(Let me add that I never actually used the scroll wheel as a button, because they are either hard/uncomfortable to press to prevent inadvertent clicking while scrolling or vice versa) Logitech SetPointįirst I tried Logitech’s MouseWare (I’m a little bit out of date, sorry) SetPoint and it does precisely what I want. Because Windows 7 doesn’t provide that functionality out of the box I had to look for a third party solution. That meant: finding a way to map the middle mouse button to the functionality of a back-button. And that reminds me of my attitude towards the scroll-wheel, when it was new: What good is a scroll wheel? I've got a scrollbar at the side of the window anyway!įirst I dismissed it as completely superfluous, then I started to use it, and after a while I couldn’t live without it. The real downside is, that the TrackMan Wheel only has 3 buttons (counting the mouse-wheel’s button functionality), which means an utter lack of a back-button for browsing. Let me reiterate, that this is not a problem of the VerticalMouse, but my oversight while training my muscle memory using it. Of course changing a three year old habit over night becomes rather difficult, so, for the good of my carpal tunnel, I reverted back to my old and trusty trackball. Quite the opposite of what you want from an ergonomic mouse. Unfortunately I’ve trained myself to bend my hand in an awkward angle while holding it, which hurt the nerve in the carpal tunnel. Despite how much I like the VerticalMouse I neglected to be vigilant while developing my muscle memory for it.
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After three years of using an Evoluent VerticalMouse 3, I’m in touch with my Logitech TrackMan Wheel again.