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Re:Remembering Windows 3.1 themes and user empowerment by rkagerer on Saturday January 23, 2021 @06:20AM (#25881483)
Scrollwheels are also fantastic for giving you RSI.

PgUp and PgDn are still my preferred mechanism for vertical panning. Once upon a time they even reliably moved you up or down a whole "screen" of content.

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Re:Remembering Windows 3.1 themes and user empowerment by jefftk on Saturday January 23, 2021 @07:56AM (#25881865)
I've switched to a set of foot pedals, one for scrolling up and one for scrolling down, and it's great to be able to move around without doing anything at all with my hands.
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Re:Remembering Windows 3.1 themes and user empowerment by rkagerer on Sunday January 24, 2021 @02:51AM (#25890220)
That's cool! I use a footpedal as a supplemental click. Also have a second mouse (one on each hand) so I spread around the wear.

I modified my pedal so it just takes a very slight twitch of my toe to use it.

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Re:Remembering Windows 3.1 themes and user empowerment by xnx on Saturday January 23, 2021 @11:59AM (#25883874)
What food pedals/controls do you use? This seems like an under-utilized input channel.
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Re:Remembering Windows 3.1 themes and user empowerment by jefftk on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:42PM (#25885384)
Cheap ones: https://www.jefftk.com/p/how-to-set-up-foot-pedals
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