingers on my mouse, forefinger left button, middle
finger on scroll wheel and ring finger? on right button. However, don't
get too worried if you do it differently as long as you're comfortable.
 
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...

Yeah, I have 3 fingers on my mouse, forefinger left button, middle
finger on scroll wheel and ring finger? on right button. However, don't
get too worried if you do it differently as long as you're comfortable.
 
Yeah, it'll be a bit slower for you to have to move your fingers around to
select a button or the wheel - and could be tiring (remember RSI ?) if you
are at it 10 - 12 hours par day (like me !).
What I do is hold the mouse between thumb and little finger at the sides,
and then the first finger falls naturally onto the left button, the second
onto the wheel and the third onto the right buttom. Minimal movement means
minimal tiredness and strain and quickest reflex. I also find that a small
mouse with a vey arched top is more comfortable than a large flat one, as it
lets your hand relax in a more natural position.
Far better than that, I prefer to use a trackball - the type where your
thumb controls the ball and your first three fingers operate the left
button, wheel and right button respectively. You can rest your forearm in a
comfortable position and stay like that all day without getting tired or
strained.
It's just the same as learning to play a musical instrument or
high-performance driving - aim for the smallest movements to do the job and
you are quicker, more accurate and get tired less.
If you do a lot of computer artwork, or play mouse-operated games, it should
make quite a difference. Try it and see.
Kevin.

| Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
| buttons plus another button on the wheel.
|
| I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
| the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
| forefinger.
|
| But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
| you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
| the mouse. It says
|
| "you can scroll most windows page-wise by
| holding the wheel button over the window and
| clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
| button. If you hold the left or right mouse
| button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
| pagewise scrolling."
|
| Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
| then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
 
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...
Sound awkward to me - I use a wheelmouse the same way that you do,
except I tend to use my middle finger for middle button clicks when I'm
auto-scrolling.
 
CrackerJack said:
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...

i use my thumb for the left button, my index finger for middle left and
wheel. my middle finger for the middle right button and the ring(wrong hand
tho) finger for the right button
 
CrackerJack said:
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...
I'm right handed but use the mouse with the left hand. Forefinger on both
buttons and scroll wheel, thumb on the "back" button on my 5 button
Intellimouse optical.
 
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CrackerJack said:
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...

I have big hands so i use 2 fingers up.. index on left button and wheel,
middle on right button, thumb works forward/back buttons. "ring" and
"pinky" lightly rest on right side of mouse for movement. Tried the 3
fingers up like you saw, but find it a very awkward fit to get all three
fingers on top of mouse comfortably, have to really arch middle finger to
get it to the wheel! And i do suffer from RSI anyway, I do what i can to
mitigate it, but find that the 3 finger idea to me is just asking for more
problems.
 
Alien said:
I'm right handed but use the mouse with the left hand.
Click to expand...

Ah, so I'm not the only one :-)
Forefinger on both
buttons and scroll wheel, thumb on the "back" button on my 5 button
Intellimouse optical.
Click to expand...

Middle finger on the left button, index finger on the right button and
also use it for the wheel.

Parish
 
Which fingers do you use on a standard wheelmouse? One with two
buttons plus another button on the wheel.

I use my forefinger on the left button and use the next finger on
the right button. When I want to roll or press the wheel I use my
forefinger.

But this utility http://kickme.to/katmouse seems to suggest that
you have to have one finger on each button plus another finger on
the mouse. It says

"you can scroll most windows page-wise by
holding the wheel button over the window and
clicking the left (up) or right (down) mouse
button. If you hold the left or right mouse
button, you'll get continuous, accelerating
pagewise scrolling."

Does any work with the fimgers in the right place for that? If so
then maybe I been using my wheel mouse wrongly all this time!
Click to expand...

The correct fingering is what works comfortably for you. You might even
want to vary your fingering to reduce fatigue, etc..

JT
 
I have big hands so i use 2 fingers up.. index on left button and wheel,
middle on right button, thumb works forward/back buttons. "ring" and
"pinky" lightly rest on right side of mouse for movement. Tried the 3
fingers up like you saw, but find it a very awkward fit to get all three
fingers on top of mouse comfortably, have to really arch middle finger to
get it to the wheel! And i do suffer from RSI anyway, I do what i can to
mitigate it, but find that the 3 finger idea to me is just asking for more
problems.
Click to expand...
I used to have problems with my wrist so I switched to a Logitech
trackball - I wouldn't want to go back to a regular mouse now.
 
Rob Morley said:
I used to have problems with my wrist so I switched to a Logitech
trackball - I wouldn't want to go back to a regular mouse now.
Click to expand...

Probably related more the use of binary newsgroups than mousing
technique tho'! ;-))

--
 
JT said:
The correct fingering is what works comfortably for you. You might even
want to vary your fingering to reduce fatigue, etc..
Click to expand...
I can see this thread taking a dive very soon .... :-)
 
From: Rob Morley (e-mail address removed)
I used to have problems with my wrist so I switched to a Logitech
trackball - I wouldn't want to go back to a regular mouse now.
Click to expand...

I use the Evoluent Vertical Mouse and I love it. I've only had it for a couple
of weeks but already my wrist and arm feel much better. Here's their website:
http://www.evoluent.biz/
 
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