On 7 Apr 2006 at 16:24, Adam Maas wrote: > Trackpads hate me and I return the feeling. I get greasy fingertips > (genetic predisposition to sweat in anything resembling warmth) and > trackpads hate that as it confuses the sensors. I also find them quite > inaccurate even when I've got dry fingertips. And I'm always dragging > the heel of a hand over them when typing. The only nice thing about them > is tap-to-double-click functions. > > Been using nipple-mice since the original Thinkpad 700C, and they work.
I'm right there with you. The Toshi's have had them for year too, thankfully most of their Trackpad "enabled" units also have the legacy keyboard joy-stick pointer, which I actually find quite quick and accurate to use. I guess it boils down to the dexterity of the user. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
