Editing RollerMouse

The RollerMouse is an alternative graphical pointer input device to replace the traditional mouse, produced by [[Contour Design]].

=RollerMouse Free2=

==Introduction==

[[File:rollermouse_301.jpg|640px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free2 in its box.]]
[[File:rollermouse_101.jpg|512px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free2 detail.]]
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==How to open==
[[File:rollermousefree2_103.jpg|320px|thumb|right|9 screws in 3 differend lengths.]]
Put the RollerMouse upside-down into its box. If you don't have the original box, just make sure it's on a soft surface, such that nothing gets scratched and the RollerMouse does not roll away (hence its name!).

Undo all screws you can see. There are 2 screws a bit shorter and one longer than the others. The long one (makred red) goes into the center hole and the 2 short ones (marked green) into the holes left and right to it (see picture).


There are 2 additional screws hidden under one of the rubber pads:
[[File:rollermousefree2_204.jpg|320px|thumb|right|hidden screws under one of the rubber pads.]]

Now, you can gently pop open the clips at the top side (i.e. where the rollerbar is).

The 2 hidden screws need not to be mounted in again, as they are totally useless and make it more difficult to open the RollerMouse the next time.
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==Cover up==
[[File:rollermousefree2_203.jpg|512px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free2: Big scroll wheel (center) with surrounding [[Omron switch]]es. The roller bar has been lifted up to take this picture. Top of picture is actual top of the RollerMouse!]]
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[[File:Rollermousefree2_404.jpg|640px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free2: Underside of the PCB.]]
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[[File:Rollermouse_001.jpg|640px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free: Cover removed.]]
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[[File:Rollermousefree2_405.jpg|640px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free2: size comparison with a 122 key Model M.]]
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==Images==

<gallery widths=160px heights=120>
File:rollermouse_000.jpg|Shipping package.
File:rollermousefree2_201.jpg|Cover up: inside the RollerMouse Free2.
File:rollermousefree2_203.jpg|Big scroll wheel (center) with surrounding [[Omron switch]]es.
File:rollermouse_002.jpg|Retail box
File:Rollermousefree2_405.jpg|RollerMouse Free2: size comparison with a 122 key Model M.
</gallery>

=RollerMouse Free=
The predecessor is similar, but has not such a pleasant scroll wheel, which does not roll smooth.

==How to open==
Trun around and undo all scrwes. There are 3 extra screws under 3 different rubber pads which can be easily removed by lifting them up with a fingernail.

There are also some clips to open, but that should be an easy task.

[[File:RollerMouseFree_057550.jpg|640px|thumb|left|RollerMouse Free: 3 hidden screws (marked in orange).]]

[[Category:List of all pointing devices]]
[[Category:Alternative pointing devices]]
[[Category:Contour mice]]