Simple advice: mouse VS. trackpad

After long stretches of editing, I've tension / pain in the wrists. Gotten worse over the years. (Repetitive-motion injuries are well-documented these days.) Someone suggested I use the trackpad. (I have one. But only use it for "broad" OS features. And I've NEVER felt comfortable with a stylus.)
I'm curious to get some advice from longtime FCPX users: Do you use the trackpad vs.the mouse? I've aways found that in order to get precise "dragging," or "lasso-oing" or to move a marker or keyframe with ANY degree of accuracy, I HAVE to use a mouse.
Is there anyone our there who uses a trackpad soley when editing on FCPX?

dastoelk wrote:
… Is there anyone our there who uses a trackpad soley when editing on FCPX?
I'm left-hand handicapped, I'm using my MagicTrackpad in extenso ...
following advice givin' here
http://fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/819-using-gestures-to-edit-with-final-cut-pro-x
but 'soley'? no.
FCPX is - imhu - based for TWO HANDS usage.
there are so many keyboard-shortcuts, which speed-up processes.
… or are the only access to some commands
starting with the very basic thing:
I O
J K L (right hand pointer on J)
staring at the screen, I'm scrubbing back/forth in the Event, setting my raw ins/outs (cutting down soccer games) and applying to storyline E - in a second round, when it comes to detail (slowmo, graphics), I love the ability to navigate with the MagicTrackpad. Sometimes using a friends machine, I'm missing e.g. the ability to wipe fast back/forth - although knowing, cursor up/down gives much preciser (English?? ) control to 'jump' to specific points.
ctrl-shift-S to extract audio to create sort-of L-cut for slowmos, shift-F to 'find back' the used part in an Event … meanwhile I'm doing this blind-folded.
no, but trackpad-soley? not possible.

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