On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com>wrote:
> On Fri, 2 May 2014 12:54:24 +1000 > Zenaan Harkness <z...@freedbms.net> wrote: > > > On 5/2/14, Ivan Kovnatsky <sevenfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ... > > > > Unrelated, but how do you find the trackpad? I completely disabled > > mine in BIOS, since the "textured bumps" on it make the pointer (even > > at extreme settings) useless for fine mouse work - I could not make it > > work in non-extremely-annoying way. > > I'll go one step farther and say I *hate* the pads on most laptops. > Being a touch-typist, I don't pussy-foot around the keyboard, I hammer > it, and invariably my wrists or the heels of my hands tweak the > mousepad and doubleclick it or move off the field I'm filling in or > something. So I usually disable my mousepad. The following shellscript, > called "touchtoggle", toggles the pad on and off: > > ========================================================= > #!/bin/bash > > curstate=`synclient | grep -i TouchpadOff | sed -e"s/.*= //"` > if test "$curstate" = "1"; then > synclient TouchpadOff=0 > else > synclient TouchpadOff=1 > fi > ========================================================= > > I always hook that shellscript to a hotkey, so I can instantly toggle > the state of the pad: off for general typing, on when I simply MUST use > the pad. > That's a nice script. I think I want to try it out sometime. > Also, in every carrying case for every laptop, I carry a trusty > Logitech M310 wireless led mouse. These mice are shaped well, have > enough sensitivity to be "fast enough" even with LXDE, and the scroll > wheel is stiff enough and its rotational clicks are discrete enough > that middle clicking can be done without fear of turning. So, unless > I'm trying to work where there's no table, I just use a regular mouse. > Heh. I put my wallet in my front pocket, and that is usually flat enough to use an IR mouse, even standing up. No table. > [...] -- Joel Rees Be careful where you see conspiracy. Look first in your own heart.
