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Buran · 11-12-2010, 01:02 PM

I'm a lefty and always have written left-handed -- I never got that kind of treatment from a teacher. I have good writing and don't smear on the page (I never bent my wrist in that odd way that so many lefties do).

I'm an avid World of Warcraft player (Cenarion Circle, Horde, before anybody asks) and I use a gaming mouse that isn't fit for left-hand use; I've always been a right-side mouser. I have a couple of addons that bind advanced functions to right-handed thumb buttons and that feels entirely natural along with using the "standard" button arrangement for righties. I also play Battlefield 2 with friends at times and have a right-handed joystick for controlling helicopters and planes and always have been a right-side joysticker, too.

But I find right-handed can openers and corkscrews very awkward, always twist twist ties shut "backwards" with my left hand, and find most scissor handles an annoyance (thankfully, those where I work are suitable for use with either hand; I don't need reversed blades).

What's "copperplate"?

I would have appreciated a version of the Kindle with the controller on the left side, but it's not a huge problem for me. However, I'll never buy a DX (even if I had a need for the big screen, which I don't currently desire) until it gets the buttons on both sides just like the smaller Kindles. I really do like how the Kindle 3 placed the Previous Page button on both sides, unlike the Kindle 2 -- I do usually read with the Kindle in my left hand but sometimes I switch to the right.

Anyone know where I can find a leftie Wenger Swiss Army knife? They were discontinued and no one seems to sell them anymore.

11-12-2010, 01:02 PM	#52
Buran Geek Posts: 190 Karma: 471136 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brentwood, MO Device: Kindle Oasis Waterproof 32GB 3G (without offers)	I'm a lefty and always have written left-handed -- I never got that kind of treatment from a teacher. I have good writing and don't smear on the page (I never bent my wrist in that odd way that so many lefties do). I'm an avid World of Warcraft player (Cenarion Circle, Horde, before anybody asks) and I use a gaming mouse that isn't fit for left-hand use; I've always been a right-side mouser. I have a couple of addons that bind advanced functions to right-handed thumb buttons and that feels entirely natural along with using the "standard" button arrangement for righties. I also play Battlefield 2 with friends at times and have a right-handed joystick for controlling helicopters and planes and always have been a right-side joysticker, too. But I find right-handed can openers and corkscrews very awkward, always twist twist ties shut "backwards" with my left hand, and find most scissor handles an annoyance (thankfully, those where I work are suitable for use with either hand; I don't need reversed blades). What's "copperplate"? I would have appreciated a version of the Kindle with the controller on the left side, but it's not a huge problem for me. However, I'll never buy a DX (even if I had a need for the big screen, which I don't currently desire) until it gets the buttons on both sides just like the smaller Kindles. I really do like how the Kindle 3 placed the Previous Page button on both sides, unlike the Kindle 2 -- I do usually read with the Kindle in my left hand but sometimes I switch to the right. Anyone know where I can find a leftie Wenger Swiss Army knife? They were discontinued and no one seems to sell them anymore.