From: "Les" <hlhowell(a)pacbell.net>
On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 13:11 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Ric Moore wrote:
>
> > I wuz trying to teach my 75 year old Uncle how EASY it was to just
> > intuit stuff as you go. Showing him firefox and how to google, I wanted
> > him to enter the google search box and click to focus. OK, move up the
> > page with the pointer... he lifts the mouse straight up off of the
> > mouse
> > pad. <sigh>
> >
> > Some fail to teach correctly, Some never get it. I tend to take the
> > blame on this one, but I didn't anticipate THAT move!! <cackles> Ric
>
> He'd probably really enjoy playing games on the Nintendo wii. I wonder
> how that motion-sensor controller would work as a mouse?
>
Now there's a linux application, a 3d mouse. Can we get it to do
feedback, too?
That leads to a hilarious mental image of an out of control force feedback
3D mouse dragging the guy trying to control his computer around the
room. It'd be a fun advertising film gag.
{^_-}