From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 10 03:27:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56879106566C for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from guam10.hdk5.net (guam10.hdk5.net [66.180.132.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07D058FC0C for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mohawk7.intra.net (unknown [66.180.149.18]) by guam10.hdk5.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D5441CCBC; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:27:12 -1000 (HST) Message-ID: <4AA87210.8070306@hdk5.net> Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:27:12 -1000 From: Al Plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <20090909210833.GA23467@thought.org> <20090909225711.GA16843@kokopelli.hydra> <4AA84D39.9020105@hdk5.net> <20090910030736.GA24330@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20090910030736.GA24330@thought.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:27:13 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:50:01PM -1000, Al Plant wrote: >> Chad Perrin wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:08:36PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: >>>> I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like >>>> stick >>>> to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and just about >>>> every other >>>> notebook-size device has this kind of scratch-n-sniff pad; unfortunately, >>>> it looks >>>> as tho my palm would go there. (I *did* see a separate mouse [and other >>>> add-ons] >>>> for the EEE; that might be a work around.) >>> I sympathize with your desire for a trackpoint (instead of a touchpad), >>> and this is one reason I keep getting ThinkPads for my laptops. >>> Unfortunately, I don't know of any "netbooks" that come with trackpoints. >>> I hope you get an answer on this list so I'll get one as well (with the >>> obvious preference for FreeBSD, or at least *some* BSD Unix, >>> compatibility). >>> >> Aloha Gary, >> >> The HP Mini 1000 has a pad and it is not good. If I accidentally brush >> it with a finger it acts as a click same as the mouse buttons do. I >> think this is a terrible feature. ( No way to kill it either I checked. >> )I thought it was because I have large hands, but Julie has trouble too >> so she brought out a USB wireless logitech mouse from her stash of stuff >> and it works fine. >> > > Aloha Al [and Chad also], > > I fat-finger any of these mico-telephone keys[!]; it's worse yet if > my finger spasms or even twitches. Really, with one hand, my hand > has to go smack in the middle of these small computers. Which is > where the touch pads are according to the pix. > > Are you saying that you can use your HP with the wireless mouse and > still miss the pad most of the time? > > I checked out the ASUS extras, including the mouse and optical drive. > Anybody on-list know if the EE touchpad can be completely disabled > via the hardware setup/config? > > gary > > > >> Good Luck... >> >> ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 >> + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + >> + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + >> < email: noc@hdk5.net > >> "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Aloha, I dont use the keypad at all. Keys and Mouse only. The HP Mini touchpad is centered below the keyboard, but the keyboard had regular sized keys which is good. I think if you have a wireless mouse on any of them you could cover the touchpad with something like card stock or plastic so the pressure or proximity of a hand would not set it off. It is really bad that you cant turn off the feature that causes the false clicks etc. Have fun... ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol