They are great, but I have two issues with my left handed one:
- Right handed people just cannot use it, I can’t just give someone else my mouse for a minute.
- For some stupid reason, the left and right mouse button are switched, so now I have to switch it back in software, so now the buttons on my laptop touchpad are switched.
A cautionary tale if you’re considering.
Years ago someone left my employer abruptly, and on their desk was left a fancy vertical mouse. It sat there for a few days, and I kept glancing over, at first ambivalent, but as time passed the temptation increased. I debated the dilemma of becoming a vertical mouse person, was that really for me? Eventually I succumbed and thought hey it’s worth a try, see what it’s like to be one of them… pure learning opportunity…
Then something happened… I got used to it in about a half hour and in the first day my precision improved. A sudden urge came over me to tell all my coworkers, was I really becoming one of those people so fast? Trying to resist was futile and within a couple days I became a vertical mouse person, always wanting to tell everyone how great they are, constantly resisting the urge. I forgot what life was like with a horizontal mouse, and I never looked back.
The Linux of mice
Trackball gang represent
Any recommendations? I had to swap out my Microsoft Trackball Explorer as it didn’t keep up any more.
Elecom
Ploopy Classic, it’s a modern version of that. Open source software (QMK) and hardware
Recently picked up the Kingsenton Slimblade Pro. Love it.
I’ve been using Kensington Orbit (with scroll) and it’s been great.
Any suggestions for a good quality vertical? The one the office purchased for me feels cheap and the time-to-sleep is too short(mouse doesn’t wake on motion).
https://sandberg.world/en-us/product/wireless-vertical-mouse-pro
I use this one, mostly because it was pretty cheap, is wireless and has a rechargeable battery.
I would splurge a little more now that I like using a vertical one, but I was afraid of spending a lot just to shelve it for eternity like I did with some other devices…
How do you grasp it? Do you hold it like a massive cock? A gearstick? A pencil?
More like a firearm. Not that I have handled many firearms.
I saw one an am curious, does it work well with fps games?
I haven’t tried a lot of those, but it would take a lot of practice to achieve similar accuracy.
At that point, why not just use a joystick? I guess this would be faster; I assume you still move it around like a mouse you’re just holding it like a joystick.
I wonder how good IntelliJ’s support for joystick is.
i find these WAY more painful to use than a normal mouse, it puts all my weight on that hemispherical bit in the wrist and the angle is just slightly off being the neutral position for my hand so it’s instead constantly putting stress on the arm…
i want one that’s just slightly more tilted than a normal mouse.
You could also use one of those silicone mouse pads.
How far have you sent your vertical mouse flying off the desk?
I know you’ve done it. Right after you typed that thing and went to click that button.
Life is hard for vertical mice.
I have never done that, actually. My wife, on the other hand…
Thumball with 3D printed vertical stand yes I got asked about it a lot
I’m getting proud parent vibes from your creation.
