Mouse Mats

[carlton23]

I just use a smooth piece of firm paper, taped to my desk sliding shelf, so why do most people use a mouse mat?

[boxtops]

my mouse mats (mice mats?) have slightly resistant surfaces so the ball grips - I don't find I get good enough grip without one.

[ChuckFickens]

In the days when mice had little balls (!) a decent mouse mat made a huge difference to the response of the mouse. these days, when most people have optical mice there really isn't much need for a mouse mat unless you are using it on a shiny surface.

[carlton23]

Hi Chuck, my mouse has a bright red light, is that an optical one?

[boxtops]

I've still got a tied-in mouse so I need a mat!

[craft1948]

I just use one of the leather panels on my desk top.............

[carlton23]

boxtops, that`s cruel, tying a mouse up.

[boxtops]

Carlton, it makes it run fast, so it needs a grip for its little toes (gees, what I am going on about.... )

[carlton23]

Play the music, open the cage.

[vulcan]

that's showing your age carlton.

[ChuckFickens]

Carlton, yes the mice with the bright lights in the bottom are optical mice, they work just fine on pretty much any surface. with the old style mouse they had a ball that you could see when you looked at the bottom and as bedknobs has said these really didn't work well on many surfaces at all, hence the need for a mat.

[boxtops]

Music in da Mouse...

time for me to hit the hay, methinks! Nite all, sleep well when you get there.

[ChuckFickens]

sorry, boxtops, not bedknobs

[carlton23]

I live and learn a little every day, thanks again Chuck.

[boxtops]

I did spot, Chuck, but I wasn't going to say! nite all, going this time...

[carlton23]

I don`t remember Arthur English chuck...........who am I kiddin?

[Gromit]

Just to be pedantic...

Tied in, or ones on a cable, can and usually are these days, optical. They do not have a moving rubber trackball like the old one, they have a beam of light which runs your cursor on screen.

The one that are not tied in, and work without a USB cable are wifi or bluetooth mice.

And as was stated earlier, optical mice do not need a mousemat, though some desk surfaces can be too shiny and slippy and fast, and a piece of matt paper or card will be needed.

[carlton23]

G`nite averybody peeps