![]() Please note that this listing is meant to be thorough, but there’s no guarantee that it is exhaustive. The focus is on objective features this is not a subjective review of how well each product works (perhaps that could be a future post, and if you want to share your experiences with any of these devices, please post a comment below). ![]() These tables are also available as shared Google sheets. You might want to open up the comparison tables for reference while you read through this post. We’ve tried to include the key points directly in this post, while giving links to more detailed tables and handouts that you can download for future reference. With so many features and products to sift through, it’s been a challenge to decide how to best present the information. (Note that for iOS support, you’ll need to be running iOS 13 or later - see this article on using a mouse with your iPad for some good info on the setup and caveats.) Those that are USB Plug and Play or Bluetooth-enabled will also work with platforms like Android, Chrome OS, and iOS. These include products that can replace a traditional mouse for computing platforms such as Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. We’ll first review the main features for each family, then delve into specific products within each family. We’ve structured this guide by grouping the available hands-free mice into 6 main categories, or families, based on their basic approach to controlling the mouse cursor. In addition to general updates to all links and information, we’ve removed 3 devices that have been discontinued (Enabling Devices Air Mouse, SmartNav 4, and AccuPoint), and added 2 new devices (Sesame Enable for Windows, IrisBond Duo). This guide was updated in November 2019, based on the original posted on Nov. Here, we examine 24 specific hands-free mice that are available and see how they stack up on those considerations. In our last post, we described 13 considerations to think about when choosing a hands-free mouse. The key is to make an informed choice to make sure your hands-free mouse truly meets your needs. If you have a physical limitation that makes it difficult or impossible to use a traditional mouse with your hands, a hands-free mouse can be critical to accessing a computer comfortably and efficiently. Platform: Firefox 3.0.6, Windows XP 64 bit SP2.A hands-free mouse allows you to perform computer mouse functions without using your hands. Opening the about:config page, the button is I'll be careful, I promise. Option Search for text when I start typing: menu Tools/Options/Advanced/tab General/Accessibility/Search for text when I start typing When Enter is pressed a dialog box will appear with by TABing to it) and change the value to True by hitting Enter.Ī to 0 (same Then: press Accept the Risk and Continue!, find the line, select the "toggle" icon (e.g. Set option to only go to links in the addressįollowed by Enter. Under headline Browsing (scroll down) → Search for text when I start typing Hamburger menu (upper right) → Preferences Long page as it does not restrict itself to the currentĬhanges (see below for other versions of Firefox): Using the workaround, the screen will jump around if it is a Will selected so pressing Enter will open it. After these changes theįirst few letters of a link text can be typed and that link Really what I am looking for) can be used if three settings areĬhanged (to make it practical). And there is no indicationĪ workaround (proposed by several, but is not The biggest drawback is that in practice it is necessary to And textĬan be selected and copied like in a text editor. (in contrast to a text editor for page up/down). Normal navigation (arrow keys, page up, pageĭown, etc.) works and the focus/caret/cursor follows Jump between links so it is a little bit slower, but the The closest to Opera's way is to enable caret Vimperator add-on or its successor Pentadactyl, Is it possible to do efficient browsing with Firefox usingīy efficient I mean something faster than using TAB - this
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