Have always hated them too ... But in order to get a small and light machine (thinkpad x61) I am taking the hit. I usually have it deactivated ... It's the only input option outside of a mouse on ghe current model
Heh. Seems I am in the minority. I've always detested touchpads, and much preferred a trackpoint. The Dell D830 I have (and the D800 before it) has both, and I always use the touchpoint. The lack of a touchpoint on my new MacBook Pro is one of the things that drove me insane until I got a Bluetooth mouse for it (the other being that Apple still doesn't have a physical right mouse button, but I've griped about that enough already...).
Yes, really. 1) I've always hated touch pads. They are not accurate, only good for gross movements. 2) The touchpad on the MBP is a lot less tall than the one on the Air. So using the two-finger scroll to go vertically through a tall web page means lots of swipe, move back to top, swipe, repeat ad nausium. And two-fingers+button for right click is just not comfortable or quick enough to me, especially when using apps that make heavy use of right-click context menus. The external Bluetooth mouse made the MBP actually usable for me... I'm sure you saw my bitching about it prior to getting that mouse here on Jaiku.
Ah. On the Air, 2 fingers = right-click, no probs. For precise operation a la PShop I would never use anything other than a real mouse. With a browser box like the Air though, the pad was spectacular for me.
my first experience with a laptop was my dad's Thinkpad from about 10 years ago, and it had a trackpoint (don't even remember if it had a touch pad). and now i have two Thinkpads. i use the trackpoint way more than the pad, and think that devices like Eee would work much better with a trackpoint (the touch pad on the Eee is so small and inaccurate it drove me crazy)
I cannot stand that dang trackpoint. Blah; give me the touchpad any day of the week. I used to have one with my old Pentium I desktop; only swapped it out to play Starcraft.
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bummer :(
1 year, 7 months ago by dantheman
Reboot to see if it's just a stupid driver hiccup?
1 year, 7 months ago by FyreFiend
Me thinks it is, gentlemen.
1 year, 7 months ago by edythemighty
Time to whip out the emergency use only yet so uncomfy laptop mouse (insert Sideshow Bob shudder)
1 year, 7 months ago by arjw
@arjw: Sure....if only I remembered where I left it XD
1 year, 7 months ago by edythemighty
Getting a new laptop at work this week .... No trackpad, just that eraserhead thing. Time to learn a new skill
1 year, 7 months ago by atmasphere
@atmasphere People either love or hate those things. I'm in the later camp
1 year, 7 months ago by FyreFiend
Have always hated them too ... But in order to get a small and light machine (thinkpad x61) I am taking the hit. I usually have it deactivated ... It's the only input option outside of a mouse on ghe current model
1 year, 7 months ago by atmasphere
I hate them too :-/
1 year, 7 months ago by edythemighty
Heh. Seems I am in the minority. I've always detested touchpads, and much preferred a trackpoint. The Dell D830 I have (and the D800 before it) has both, and I always use the touchpoint. The lack of a touchpoint on my new MacBook Pro is one of the things that drove me insane until I got a Bluetooth mouse for it (the other being that Apple still doesn't have a physical right mouse button, but I've griped about that enough already...).
1 year, 7 months ago by CAW
Really? One of the things I loved most about the Air was the pad. Scrolling, zooming, swiping... All so easy.
1 year, 7 months ago by zacharye
Yes, really. 1) I've always hated touch pads. They are not accurate, only good for gross movements. 2) The touchpad on the MBP is a lot less tall than the one on the Air. So using the two-finger scroll to go vertically through a tall web page means lots of swipe, move back to top, swipe, repeat ad nausium. And two-fingers+button for right click is just not comfortable or quick enough to me, especially when using apps that make heavy use of right-click context menus. The external Bluetooth mouse made the MBP actually usable for me... I'm sure you saw my bitching about it prior to getting that mouse here on Jaiku.
1 year, 7 months ago by CAW
Ah. On the Air, 2 fingers = right-click, no probs. For precise operation a la PShop I would never use anything other than a real mouse. With a browser box like the Air though, the pad was spectacular for me.
1 year, 7 months ago by zacharye
Yes, well, Photoshop is one of my main apps given I got it for photography stuff... :)
1 year, 7 months ago by CAW
my first experience with a laptop was my dad's Thinkpad from about 10 years ago, and it had a trackpoint (don't even remember if it had a touch pad). and now i have two Thinkpads. i use the trackpoint way more than the pad, and think that devices like Eee would work much better with a trackpoint (the touch pad on the Eee is so small and inaccurate it drove me crazy)
1 year, 7 months ago by cybette
Love the trackpoint - I can't stand the pad!
1 year, 7 months ago by ddrager
I cannot stand that dang trackpoint. Blah; give me the touchpad any day of the week. I used to have one with my old Pentium I desktop; only swapped it out to play Starcraft.
1 year, 7 months ago by arjw