Beepster, have you ever thought about a pen tablet like the Bamboo? I've often thought about switching to one of these because I hate mice as well. I did try a trackball for a while but found it hurt my hand after prolonged use.  Did you think that maybe it's an issue with your trackball driver? Might be worth seeing if there's a update. 

@sharke... Sadly I think the scroll ring is probably failing due to corrosion or some such as I haven't changed anything on the system since this started happening. It was always a little quirky. As far as a pen tablet I actually would like one so I can get back into visual art again but can't justify the cost. I've been looking at maybe getting a Win8 tablet which might be a neat external controller however as an old Palm user I'd much rather have some kind of stylus.

Do they make styluses for those beedin' things? I don't like putting my grubby paws all over screens and again the accuracy of my hamhocks for such things wouldn't be ideal I think.

Cheers. 

And a mean really... how does one make a precise edit with a smooshy finger? I'd rather get in there with surgeon like precision. I don't see how that type of thing gets done without a cursor in play. 

Meh.

You can buy styluses for iPhones and iPads so I presume they will work on any touch surface. 

PS I used to have a Wacom pen tablet that I used for Adobe Illustrator. It was fantastic but the drivers were so buggy I took it back. 

On my Android tablet you can zoom in using a reverse pinch to do stuff on small items.

I agree with the need to have precise control but you shouldn't loose that control with a touch screen under Windows 8. It supports all input devices that any Windows would.

 

Beepster




However the point remains... there should be a scrollbar and all the Inspector elements should scroll.

+1000!!!

It has been found that certain scroll wheel mice do NOT work as expected on every occasion.

I have 2 different mice from 2 different makers that behave 2 different ways.

So until a scroll bar appears, try using a different mouse (Logitech seems to work best for this).
 
Or try installing/reconfiguring the mouse software that came with the mouse (sometimes people forget to do this).

BTW, all we need is something else that takes up more screen realestate. I for one do not wish to see any more scrollbars.


HTH

It would be nice if we could double click to minimize each module as well. Or put the minimize button on the bottom of each module.