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Yes. > The pointing stick is positioned such that the hands do not need to be removed from the home row to manipulate the mouse pointer. > Some people find th

by thih9 2y ago

Yes. > The pointing stick is positioned such that the hands do not need to be removed from the home row to manipulate the mouse pointer. > Some people find them more appealing for mobile gaming than a touchpad, because the trackpoint allows infinite movement without repositioning. > Some users feel that pointing sticks cause less wrist strain because a user does not need to avoid resting wrists on a touchpad, which are usually located just below the keyboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick#Problem_scope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_stick#Problem_scope

noveltyaccount 2y ago
I loved pointing sticks for years but the backpressure gave me RSI.
- cenamus 2y ago
  Yeah same, not quite RSI, but definintively some pain after a while. Just wish they made them more like a game controller joystick instead of a piece of solid plastic with some strain gauges (or whatever they use, almost no travel)
- jcheng 2y ago
  I’ve never heard anyone else mention this before, but same here. Incredibly painful. It was 25 years ago and I still wince whenever I see one of those nubs.
- lukeschlather 2y ago
  I love the Thinkpads that have both a touchpad and a trackpoint. It gives me an opportunity to use more than one position for mousing. For me all mice and also touchpads are not the most comfortable thing to use, so having more than one option is very important.
- numpad0 2y ago
  There's gen 1, gen 2 and gen 2 low profile, appeared in that order. Gen 2 and later with maximum sensitivity(separate from mouse speed/acceleration) should nearly completely solve that problem, the default is way too heavy.
- mmooss 2y ago
  > the backpressure gave me RSI Is there actual pressure? Does the pointstick move at all? Does it matter how hard you press on it? Or is that just psychological - you see the cursor moving and assume you are pushing against something.
  - noveltyaccount 2y ago
    It's a strain gauge, and you have to push against it to move the cursor. Whether or not it actually moved? I'm not sure.
lovegrenoble 2y ago
thank you

by thih9 2y ago

noveltyaccount 2y ago

I loved pointing sticks for years but the backpressure gave me RSI.

cenamus 2y ago
Yeah same, not quite RSI, but definintively some pain after a while. Just wish they made them more like a game controller joystick instead of a piece of solid plastic with some strain gauges (or whatever they use, almost no travel)
jcheng 2y ago
I’ve never heard anyone else mention this before, but same here. Incredibly painful. It was 25 years ago and I still wince whenever I see one of those nubs.
lukeschlather 2y ago
I love the Thinkpads that have both a touchpad and a trackpoint. It gives me an opportunity to use more than one position for mousing. For me all mice and also touchpads are not the most comfortable thing to use, so having more than one option is very important.
numpad0 2y ago
There's gen 1, gen 2 and gen 2 low profile, appeared in that order. Gen 2 and later with maximum sensitivity(separate from mouse speed/acceleration) should nearly completely solve that problem, the default is way too heavy.
mmooss 2y ago
> the backpressure gave me RSI Is there actual pressure? Does the pointstick move at all? Does it matter how hard you press on it? Or is that just psychological - you see the cursor moving and assume you are pushing against something.
- noveltyaccount 2y ago
  It's a strain gauge, and you have to push against it to move the cursor. Whether or not it actually moved? I'm not sure.

lovegrenoble 2y ago

thank you