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transfan:

Is there anything stopping one from using an actual trackball mouse (like a trackman), removing the case, and mounting it to a control panel?

my CP does not have a lot of space, and I would love to have access to a mouse on the cp. 

However, would it work well for trackball-based games?

If not, any other ideas?  I don't have much room for a 3" trackball

I've seen other hacks like deoderant balls to the same end.



jholman76:

I'm not stopping you, if you are asking...

go for it, try it out. post the details, etc etc etc

transfan:


--- Quote from: jholman76 on July 13, 2010, 01:17:12 pm ---I'm not stopping you, if you are asking...

go for it, try it out. post the details, etc etc etc

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I was just wondering if anyone else had tried this before with successful results?  I would hate to waste the money buying a trackball for it not to work.



Silas (son of Silas):

I would imagine it would feel kinda weird for a while adjusting to playing with a smaller ball, but I see no reason why it wouldn't be possible. Give it a try and see how it goes.

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: transfan on July 13, 2010, 01:23:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: jholman76 on July 13, 2010, 01:17:12 pm ---I'm not stopping you, if you are asking...

go for it, try it out. post the details, etc etc etc

--- End quote ---

I was just wondering if anyone else had tried this before with successful results?  I would hate to waste the money buying a trackball for it not to work.



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Yes, long before we had several trackball suppliers, people used trackball mice. There was a specific model designed for young kids that was especially useful. I believe it was made by Crayola. Once your done piddling around trying to get it to work, you'll see why no one does it anymore. Same for keyboard hacks.

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