Does anybody know of a mouse with a scroll wheel that's not rubber coated? I have a latex allergy, getting really sick of the skin irritation, and I'm not having a great deal of luck researching this. Most mice don't state what they're made of.
Yes, I do want a scroll wheel mouse and not a trackball. They have their purposes, but don't suit what I generally want to do.
On 08/06/2021 22:08, Tim via users wrote:
Does anybody know of a mouse with a scroll wheel that's not rubber coated? I have a latex allergy, getting really sick of the skin irritation, and I'm not having a great deal of luck researching this. Most mice don't state what they're made of.
Yes, I do want a scroll wheel mouse and not a trackball. They have their purposes, but don't suit what I generally want to do.
One source may be https://sealshield.com/.%C2%A0 Limited reading would suggest they use silicon and not latex in their products. You may wish to contact them to confirm.
On Tue, 2021-06-08 at 23:38 +0930, Tim via users wrote:
Does anybody know of a mouse with a scroll wheel that's not rubber coated? I have a latex allergy, getting really sick of the skin irritation, and I'm not having a great deal of luck researching this. Most mice don't state what they're made of.
Yes, I do want a scroll wheel mouse and not a trackball. They have their purposes, but don't suit what I generally want to do. --
Logitech MX Master 3 has metal scroll wheels, both vertical & horizontal.
A little bit expensive though!
John
On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 11:08, Tim via users users@lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
Does anybody know of a mouse with a scroll wheel that's not rubber coated? I have a latex allergy, getting really sick of the skin irritation, and I'm not having a great deal of luck researching this. Most mice don't state what they're made of.
Like many mathematicians of my generation, I developed skin sensitivity to blackboard chalk (actually, the binding agent). Non-latex gloves or chalk holders were common solutions. Maybe you could wrap your finger with tape (there non-slip adhesive tapes -- "vet-wrap" is one).
Yes, I do want a scroll wheel mouse and not a trackball. They have their purposes, but don't suit what I generally want to do.
There are mice that don't have a wheel, but do scrolling and gestures with a touch-pad like surface. I have used an Apple "MagicMouse" ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Mousewith linux. I preferred it over the wheel mice (Dell + MS) in our lab at the time (mice are not usable at sea -- working in an oceanographic institute, new mice often ended up in junk boxes).
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