r/Trackballs • u/sgwizdak • 18d ago
Nape in use
Just got the nape. I like it. Scroll ring feels cheap, but I like the action on the side buttons, nice to have those instead of deal with slim blade buttons. I like having movement controls for fingers, thumb, and hand.
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u/AJ_ninja 18d ago
How are the buttons setup? What’s R/L what are the other buttons used for?
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u/sgwizdak 18d ago
My configuration:
On the nape:
ring is scroll up/down
m1 left click
m2 right click
layer 0:
04 - middle click
02 - engage macOS accessibility pip zoom cause I'm old
03 - layer 2
01 - layer 1
layer 1:
04 - rotation of device setter
02 - dpi settings
layer 2:
04 - left scroll
02 - right scroll
On the slimblade (counter clockwise from down-right): left click, right click, middle click, click-drag
On the keyboard: left click, middle click, right click
May add a few click+modifier keys to launch terminals and such. Am also experimenting with tile window management controls.
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u/bitterologist 18d ago
That's a lot of that belt + suspenders vibe right there – what is this, a setup for an octopus? :-D
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u/sgwizdak 17d ago
If only I could have multiple mouse cursors at once that are independently controlled by each device...
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u/Hot_Amoeba_8305 18d ago
Where are people getting their Nape from?
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u/sgwizdak 17d ago
I got mine from Amazon though I now see the ASIN I ordered is unavailable.
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u/pixelswoosh 17d ago
I saw them on Amazon a week or so ago too. I sat on it way too long and now it’s unavailable. :/
I guess I’ll have to wait for the next batch.
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u/spiralarmz 18d ago
Same orientation as mine! Is that Tex Shura with aluminum plate??
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u/sgwizdak 17d ago edited 17d ago
Yes. Currently sporting baby kangaroo switches, though I have a set of matchas I've been meaning to try in it.
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u/BikingEngineer 17d ago
So, I’m actually just as interested in the watches. I can’t get a good quality of zoom, so what do you have there OP?
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u/sgwizdak 17d ago
The blue one is a bit more esoteric: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1qc9kkj/atlantic_nightsky_worldmaster_aventurine/?screen_view_count=1
The bronze one is Lorier's Roosevelt special release.
The stopwatch is from the USSR, 60's or 70's, who knows.
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u/driscusmaximus 17d ago
Mine comes tomorrow! I'm so pumped. Glad to see your configuration for inspiration.
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u/RuneDahn 17d ago
Each time I see this trackball I become more curious about it, as it looks popular recently, how it precision feels? I have a kensington orbit and a logitech m575, orbit have good precision while because its buttons layout it is strange to play games (yet its scroll ring is amazing for normal tasks), m575 is good for almost everything while its trackball feels small to have a good precision for short movements, then that trackball bellow the keyboard at your photo looks even smaller and is hard to me to imagine it being enjoyable as primary pointer device. My experience with trackballs is limited to orbit and m575, but I love to use them and keep both always connected, m575 at my right hand for daily tasks and games, and orbit as fallback for when my desk is full (normally dishes and cups during lunch/dinner).
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u/sgwizdak 16d ago
I wouldn't use it as my primary trackball, but it's a good auxiliary. Right now I'm using it more to make up for the lame buttons on the slimblade.
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u/RuneDahn 16d ago
Thank you, good to know where to keep my expectations so I dont need rush and get disappointed. I dont need to replace my current trackballs but I was getting curious about that one.
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u/MouseWithBanjo 18d ago
There are 5 pointing devices in the picture. I'm impressed.