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As a trackpoint user, I am glad it's off by default. Because of scrolling on Thinkpad keyboards (using the middle click), I had to turn that feature of every t
by linmob 5mo ago
As a trackpoint user, I am glad it's off by default.
Because of scrolling on Thinkpad keyboards (using the middle click), I had to turn that feature of every time, especially while working on longer documents I would otherwise accidentally paste stuff at random places.
(It's not just macOS.)
- hdgvhicv 5mo agoI’ve used a thinkpad for 26 years, 18 with Ubuntu. I’ve always had middle click enabled.
- lproven 5mo agoNo way, José. From where I sit I have 5 Thinkpads set up within reach, and I have a few more in other rooms. They are by far my preferred laptop. Most run Ubuntu as their default OS, most have the trackpad disabled because I usually use the trackpoint for everything, and on all of them I use middle-click to paste extensively.
- linmob 5mo agoGlad you're less clumsy than I am. :-) The accidental pasting definitely kept happening to me, likely due to my bad habit of highlighting sections while to focus on them.
- Izkata 5mo agoI'm guessing you have touchpad corners enabled. Usually by default lower-right is 2nd mouse button and upper-right is 3rd mouse button (middle click). I only use the touchpad, but knowing where it is I can avoid it and almost never trigger it accidentally. It can also be disabled without affecting two-finger and three-finger tap, which I do use. (This applies to all laptops, not just Thinkpads)
- lproven 5mo ago> I'm guessing you have touchpad corners enabled. Er, no. As I said: Usually I leave the trackpad disabled. I don't like gestures and multi-finger taps much so I prefer to just turn it off.