Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:10 +0100 From: "Jurjen Middendorp" <jurjenm@stack.nl> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? (fwd) Message-ID: <20070102193710.GA6538@jurjenm.stack.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1070103024456.2041A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1070103024456.2041A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au>
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On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 02:49:48AM +1100, Ian Smith wrote: >I originally posted this to -mobile three months ago, but got no >nibbles. The T23 is is running 6.1-RELEASE presently. Anyone? > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:18:23 +1000 (EST) >From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> >To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org >Subject: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? > >I've just bought a Thinkpad T23, and I'm loving it .. but I'm not sure >I'll ever be able to love its TrackPoint, being spoilt by the touchpad >on my old Compaq Armada 1500c, with which I can be quite productive .. > >The only one I've been able to google up that looks nearly small enough >to work with below the keyboard is the Adesso/Cirque EasyCat PS/2 or USB >pad .. any chance these will (some value of) work with FreeBSD 6? > >moused(8) only mentions the older (serial, and way too chunky) ALPS >Glidepoint, and the Interlink Versapad which looks more the right sort >of size, but appears to be no longer available? > >I'd appreciate any clues. > >Cheers, Ian Moused(8) doesn't mention the ALPS glidpoint nor the Interlink VersaPad. It mentions the protocols those things use, so you could use all touchpad things that use that protocol. But i can't say that i have ever used one, so you might want to wait and see if there is someone that has actually used them. Maybe you can find a computer shop where you can try it? Anyway, if you buy the ps/2 touchpad specify the ps/2 proto... which is actually described 15 lines below the ALPS gildepoint and 11 lines below versapad ;P And the adesso usb touchpad is plug-and-play so i think that that one will work if you set moused to 'auto' (don't forget usb-mice kernel options?). You might also want to have a look at the ion window-manager. Especially on laptops it's a real pleasure to work with because it decreases the need to use a mouse for things, so you don't have to carry a lot of stuff - besides your laptop. And for simple stuff like clicking links in a browser you can use the trackpoint! :)
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