From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 10 06:03:28 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 8723C1065679 for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:03:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 436218FC16 for ; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:03:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n8A62XsU014044; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:02:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:03:23 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:03:22 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Al Plant Message-ID: <20090910060322.GA24818@thought.org> References: <20090909210833.GA23467@thought.org> <20090909225711.GA16843@kokopelli.hydra> <4AA84D39.9020105@hdk5.net> <20090910030736.GA24330@thought.org> <4AA87210.8070306@hdk5.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4AA87210.8070306@hdk5.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org 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 06:03:28 -0000 On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 05:27:12PM -1000, Al Plant wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > > 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. > well, i'd be willing to cut the wire to the touchpad--or have somebody do it. thing is, getting the schematics might just about be impossible... . > Have fun... yup; life is a bowl of yuks, right? :-) > > ~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 > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 5.67a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php