Best Mouse For Programming? 569
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LosManos writes "Which is the best programming mouse? Mandatory musts are wireless, and that it doesn't clog up like old mechanical mice. Present personal preferences are for: lots of buttons, since if I have moved my hand away from the keyboard I can at least do something more than move the pointer; sturdy feeling; not too light, so it doesn't move around by me accidentally looking at it." What would you recommend?
Mice, Schmice: (Score:1, Funny)
I use my mind to program. Mice are pre-occupied with
fleeing from cats to be bothered with the mundane tasks of
programming.
Yours Monadically ( If you'll excuse the pun),
Kiglore Trout
Dell! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
I got all excited thinking I was going to get a first post with "You don't need a mouse for VI". Great minds... ;)
There, fixed that for you.
Hack the Gibson! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Are you bored? (Score:5, Funny)
While we're at it, let's also discuss the best mousepad for programming
That would be my Windows Vista mousepad that I got at the Vista launch party. It features desk grippyness and mouse paddyness, and a giant windows logo, so I never get tempted to install Linux.
Re:Programming + Mouse ? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Huh? WTF is a programming mouse? (Score:1, Funny)
I don't think I've ever heard of any real programmer needing a mouse to code
Well how the hell else are you supposed to join up the tables in Access?
Re:Wireless? You've already ruled me out (Score:5, Funny)
I never want to have to worry about replacing batteries, recharging...
but if the electricity is out, you can't use your mouse!
Why a mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why he asked about the mouse (Score:3, Funny)
Not on this site. Not unless he wanted to see 300 posts extolling the virtues of the Model M. Ugh.
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Why a mouse? (Score:3, Funny)
Indeed, but you may need a more robust keyboard for the strongly-typed ones.
Well this answered mt ask slashdot question (Score:5, Funny)
I was going to ask:
"What question can I ask that so lame as to be pointless, and will still enrage enough people to cause a flamewar?"
Re:Mouse? (Score:5, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for everybody else.
Re:Mouse? (Score:4, Funny)
I just bought a three button mouse, put in on the floor, and mapped Ctrl, Meta, and Alt to them. Works great for Emacs, although my doctor said I'm the first case of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome he has ever seen.
Re:Mouse? (Score:4, Funny)
He should spend less time being displeased with his mouse and more time experimenting with his new-found telekinesis.
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Re:Mouse? (Score:1, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for everybody else.
I, for one, welcome our All Fixing overlords!