Second Mouse

I want two mice for my computer. Not simply two mice that control one cursor but two, yes two different cursors. Why? Because I have two hands. With two cursors I would be able to draw a vector rectangle with more delight. Instead of clicking the location of the static corner while the other corners get to move all around until you release, each mouse could control corners on different sides. It would be more natural to rotate and resize objects in a drawing program. Why not different tools for each cursor? One could let you zoom in and out as you use the other to do detail drawing. You could select text but then using the other cursor deselect text in the middle of the selection. In word proccessing if you wanted to add a red background color to text, you could simple select the text then push down on the red color button and push down on the background color button with the other cursor. The combination of two buttons at the same time will cause a new (and expected) interaction.

• When: Thursday 2006 February 9th.
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