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This may seem really strange, but when using a rectangular mousepad, do you like the long side going vertically (toward/away from you) or sideways (parallel to you). I find most people seem to like it to go the horizontal way, but I like the vertical way. Opinions?

verilon wrote:This may seem really strange, but when using a rectangular mousepad, do you like the long side going vertically (toward/away from you) or sideways (parallel to you). I find most people seem to like it to go the horizontal way, but I like the vertical way. Opinions?

Vertical way here.

I swear by one Mousepad surface and one alone the
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Mr Bean wrote:I swear by one Mousepad surface and one alone the
The Ratpadz


Worth the money

And that has anything to do with the question HOW?

Vertical. I find that I need to scroll up & down more than side to side, this orientation optimized the useable surface to better match my needs. Of course the graphic design on my particular mousepad is also made to be viewed in the vertical orientation, and it would greatly disturb me if it were to be placed sideways.

verilon wrote:

Mr Bean wrote:I swear by one Mousepad surface and one alone the
The Ratpadz


Worth the money

And that has anything to do with the question HOW?

Nothing, its Bean.

aerius wrote:Vertical. I find that I need to scroll up & down more than side to side, this orientation optimized the useable surface to better match my needs. Of course the graphic design on my particular mousepad is also made to be viewed in the vertical orientation, and it would greatly disturb me if it were to be placed sideways.

Heh ditto on the first part...most pads here are these stupid Gateway pads...

verilon wrote:This may seem really strange, but when using a rectangular mousepad, do you like the long side going vertically (toward/away from you) or sideways (parallel to you). I find most people seem to like it to go the horizontal way, but I like the vertical way. Opinions?

Have the laser-eye type of mouse now, so don't use mouse pads anymore. However, the printed "grain" on my desktop can screw with the mouse, so I've taped down a white piece of paper, in effect making it a mouse pad, so.....

horizontal way

I lay it out vertical not so much because of the way I use the mouse, but because if gives me room to put a radio next to my right hand.

TrailerParkJawa wrote:I lay it out vertical not so much because of the way I use the mouse, but because if gives me room to put a radio next to my right hand.

Ugh...CAN'T STAND things next to my hand when I'm on the comp...

My mouse pad is square, making the question meaningless. However, the pad rests upan a psychology textbook which is not square. The textbook rests ninety degrees from vertical, making it horizontal.

verilon wrote:Opinions?

Rodents are awkward. I've got several trackballs, a touchpad, a drawing tablet, and that's all I use for pointing devices. No rodents anywhere, so no mice pads to think about.

Enlightenment wrote:

verilon wrote:Opinions?

Rodents are awkward. I've got several trackballs, a touchpad, a drawing tablet, and that's all I use for pointing devices. No rodents anywhere, so no mice pads to think about.

Bastard.

verilon wrote:Bastard.

Yep.




Self-appointed SD.net obnoxious jerk.

Enlightenment wrote:

verilon wrote:Bastard.

Yep.




Self-appointed SD.net obnoxious jerk.

Heehee lol...As I gathjered from other posts of your...

My mouse pad is a bart simpson head. the one side is all spikey due to his hair.

I don't use a mousepad, I have an optical mouse.

I have optical mouse, and a black mousepad with "Fry's Electronics" on it.


Speaking of mouse and mousepad:

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How about we keep this to people that actually USE a mousepad...?