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As much as you say that, I miss TrackPoint from my days sporting a ThinkPad. I know there are other people that agree. Once you get used to it, it's pretty nift
by pyre 10y ago
As much as you say that, I miss TrackPoint from my days sporting a ThinkPad. I know there are other people that agree. Once you get used to it, it's pretty nifty. You don't even need to take your hands too far away from your keyboard position to use it.
- ghaff 10y agoI really loved TrackPoints back in the day and despised many of the touchpads of the time. Some of them I found an exercise in frustration to use at all. But I like modern trackpads and wouldn't really want to give them up. I have an Asus Flip Chromebook (10") and for me that's just about perfect while traveling. I don't really use the flip feature much but it's a nice size and weight. I actually think if you cut off the trackpad I'd find the typing position more awkward.
- pyre 10y ago> I actually think if you cut off the trackpad I'd find the typing position more awkward. I guess you could picture the TrackPoint like this: http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/4796.jpg http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/4796.jpg
- ghaff 10y agoRight. The OP was basically proposing cutting off all that space below the keyboard though. The typical Thinkpad design shown in that photo doesn't have a touchpad but it still has the area that people tend to use as a wrist rest.
- mcphage 10y agoHow would you the equivalent of 2-finger scrolling on a trackpoint?
- bluedino 10y agoMiddle click and scroll
- gumby 10y ago> You don't even need to take your hands too far away from your keyboard position to use it. But that's still the crux of the problem. The advantage of a trackpad under the space bar is you can manipulate it with your thumbs without moving your hands off the keyboard. Best (for me) is a keyboard-only interface, but if I have to use a mouse the trackpad is the closest to keyboard-only that I can get.