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| Thread ID: 112653 | 2010-09-16 01:10:00 | Changing mouse wiring | JohnMax (12135) | Press F1 |
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| 1137684 | 2010-09-17 07:41:00 | Half the posters replying here haven't really grasped the issue properly. Coldot deserves compliments for actually being among the few to make sense. Dude. Get a USB mouse, so that it can be plugged / unplugged while the computer is running. A PS2 mouse requires a reboot whenever it is plugged in. As for the wires inside - don't be afraid to open up the mouse. If you're lucky there'll be 2 micro switches that can be prised up and simply swapped from one spot to the other. However, more likely is that they are embedded to a circuit board, and you'll consequently have to invert the board and scratch through the printed circuit in order to break the existing track to R and L buttons, then hard wire the crossed tracks with a soldering iron to effectively swap those tracks. As coldot said, there should be one common track to R and L buttons - don't interfere with that one. It's the non-common tracks you need to intercept and re-route. There's places online (Trademe) selling USB mice for $8. This does not have to be a big deal in terms of cost or technology. On the other hand tho (no pun intended) as a leftie myself, it's only a short challenge to adapt to using a mouse in the opposite hand, regardless of the button configuration... you might do all this only to find she's half adapted to clicking with her left middle finger as the primary mouse click. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1137685 | 2010-09-18 05:58:00 | I moved my mouse to the left side as I had a sore right shoulder. I found I could very quickly get used to using it simply by moving my index finger to the left button. | linw (53) | ||
| 1137686 | 2010-09-18 07:50:00 | SWMBO just had a carpal tunnel operation on her right hand and has taken the left handed use of the mouse quite well | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1137687 | 2010-09-18 08:55:00 | I had a minor stroke and being right handed I learn't quickly to use the same mouse with my left hand. A strange thing though. All this time, since October last year I have had the mouse on the right hand side of the keyboard and only after reading this thread picked up the mouse which is wireless and put it on the left of the keyboard. I think I need a good kick where I assume my Mother never kissed me. I still have trouble writing with my right hand and I can't duplicate perfectly the signature on my drivers licence. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1137688 | 2010-09-18 10:12:00 | As for the wires inside - don't be afraid to open up the mouse. If you're lucky there'll be 2 micro switches that can be prised up and simply swapped from one spot to the other. However, more likely is that they are embedded to a circuit board, and you'll consequently have to invert the board and scratch through the printed circuit in order to break the existing track to R and L buttons, then hard wire the crossed tracks with a soldering iron to effectively swap those tracks. Yeah that's pretty much what you'd have to do. But I have used my mouse with my left hand too, and I found it very easy to use the opposite fingers. |
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