A Mouse That Scrolls --- Reliably?

Yes, I use a Logitech wireless mouse. I never installed the software and it works great. I haven't had to clean the scroll wheel yet 😉 Also, I have a Logitech wired on another Mac and it runs perfectly... come to think of it I've never had to clean that one either 🙂



-mj

nkh wrote:
Did you give up on the Mighty Mouse because of the erratic scroll ball?

Yes. Also, because my fingers were constantly straying to the wrong side of mouse by a hair. Two main buttons separated by a scroll wheel stops my random finger misbehavior.

nkh wrote:
I'd be quite interested in acquiring either of the current Logitechs. Any specific model?

I'd look at them all and choose the one that fits your hand and your purposes best.



-mj

nkh --Macjack knows whereof he speaks.
You might want to try out the Magic Mouse.
I agree with mj, you should try them first.

~Bee loves her magic thingie so much, I'd advise trying it FIRST 😉



-mj

nkh wrote:
Are you recommending the Magic Mouse over the Logitech? Reports that I've read are that the scroll function remains problematical with the Magic Mouse.

Not here...it is great fun using the MagicMouse for all tasks, including scrolling, paging, zooming and the ever staid clicking as well. Go to your nearest Apple Store and test for yourself 🙂

I actually find scrolling the best thing about Magic Mouse. You scroll in all directions, with ease and control.

It has no mechanical wheel to get dirty or stop working or even make noise.

The only drawback is the lack of middle click.

I still agree with other posters that you should try it out first. I bought it from Apple Store to try it for a while and then decided to keep it.

I have to add my dissapointment at the Mighty Mouse.
Impossible to keep clean - and no sure way of cleaning it.

Will try out the Magic Mouse at local Apple Store - although I have to say it seems overpriced.

mj loves his logitech.
I love my magic mouse.
Since it's so crucial to you,
I strongly recommend you TRY at least these two.
It's a very personal decision, and it's tied into your
individual preferences and needs.

nkh wrote: "Yes. Also, because my fingers were constantly straying to the wrong side of mouse by a hair. Two main buttons separated by a scroll wheel stops my random finger misbehavior."

On whichever Apple mouse you end up using, you could simply disable the secondary button click and use Control-Click instead. That's what I did on my old Mighty Mouse and have ended up doing on my new Magic Mouse (which I really like, by the way). I really don't find using the Control key along with a mouse click inconvenient at all. It makes using the mouse a lot easier and I don't get any spurious behavior from the Magic Mouse as a result.

Rick

nkh wrote:
Are you recommending the Magic Mouse over the Logitech?

No. Sorry, I was just kidding with, ~Bee.
Actually, I've never tried the Magic Mouse.
You might want to check it out but I doubt it would overcome the issues your having,



-mj

Richard Segedi wrote:
nkh wrote: "Yes. Also, because my fingers were constantly straying to the wrong side of mouse by a hair. Two main buttons separated by a scroll wheel stops my random finger misbehavior."

Actually I said that.

Richard Segedi wrote:
On whichever Apple mouse you end up using, you could simply disable the secondary button click and use Control-Click instead.

That is precisely what I'm trying to avoid. I use an application all day long that has a ton of context menu items. Also, have you ever tried control-click with a phone in one hand? 😉



-mj

Macjack wrote: "have you ever tried control-click with a phone in one hand?"

Not practical, I can well imagine. But for those who don't need three or more arms 😉 using the control click method certainly solves the problem of accidentally clicking on the secondary with either Mighty or Magic mouse.

BTW I DID find the Magic Mouse less prone to accidentally fire off the right click than the Mighty Mouse. Maybe you should give one a try at Apple sometime and check this out for yourself. It might work well enough for you.

I really do like the scroll function with momentum and two finger lateral swipe on this mouse. Scrolling seems so much more natural for me and the ability to flip browser pages back and forth with the two finger swipe motion seems so natural.

Cheers,

Rick