-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jim Moore wrote: [big snip] > Would really like to replace the Gateway. Under Linux the keyboard, touchpad > and face of the computer are extremely sensitive;i.e.; if one's finger > touches > the bezel around the touchpad it will jump to another open application; > likewise > say I'm using the terminal, if the cursor gets moved out of the terminal > window, > keyboard entry stops until the cursor is again placed in the terminal area.
- - Take care to buy a laptop with a touchpad that is *not* leveled with the surface, but slightly lower. (So you won't touch it accidentally) - - Take care to buy a laptop with a touchpad that is *centered* below the letter 'b'. (So you won't touch it when you type with 10 fingers.) - - Take care to buy a laptop that has a touchpad with palm and multifinger detection that works on linx. (So even if the above fail it won't shoot your mouse into nirvana) My thinkpad has all these features, that one would think are a must for any laptop. I know quite a few other brands that don't follow those rules, and not following these rules is one of the reasons why so many people deactivate their touchpad and use an external mouse. Johannes NB: My first unbranded laptop bought in 1999 didn't have palm detection, but followed at least the other rules. I don't want to know how later generations of laptop designers could get the idea of putting a leveled touchpad right or left of the center position in a way it is unavoidable to touch it while typing. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGON8iC1NzPRl9qEURArdYAJ9xfak1eRQc+S1IvhF2gx0vxeAWigCfWHfY 4n9yIYQpPUUBHGODihMIg1A= =qU2C -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
