Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:33:07 -0400 From: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: Barney Wolff <barney@tp.databus.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cursor (trackpoint) "creep" with moused? Message-ID: <20020829213307.ED58A29@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Message from "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> of "Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:24:22 PDT." <20020829212422.CDAB35D06@ptavv.es.net>
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--==_Exmh_-1909954767P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > TrackPoint creep is inherent in the design and operation of the > TrackPoint(tm). The hardware should detect the slight bias in the > system and re-balance the system if the TrackPoint is left alone for a > few seconds. It detects a continuous offset in the signal from the > pointer and compensates for it. This is probably done in BIOS. > > This is documented in the manuals for IBM systems using TrackPoint. I > don't know if Toshiba has a similar stuff in their manual, but I'm > pretty sure that the operation is the same. > > Bottom line: If you see the pointer "creeping", just leave it alone > for about 5 seconds and it should stop. Huh, very cool, thanks for the info. FWIW, it often seems to take longer than 5 seconds (maybe it just seems longer). I'll have to try that next time. Least I know it's not the hardware (well, not just /my/ hardware, anyway ;-) - I was starting to wonder... Thanks all, AS --==_Exmh_-1909954767P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE9bpMTPHh895bDXeQRAjXZAKCbwcTQDe21qJAEKmSBezs/xGNXgQCfcaHu bVQQ2a4seDbCBnKFAJNyV5w= =v404 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_-1909954767P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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