I know there are better communities such as !linuxhardware@programming.dev , but it isn’t as active and I hope you understand me posting here for outreach.
So I have problems with my wrist from working on the computer, so I thought about trying a vertical mouse. I found the Logitech Lift Vertical would be a nice option, but after doing research I read it is a pain on Linux and does not work reliably. About some other models I read you need to set them up with Windows first to get them working (uurgghh)
Does anybody have good experiences with a vertical mouse on Linux?
I use Mint btw
I have a Logitech MX Vertical at work. I am running Mint. Never had any problems, worked out of the box. I mostly use it with the dongle which always is plugged in my dock
I use Logitech MX Vertical with the
solaarsoftware. It works fine.I use the MX vertical with Linux with zero issues. Every feature works just fine without even installing the logi options software crap.
It works wired, with the 2.4ghz and with bluetooth, all with no issues. I’d expect the lift to be pretty much the same.
Never had a problem with it. Perhaps people are complaining about the lack of features the proprietary Logitech software provides? I never needed it anyway, so I say mine works perfectly.
That’s great to hear! I also do not need any extra features. Here is a reddit thread where people complain: https://www.reddit.com/r/logitech/comments/13c07st/logitech_lift_on_linux_issues/
After experiencing wrist pain, really bad, I moved to a vertical mouse. It seemed to help, but I eventually moved to a Kensington Expert trackball and I’ve never looked back. I swear by them.
https://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Expert-Trackball-Mouse-K64325/dp/B00009KH63
I use an Evolulent and a ProtoArc Trackball for vertical mice. I haven’t had any issues with them on Linux, but I also haven’t really customized any of their settings… I think. Maybe I changed what the 2 extra buttons do on them and I don’t recall using anything other than what’s available on Fedora to accomplish that.
I own a Lift and use it with my Mac Book, it’s great. I use it with bluetooth but it also has a USB dongle. I uses other wireless logitech mices on GNU/Linux and had no issue using the dongle. I will try to test my Lift on a Linux machine using the dongle and let you know because it would be weird if not working.
I’ve been using a perixx mouse for ages, no problems.
Only recently started registering 2 clicks instead of one for the roll wheel sometimes.
I’ll buy another, whenever this one eventually dies.I would strongly recommend against them. The design is fundamentally flawed. To click you have to press sideways which naturally moves the cursor a bit causing you to misclick. To compensate you have to tense your hand even more which defeats the point.
How deep is your desk, and what seat are you using? Getting a deeper desk and an expensive mesh-bottomed chair (I have a HM Mira) made waaaaaaay more difference than any of the weird ergonomic keyboards or mice of unusual keyboard layouts I tried.