> It's a mechanical device for changing the size of a drawing or > so by moving one pointer on a source image and another with a > pencil on a target paper. Obviously, especially if the linkages > are a bit worn down, it's rather cumbersome to point to a > specific point in the target by moving just the source pointer. > But this is the operation of the mouse.
Webster: [F pantographe, fr pant- + -graphe -graph] (1723) 1: an instrument for copying (as a map) on a predetermined scale consisting of four light rigid bars jointed in a parallelogram form; also: any of various extensible devices of similar construction (as for use as brackets or gates) 2: an electrical trolley carried by a collapsible and adjustable frame. Moreover. I am using an optical [laser] mouse. Cordless {Bluetooth] by surplus. With VERY little *mechanics* in it [e.g., the lid to access the 2x AA batteries]. :) Cheers, /Roy -- SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS dimana tak da lang, aku lah lang, kata SSSSS . s l a c k w a r e SSSSSS belalang--where there are no eagles, I am SSSSS +------------ linux SSSSSS the one, said the grasshopper [where's no SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS top dogs, underdogs will be seen as one]