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I wonder if anyone shares my setup. I lie horizontally with a monitor suspended 3ft directly above. I use a logitech trackball on my right hand at my side. I fi
by workingonmyback 6y ago
I wonder if anyone shares my setup. I lie horizontally with a monitor suspended 3ft directly above. I use a logitech trackball on my right hand at my side. I find this position comfortable for long hours and don't experience the backpain that I did for years.
One wrinkle is the keyboard - it rests on my upper thighs, and I find I'm rolling my shoulders forward to type which is less than ideal. I experimented with split keyboards but haven't found an ideal solution yet. A major problem is switching from the trackball back to the keyboard. Also needing to keep the trackball out wide to allow space for the split keyboard on my right side.
- eru 6y agoA friend of mine cut up her Kinesis Advantage to put a big trackball right in the middle. (There's enough space in the housing, especially if you are not afraid to cut and move the circuit board.) A similar position might work for you? I use a standing desk to be in a similar (but upright) position, because sitting is also bad for me.
- maximilianroos 6y agoI have a trackpad in the middle of mine, it works great. Here's a photo from a few years back: https://twitter.com/max_sixty/status/1144236070369988609/photo/1 https://twitter.com/max_sixty/status/1144236070369988609/pho...
- eru 6y agoNice! Hers was a rather more professional looking job. The trackball was about 8 cm in diameter and sunk right in. (She also hacked up the kernel driver to make horizontal rotation be interpreted as the scroll wheel.)