Poll: Does anyone actually use the trackball?

[daveybaby]

I've had my hero for several weeks now, and i've barely used the trackball at all; once or twice for fine tuning the cursor position (functionality that could easily be replicated by a couple of cursor softkeys) and when using the camera (which is only because they *make* you use the trackball).
I wouldnt be surprised if we start to see android phones released in the near future without the trackball.

I wouldnt mind, but i searched the app store and i couldnt find a marble madness clone anywhere! Does anyone use the thing on a regular basis or find it indispensable in any other way? Any good apps or games that make use of it?

While i'm at it - i dont think i've EVER pressed the call button (furthest one on the left), always use the touchscreen instead. I just pressed it now for the first time to see what it would do, and accidentally dialled somebody, they just called me back to see what i wanted, because all they could hear was the clacking of keys as i typed this post.

 

[spenspuma]

I use mine a bit when I'm on the net and there's a few clickables close together, it helps highlight the one I want more accurately...although I do wish it worked more like a mouse and controlled an actual cursor instead of it just highlighting clickable links.

I also find it invaluable when it glows to say I've had a message

 

[Ziani]

Think its cute, use mine quite a bit, fine tuning, camera - although since cupcake I also use the screen to focus and take pickies, nice to have the choice. Also need it for certain games like Mystique which I love. Also what I really love about it is the fact it flashes for messages etc, great when I have phone on silence or just missed them.

 

[itsmoirob]

Love the option for "Only when i need to move the cursor one letter to the left." :-D

That's me.

 

[qdigga]

I use mine a bit. I'd say about 30-40% of the time. I switch between the two (touch and trackball) on the fly without even thinking about it. This setup is so intuitive and natural.

 

[Carl C]

I mainly use the Trackball for taking photo's and Moving the line across text and every so often. I wish the HTC Magic like a camera button on the side though , that would be useful

 

[darrinaltman]

How do you enable the trackball notifications? Will it really do that?

Thanks in advance.

Darrin

 

[malbon]

Good for glowing on notifications ! And xgalaga !

 

[qdigga]

Good for glowing on notifications ! And xgalaga !

How do you get your trackball to glow on notification??? Thanks

 

[malbon]

See other thread on this page

 

[t3monkey boy]

Bloody hell had the phone for 2 months and didn't realise you could use it to scroll through a message or email. Been struggling for no reason. Use it mostly for games.

 

[CitizenErazed]

Thinking about it, I do use it to scroll webpages in landscape mode, because I'm left handed and if I use my left hand to scroll via the touchscreen it tends to cover the light sensor, making the screen darker.

 

[joeyscar]

Never use it, except for moving one letter over to correct a text error.

 

[quantumrand]

With addition to using it for fine tuning cursor positions and clicking the right link, I also use it to scroll through menus when my finger would be in the way (like the Featured Apps in the app store).

 

[Archon810]

I only use it for moving a few characters around where I type. In general, it's pretty crappy right now as it takes ages to scroll through even a few characters. It should be a lot more accurate and pick up speed as you scroll more to be usable.