On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 1:51 AM, K. K. Subramaniam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is tough for young children to use trackpad like a mouse - with a single > hand. Using it bi-manually with two index fingers is not only easier but also > prepares them for typing on the keyboard later. The child can use one index > finger (say right) on the trackpad and the other index finger (say left) to > click buttons. Older children can use index fingers for the trackpad and > thumbs for the buttons.
Agreed, 2-index-fingers is what I have taught my 4 year old nephew. Tricky at first, but he got the hang of it quickly. Now he pilots turtleart (with its tricky drag-snap-and-drop) with confidence. cheers, m -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
