http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/ Engadget Comments for SliMouse Slim-Pad ditches the scroll wheel for a touch sensor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/
that would suck butthole in video games,
with out something there to physically feel move,
games would be funky as hell with that

ill stick with the stone age invention of the wheel please,
its worked for thousands of years so far,
no point in tryin to out perform something so awesome]]>Nov 16th 2007 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/
However, last I checked the Windows API doesn't actually have the facilities to register step-less scrolls, but instead scrolls in rather large intervals, making both the article's mouse and the MX more or less pointless when it comes to "precision". Was a while since I checked though; can anyone confirm?]]>Nov 16th 2007 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/
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A tap and drag would actually seem easier (and more precise?) than the scroll wheel; maybe if it gets better they'll make a wider middle area to tap and scroll for different functionality -- regular mouse movement for moving the cursor, touch sensor drag to pan?]]>Nov 16th 2007 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/
The software I use doesn't necessarily "allow" scrolling while holding the MMB, but it's certainly possible. The problem with having no MMB is that programs like Maya and XSI use it for navigation and manipulation of scenes and models. In XSI, LMB, MMB, and RMB are X, Y, and Z axis, respectively. They're also used for Pan, Zoom, and Rotate. In fact, one of XSI's requirements are a 3 button mouse. Maya uses a similar setup for navigation. Thing is, you can actually press and hold all three buttons and manipulate all three at the same time. X + Y, X + Z, Y + Z, X + Y + Z, all possible in XSI. If they move it to LMB+RMB, how can I do that? Or if there's no MMB?

To tell you the truth, I was reluctant to move from true 3 button mice (no scroll wheel, just three real buttons) to scroll wheel mice with the combination wheel/button. I accepted the 4 direction scroll wheel with button. I don't condone touchpad scrolling on a mouse for the same reason I don't condone touchscreen typing; many have stated it: tactility. And if there's no MMB to go with it, then that's a double whammy in my book.

I'm sure there's a market for this kind of stuff, but I'm just kinda tired of seeing all these great (not that this one is) mice that lack the middle mouse button. It just seems like a no-brainer that apparently some no-brain left out of the design. :P]]>Nov 17th 2007 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/16/slimouse-slim-pad-ditches-scroll-wheel-for-touch-pad/Nov 16th 2007 5:48PM