I know there are similar threads about what kind of mouse or drawing setup people are using for type design, but specifically wondering about the use of a trackball mouse. I was given one that has the trackball in the thumb area.
It would be quite different from the standard mouse I'm using where I move it freely around the pad, but I'm thinking about testing it out for glyph drawing.
Curious others experience and successes or challenges with this kind? I imagine I'll have to give it a fair amount of time to see if it could potentially work better for me.
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I find the mouse to be less stressful on my hand and and there are times where a trackball can be limiting. For example, if I want to do a rough ampersand with the pencil tool, I can draw something reasonable with a mouse. With a trackball I get something that looks like a starter Pokémon.
I used to kill the buttons on those trackballs so I'd open them up and solder in new ones.
I initially started using a trackball because of a rotator cuff injury. Being able to have my shoulder stable while manipulating a cursor on screen enabled me to keep working and for my shoulder to mend.
That makes me curious regarding what tracking speed others use?
I find too high and it becomes hard to be accurate and control precisely. But the benefit is less movement on the pad. So I tend to run it at mid/high.
It does get finicky though because my current Logitech mouse seems to be affected by adjusting both the speed in the Mac system preferences and the Logitech settings.
I can use a mouse now, and have a tiny travel one like Georg describes that I take with my laptop, but at home I still prefer the trackball.
I have some rotator cuff problems in my right arm from carrying a pinball machine about 8 years ago. It sucks. Mostly it has been OK, but the very end of my last project seems to have aggravated it.