Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

boule de navigation

English translation:

Track or tracking ball (mouse)

Added to glossary by GILLES MEUNIER
Apr 21, 2002 10:06
22 yrs ago
French term

boule de navigation

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Promenez la flèche sur la liste des coureurs, cliquez dessus (en appuyant sur un des boutons au-dessus de la boule de navigation)

Proposed translations

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Track or tracking ball (mouse)

Ou boule de commande

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Note added at 2002-04-21 10:13:03 (GMT)
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CLAVIERS, ECRANS, PERIPHERIQUES, POINTEURS, NAVIGATEUR,
DIVERS. ... Les trackballs. Track ball. Track ball. ...
www.1a0.net/trackbl1.htm - 11k - En cache - Pages similaires

Computing.Net - Track Ball mouse on Linux Red Hat - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Subject: Track Ball mouse on Linux Red Hat. Original Message. Name: Trinity Date:
January 25, 2002 at 14:40:05 Pacific Subject: Track Ball mouse on Linux Red Hat. ...
www.computing.net/linux/wwwboard/forum/7279.html - 14k -


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ou boule de pointage
Peer comment(s):

agree Lise Boismenu, B.Sc. : Bonjour Gilles !
2 mins
bonjour lise
agree DPolice
11 mins
bonjour DP
agree ydmills : yes Gilles, but please can you explain the operation involved?
17 mins
oui , c'est la boule au-dessous de la souris
agree Parrot
26 mins
merci cecilia
agree ZOLTÁN PARRAGH
50 mins
Merci Z
agree houari
1 hr
merci
agree Dr. Chrys Chrystello
1 hr
merci dr
agree Nathalie M. Girard, ALHC (X)
1 hr
merci
agree Cassandra Greer : I like trackballs better than mice :)))
2 hrs
merci :=)
agree suzanten
3 hrs
merci
agree RHELLER
4 hrs
hi Rita
agree Tony M : I've more often come across 'tracker ball'
1140 days
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5 hrs

navigation ball

Verizon Online - Personalize Your E-Mail Address Today! - [ Traduire cette page ]
... From our home page at start.verizon.net, select the My Account navigation ball.
Within My Account, select E-Mail Alias Manager. You will first be asked to ...
dsl.gte.net/announcements/alias.asp

Morgan Adams Immersive Media - [ Traduire cette page ]
... the Fuji trade show exhibit in QuickTime VR, or by turning the 3D navigation ball
to reveal the desired topic title. The Virtual Tour is zoomable to show ...
www.morganadams.com/fuji.html

Amazon.co.uk: At a glance: The Human Body - Your Body -
... but on greater acquaintance hugely absorbing. Using the special Life Stages 'navigation
ball' the viewer can scroll through six stages of human existence, from ...
www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004U23Z/ref=ed_felist_...

Electic Tech - Microsoft Trackball Explorer - Page 2
... The location of the navigation ball is also something to note with these two models.
On the Explorer, the navigation ball is located on the top of the device ...
www.maxreboot.com/reviews/MS_Explorer_Optical/index1.shtml

Untitled Document
... books to computer screens might find this device frustrating, particularly as the
navigation ball likes to position itself in the centre of the text with each ...
www.cs.uwa.edu.au/~fontor/writing/planetofnoise.html

HALion - The VST Sampler! - [ Traduire cette page ]
... and dropped and have velocity layers set up in a breeze. Use the navigation ball
to get around fast. WaveLoop Page Setting loop points in the waveloop editor ...
www.digitalprosound.com/2001/10_oct/news/steinberg_halion.h...

Peer comment(s):

disagree GILLES MEUNIER : terme inexact. 2 ou 3 occurences sur le net. Peu utilisé dans la terminologie IT
30 mins
En fait "navigation ball" = 67 hits sur Google, mais en tout cas, mon cher confrère, cette traduction est tout à fait juste et la plus proche au texte original. Vous vous êtes trompé... c'est le "terme exact" au lieu d'un "terme inexact".
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1 day 18 hrs

trackball

In one word.

“trackball” glossary on google gets you 2 750 hits. Plenty of reliable sources to confirm, one of which is set out below. "Navigation ball" exists of course, but in terms of most common usage, in context, I would go for "trackball".

http://webopedia.lycos.com/TERM/T/trackball.html

Trackball. A pointing device. Essentially, a trackball is a mouse lying on its back. To move the pointer, you rotate the ball with your thumb, your fingers, or the palm of your hand. There are usually one to three buttons next to the ball, which you use just like mouse buttons.
The advantage of trackballs over mice is that the trackball is stationary so it does not require much space to use it. In addition, you can place a trackball on any type of surface, including your lap. For both these reasons, trackballs are popular pointing devices for portable computers.

Peer comment(s):

neutral Steven Geller : a navigation ball is the gizmo on a newer generation mouse - the ones with 2 buttons and a navigation ball.
37 mins
My mouse has two click-buttons and button above for scrolling. On trackballs, there are buttons next to the ball. Not the same thing.
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