Hi Moon,
Regarding your hand pain, have you looked into using a trackball device
instead of a mouse? You don't have to grip it, and there is a button
that locks it in the mouse down position so you don't have to hold the
mouse button down. You roll the ball with your fingers and it works just
like a mouse, but it does take a bit of getting used to. Also, I use a
Wacom tablet and stylus for a lot of my work, and find it much more
comfortable; although, if you're having problems gripping something,
this may not be the thing for you to use. Just a couple of suggestions.
Jack
MoonCaine wrote:
>I'll go out on a limb and just say what I thought was meant by "far
>more comprehensible": the assumption is that if Lauren can use the
>visual interface, Lauren will find the time shift tool easier to
>understand. A lot of us who rely on our eyes probably don't realize
>how else we could do things, rather than to rely on visual perception.
>
>Personally, although my vision serves me fairly well, I tend to
>prefer plugins like yours, and other interface controls, that are
>meant to be useful to those who don't rely on vision, because they
>usually come with an important side effect: I don't have to use the
>mouse.
>
>My disability is chronic hand pain from all the computer work I do,
>plus guitar playing. Whenever there's a way to do things like shift
>time without holding and dragging a mouse, I tend to like it, because
>I do far too much clicking and dragging, especially when editing
>video. I *hate* being forced to hold down a mouse button for more
>than a second or two.
>
>--moonie
>
>
>
>On Jun 24, 2006, at 12:30 PM, David R. Sky wrote:
>
>
>
>>*chuckle* What do you mean by "comprehensible"? It's either shift
>>in time
>>forward or backward, which the plug does just fine!
>>
>>
>
>-- Geek tip: never try to type on your laptop while holding a
>permanent marker at the same time. It'll end in tears.
>
>
>
>
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