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wiki:hardware:input:trackballs [2022/09/17 17:47]
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 I'm getting old, and too much regular mousing leaves my hand in a lot of pain, especially if I'm working on something fiddly and precise (like an SVG project, or editing video). I'm currently using a Kensington Orbit Fusion wireless trackball. So far, it's working out pretty well...but not with Kensington'​s software. I'm getting old, and too much regular mousing leaves my hand in a lot of pain, especially if I'm working on something fiddly and precise (like an SVG project, or editing video). I'm currently using a Kensington Orbit Fusion wireless trackball. So far, it's working out pretty well...but not with Kensington'​s software.
  
-My trackball was right-clicking on its own //​constantly//​ until I uninstalled KensingtonWorks and installed [[https://​www.highrez.co.uk/​downloads/​XMouseButtonControl.htm|X-Mouse Button Control]] instead. ​You can also read more about XMBC [[software:win32:xmbc|here]].+My trackball was right-clicking on its own //​constantly//​ until I uninstalled KensingtonWorks and installed [[wiki:software:​win32:​xmbc|X-Mouse Button Control]] instead. 
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 +For whatever reason, KensingtonWorks seems to be very flaky in Windows 10. I have no problems using either ​XMBC, or using a different OS. [[wiki:os:apple:​macos:​10.14]] sees the trackball as a regular input device, and I've had no problems with ghost clicking.