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For decades I have used Logitech ball mice because of wrist issues.
Recently I have been having muscle/tendon issues in my right hand and arm which may be related to mouse use.
Or at least make using the ball mouse uncomfortable.

I am contemplating a left handed wireless ball mouse but I am struggling
to find one.
Logitech don't seem to offer one.
The one I have found is <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trackball-Wireless-Ergonomic-Tracking- Programmable/dp/B016QCPRBM/?th=1>
I don't recognise the brand, though.

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

Cheers



Dave R
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On 24/10/2025 18:21, David wrote:

For decades I have used Logitech ball mice because of wrist issues.
Recently I have been having muscle/tendon issues in my right hand and arm which may be related to mouse use.
Or at least make using the ball mouse uncomfortable.

I am contemplating a left handed wireless ball mouse but I am struggling
to find one.
Logitech don't seem to offer one.
The one I have found is <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trackball-Wireless-Ergonomic-Tracking- Programmable/dp/B016QCPRBM/?th=1>
I don't recognise the brand, though.

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

Cheers

Dave R

I dont know if this is any help, but ...

deep in the settings / properties / whatever of some operating systems
you can swap the left and right mouse buttons


On Win 11 I think its called "swap primary and secondary mouse buttons"
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In article <mm1qsgF1teoU2@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
says...

...

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

I googled "Marble Mouse" which was a lovely symmetrical roller-ball
mouse from Logitech, missing only a wheel - now discontinued, sadly. I
have about four of them. There are a few new ones still out there, and
a good few used ones.

Nearest alternatives are from Kensington "Orbit" - rather larger
footprint and also "Adesso Imouse".

I'd never to back to an ordinary mouse, but I'm right-handed, so I do
have more choice.

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:22:05 +0100, Philip Herlihy wrote:

In article <mm1qsgF1teoU2@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
says...

...

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

I googled "Marble Mouse" which was a lovely symmetrical roller-ball
mouse from Logitech, missing only a wheel - now discontinued, sadly. I
have about four of them. There are a few new ones still out there, and
a good few used ones.

Nearest alternatives are from Kensington "Orbit" - rather larger
footprint and also "Adesso Imouse".

I'd never to back to an ordinary mouse, but I'm right-handed, so I do
have more choice.

I have a Marble Mouse, but with failing micro switches.
I could presumably repair it.
Lacks the scroll wheel which I forgot to mention.

Cheers



Dave R
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:53:14 +0100, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

On 24/10/2025 18:21, David wrote:

For decades I have used Logitech ball mice because of wrist issues.
Recently I have been having muscle/tendon issues in my right hand and
arm which may be related to mouse use.
Or at least make using the ball mouse uncomfortable.

I am contemplating a left handed wireless ball mouse but I am
struggling to find one.
Logitech don't seem to offer one.
The one I have found is
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trackball-Wireless-Ergonomic-Tracking-
Programmable/dp/B016QCPRBM/?th=1>
I don't recognise the brand, though.

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

Cheers



Dave R

I dont know if this is any help, but ...

deep in the settings / properties / whatever of some operating systems
you can swap the left and right mouse buttons

On Win 11 I think its called "swap primary and secondary mouse buttons"

I think that is mainly for use with an "ambidextrous" mouse.
The Logitech ball mice have the ball positioned for the thumb, and the
whole mouse is ergonomically shaped for the right hand.

So I am looking for a mirror image of that to fit comfortably in my left
hand.

Cheers



Dave R
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On 25/10/2025 14:23, David wrote:

On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:22:05 +0100, Philip Herlihy wrote:

In article <mm1qsgF1teoU2@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
says...

...

Are there any left handed mouse users on here?
If so, can you recommend a suitable (wireless if possible) mouse with
track ball?

I googled "Marble Mouse" which was a lovely symmetrical roller-ball
mouse from Logitech, missing only a wheel - now discontinued, sadly. I
have about four of them. There are a few new ones still out there, and
a good few used ones.

Nearest alternatives are from Kensington "Orbit" - rather larger
footprint and also "Adesso Imouse".

I'd never to back to an ordinary mouse, but I'm right-handed, so I do
have more choice.

I have a Marble Mouse, but with failing micro switches.
I could presumably repair it.
Lacks the scroll wheel which I forgot to mention.

Cheers

Dave R

In the meantime .... there may be no harm in trying a "normal"
symmetrical mouse (wireless or otherwise) with your left hand.

If you are unable to get on with with that then you might have to have a re-think
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Abandoned Trolley wrote:

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In the meantime-a .... there may be no harm in trying a "normal"
symmetrical mouse (wireless or otherwise) with your left hand.

If you are unable to get on with with that then you might have to have a re-think

You can train yourself to do everything from the keyboard and not use
the mouse at all.

My first PC (in about 1986) didn't come with a mouse, and it was
probably 5 years before they became available. So I became very
proficient with the keyboard, even using circuit design programs. Even
now, there are things I do with a keyboard that are quicker than using a mouse.
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