Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 Download

I was having hand and forearm problems using a "standard" mouse. I started researching "handshake" oriented mouses and liked what I saw in the Evoluent mouse ($110 on Amazon). The price being what it is and not being sure if it would solve my problems I decided to purchase an Anker Vertical mouse ($20 on Amazon). I REALLY like it. It has solved all my arm and hand ailments. I think I will upgrade to the Evoluent mouse.

The Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 costs close to 100. Let's get that out of the way. This is a pretty expensive mouse. Considering they give away basic USB mice with cornflakes, why would anyone spend the cost of a Kindle on a pointing device?

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Impressively, Evoluent use "environmentally-responsible" packaging. Essentially a cardboard box and some bubble wrap. I was nervous that this wouldn't be enough to protect it in transit - but the mouse is pretty tough.

The box contains some brief instructions and a mini-cd containing Windows drivers.

"The vertical mouse received very good feedback from the product testing. Our product testing team of physical therapists, ergonomists, MD's and administrators found the mouse to be comfortable, easily adaptable and promoted a neutral wrist/forearm postures."

Greg Ryan, University Health Services, University of California at Berkeley

The VM4R comes with a dedicated button for switching the speed of the mouse pointer.

A simple click sets the speed which can easily be seen via the LEDs.

This is a vast improvement on the 3rd gen model where the button was underneath the device.

The advantage is that you can use a high-speed mouse so you don't have to move your wrist or arm very far as you go from one end of the screen to the other. It also means you can rapidly change to a lower sensitivity when you're working on something which needs very fine grained control - like pushing pixels in Photoshop. I imagine this mouse is great for gamers who require a fast reacting device.

Scrolling with the wheel makes a really loud clicking sound. With the 2nd generation mouse there was no clicking. The third generation lightly clicks as you scroll. The clicking on the VM4R is loud and, to my fingers, slightly stiff.

Personally, I prefer a free-spinning wheel. But it's not the end of the world.

Fingers sweat. It's not pretty, but there it is. Human skin leaks all kinds of gunk - some of which is corrosive. I found the surface of my 2nd generation mouse was gently worn away over time.

The 3rd gen mouse is made from a different material which doesn't seem to suffer from this problem.

The basic mouse functions work automagically in Linux (tested on Ubuntu 9.10 and higher). The buttons are responsive, the wheel scrolls, changing the pointer speed works, etc. A point to note is that the the wheel click does not paste - to get that, you'll need to remap the buttons.

I've also just got the Microsoft 4000 (natural ergonic keyboard), which I see you're quite fond of! How have you found it? I'm hoping it will also help reduce the strain to my wrists - it seems quite comfortable, the only thing is it is quite wide so I find I have to reach over more to move the mouse.

Best thing you can do, in my opinion, is take a week off from using your hands and wrists. A week with no mouse dragging, or typing. Let your hands and wrists relax and recover. If you can take a two week holiday - so much the better. Although you'll probably suffer from Internet withdrawal ?

I have used the Evoluent Mouse since 2011, now the Evoluent 4, and I was very happy with it. But last week, I have upgraded my Mac to the 10.9.5 system. Since then, I cannot auto scroll up and down and cannot go from left to right with the mouse. The Evoluent support people are not helpful really.

Cool, thanks for this tutorial. The mapping works like a charm.

By the way: I find the "correct" Xorg.conf.d way not only more complicated, but also less stable due to the fact that the USB ID changes if you ever plug your mouse into another usb port.

In the lazy xinput way the Mouse ID changes aswell, but I find it much easier to just grep the id dynamically out of the xinput list and then run the command in a startup script.

So the way I do it is:

xinput --set-button-map $(xinput list|grep -i "evoluent verticalmouse"|grep -o "id=[0-9]*"|grep -o '[0-9]*') 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 2 8 11 12 13 14

I have now gone thru three Evoluent vertical mice. Every single one of them eventually developed this weird behavior where the wheel input is "not stable". Example, you are gently wheeling it one detent at a time to scroll a page, then the page jumps back up or down half a page or more. I have not been able to find a consistent case one way or another. Sometimes it works fine for some time, then starts doing this - it is super frustrating. I have to fly my pointer over to the scroll bar handle on a window (I make those show at all times contrary to some UI preferences) and click/hold that to be able to gently drag the page up and down without this annoying unstable wheeling behavior. Any ideas what is going on?

My evoluent VM4RW stopped working all of sudden, I changed battery but still nothing. I don't understand what the problem is, I emailed helpdesk but haven't heard back from then yet. I was wondering if anyone else faced the similar issue.

Thanks!!

To turn OFF the glowing Evoluent LED, unplug the mouse (or turn off your computer). HOLD down the Pointer Speed negative (-) button on the side of the mouse (this is the same rocker than changes LED speed indicators). While holding down the - button, plug the mouse in or start your computer. The glowing Evoluent LED will now remain off.

I'm thinking of getting the D mouse due to RSI. I bought a Anker Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse which seems to help ease the discomfort, but not as much as a 45 degree vertical mouse like those by Evoluent's.

The only trouble I had at one point was with the scroll wheel. Scrolling was jerky and jumped up and down sometimes. After contacting Support, it turns out the scroll wheel sensor was bad. The mouse was still under warranty, and they replaced it at no additional cost.

As I mentioned above, I had to deal with Supportover the issue with the scroll wheel. We dealt exclusively over email, and their staff was friendly and responsive. The only downside was that I had to pay for shipping the problematic unit to them. But they confirmed that the scroll wheel was bad and shipped me a replacement at no additional cost. I only had to use a substitute mouse for about a week.

The Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 has a patented shape that supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position, yet requires no adaptation period. The design eliminates the muscle tension created in the forearm, neck, and shoulder by other mice. Once you experience the superior comfort of this ergonomic pointing device, you will never go back to an ordinary mouse.

The VerticalMouse 4 from Evoluent features a unique patented contoured design that transforms the traditional palm down mousing position into a vertical handshake position. This "vertical" position is designed to reduce stress in the forearm and elbow and offers increased comfort for many individuals. The flange along the bottom of the mouse prevents the fifth finger from dragging on the desk and a uniquely sculpted thumb rest provides not only a relaxed resting place for the thumb but also a means for enhanced control of the mouse.

Performance based features include an easy-to-access pointer speed button on the side of the mouse. This offers settings of Extra Low, Low, Medium and High, allowing the appropriate acceleration and degree of precision to be selected for each task.

The MouseManager Software from Evoluent provides options for customization of the VerticalMouse to meet anyone's specific requirements. Any of the 6 buttons can be assigned custom commands. The driver also includes additional enhancements such as instant access to screen brightness adjustment via the scroll wheel, auto-click, and drag lock.

EXCEL USERS: Tired of not being able to scroll horizontally? The MouseManager Software offers a "Horizontal Scroll" function that facilitates effortless switching between Vertical and Horizontal scrolling in EXCEL.

The standard size wired VerticalMouse 4 is available in both right- and left-hand models, and comes in a dark grey housing with silver buttons. This mouse is also available in Standard and Small Wireless models as well as a Bluetooth (for Mac, Standard size, Right only).

Choose the Correct Size:

Selecting a mouse that best matches hand size is important when addressing ergonomic issues. This printable Sizing Guide can be used to determine whether a SMALL or STANDARD size Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 is the appropriate size.

For hands that are identified as being more suited to a Small model there are both Wired and Wireless Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 Small models available. The Small provides all of the ergonomics benefits provided by the Standard Evoluent VerticalMouse 4 but is better suited to those with smaller hands.

Those with large hands and/or long fingers may also be interested in the Evoluent VerticalMouse C or the Evoluent VerticalMouse C Wireless, or may want to consider the Large size of the VerticalMouse D. This latest addition to the Evoluent family is available in Small, Medium and Large sizes for right-handed individuals, in both Wired and Wireless.

View the entire range of Evoluent models.

Update (Feb 2021): I ended up switching from X11 to Wayland, so I nolonger needed the config or the script described in this post, as they areX11-specific, and my mouse worked exactly as I wanted out-of-the-box withWayland!

However, simply plugging in the mouse into a USB port may not provide thedesired button functionality automatically, and since there is noLinux-specific button customization software available directly from themanufacturer, we need to do it manually ourselves. 2351a5e196