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Left Sided Windows Scrollbars?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hasn't-X11-done-this-already dept.

Skin and Blister asks: "Years ago mouse manufacturers realized that not everyone is right handed and (thankfully) created the option of reversing the mouse buttons to accommodate left handed users. Now that laptops (and obviously tablets) have integrated touch technology, the new challenge for south paws is to use a stylus in the left hand to manipulate a scroll bar on the right side of an open window. Does anyone know if there is a way to move scroll bars to the left side of a window in Microsoft Windows XP Pro?"

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  1. That's EASY! by AlexanderDitto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Flip the screen upside down!

    As a lefty, I experience these sorts of problems on a daily basis. Spiral notebooks are a pain, scissors are impossible, and I worry about my efficiency on my Nintendo DS. I lose a substancial number of Bells every day in Animal Crossing. Such a waste!

    Those little things no righty ever thinks about. Heck, grab your favorite pencil or pen, hold it in your right hand, and read the markings on the pencil. If they're right side up, you've got yourself a right handed pen. Switch to the left side, and the letters are upside down! How disorienting.

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    1. Re:That's EASY! by fireman+sam · · Score: 4, Funny

      And if your arm gets tired, you can always switch... OR, use your right hand for the navigation and your left have for stimulation

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    2. Re:That's EASY! by slightlyspacey · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Imaginary Toolstore carries a number of hard to find items. I recently picked up a left-handed screwdriver as well as a stretchable tape measure from them. You may want to shoot them an email inquiry for the left-handed version of XP. I'm sure they'll be quite helpful.

    3. Re:That's EASY! by SCPRedMage · · Score: 5, Funny

      I thought you could only take that feat at first level? Or are you implying that /. readers are a bunch of zero-level NPCs?

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    4. Re:That's EASY! by joshetc · · Score: 2, Funny

      Exactly. I'm a lefty. I learned how to use a computer mouse with my right hand and have absolutely no problems with it. I'm actually worse with my left hand than my right hand as I've got years of experience with it. One HUGE benefit to being lefty for any males our there. Well you know. Surfing for porn with your right hand.. You can uh, rest your left one on the desk or something.

  2. Natural Market for a new distro. by phorest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Left-Handed Linux could get ~10% of the desktop market!

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  3. Shut off the computer by Kohath · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shut off the computer and learn to throw (or hit) a fastball

  4. the Leftorium by ndb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Has anyone thought of Ned Flanders' Leftorium? You have to able to find a left-handed WinXP there!

  5. Re:Right handed washing up liquid by croddy · · Score: 2, Funny
    We right-handers generally call that stuff "soap" and just squeeze the thicker bottom of the bottle anyway.

    Don't make life more complicated than it has to be.