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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by kelnos on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:42PM (#30365406)
On the mice I've used recently, the scroll wheel itself was clickable as a middle button. Is that not sufficient for your purposes?
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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by floren on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @03:47PM (#30365470)
Unfortunately not... after prolonged use, my middle finger gets pretty painful from the mid-clicking. It's less ergonomic than a real button.
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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by kesslern on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @04:09PM (#30365703)
Consider a Ploopy trackball. There are 4 easy accessible buttons on the mouse plus another under the scroll wheel, and it's fully programmable.

https://ploopy.co/classic-trackball/

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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by reassembled on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:11PM (#30366499)
May as well call it Tracky McTrackface. Looks like and awesome project but “Ploopy” is such an odd naming choice. Is it a non-English word or have special meaning in the community?
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Re:A new wave of Linux applications by detaro on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:13PM (#30366518)
https://blog.ploopy.co/yall-need-a-new-name-48
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