Emphasize keyboard shortcuts. It's a transition for the user but staying off the mouse can help a lot. This is really the number one solution.
Mouse preference is very user specific. You may have to try several items before finding something that works.
The key to using touchpads or trackballs in this circumstance is that the driver should provide a "click and hold" button. This allows the user to do a drag and drop without actually keeping the button depressed which can be quite hard on the thumb.
The 3M Mouse helps a lot with wrist position but the default configuration is in fact very hard on the thumb. The driver that comes with it does not allow you to reprogram the buttons. However, if you can find an older MS Intellimouse driver it will allow you to reprogram the buttons if you plug the mouse into a PS/2 port. You then configure the 3M Mouse like this:
This gives you "squeeze to click" which is much easier on the thumb. Instruct the user not to use Button 2 (the one on the right hand side on top of the mouse). This requires you to roll the thumb outward which is a very bad motion (thumbs were made for grasping).
The best product for this particular issue that I am aware of is the Vu-Ryte Document Holder. The only potential drawback is that installing the Vu-Ryte raises your monitor by almost an inch. The 3M DH640 is similar and doesn't raise your monitor. Unfortunately this means it can't handle large books as well because they cause it to tip forward.
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Emphasize keyboard shortcuts. It's a transition for the user but staying off the mouse can help a lot. This is really the number one solution.
Mouse preference is very user specific. You may have to try several items before finding something that works.
The key to using touchpads or trackballs in this circumstance is that the driver should provide a "click and hold" button. This allows the user to do a drag and drop without actually keeping the button depressed which can be quite hard on the thumb.
Some alternative mice that may work include:
http://www.contourdesign.com/rollermouse
http://www.aerobicmouse.com/
The 3M Mouse helps a lot with wrist position but the default configuration is in fact very hard on the thumb. The driver that comes with it does not allow you to reprogram the buttons. However, if you can find an older MS Intellimouse driver it will allow you to reprogram the buttons if you plug the mouse into a PS/2 port. You then configure the 3M Mouse like this:
Scroll Button (3) -> Button 1Button 1 -> Button 2
Button 2 -> Button 3
This gives you "squeeze to click" which is much easier on the thumb. Instruct the user not to use Button 2 (the one on the right hand side on top of the mouse). This requires you to roll the thumb outward which is a very bad motion (thumbs were made for grasping).
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The best product for this particular issue that I am aware of is the Vu-Ryte Document Holder. The only potential drawback is that installing the Vu-Ryte raises your monitor by almost an inch. The 3M DH640 is similar and doesn't raise your monitor. Unfortunately this means it can't handle large books as well because they cause it to tip forward.