on 13/08/02 18:57, Ryan Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I remember that. Bought my daughter's Lombard when she left >> the record label. Soon discovered the trackpad was faulty. And >> damn, they couldn't find the receipt. Typical. Then a friend said >> I was probably dangling another finger along with my pointer one. >> Impossible! I nearly clenched my fist. Suddenly the track was true. >> Good thing i didn't drive an early Audi. > > What is this about audi's? > > Anyway, yes, the IR on the pad is affected by close, high temperature > heat sources. Mine foes crazy too from time to time, but then I stop > using two hands on the trackpad/button and it is good.
I have the same problem on my Pismo. I think I even posted about that problem some time ago. I think, in my case, that there is somehow an OS X bug. When I plug the Ethernet wire at home, after a little while, the trackpad becomes crazy. Like I try to move the cursor, and the trackpad detects repetitive clicks. At that point, the only thing I can do is to press the power button to bring the dialog offering to restart, shutdown, sleep or cancel. Then, pressing "Tab" until the restart button is selected and then return. Yesterday, when it was starting to drive me crazy, I did switch to AirPort and the problem went away. I switched back to Ethernet and everything was still fine. When I'm at the office, I use also Ethernet and never had any problem. I must mention that at home, I have fast Ethernet (100Mbit) while at the office, I have regular Ethernet. It must also be pointed out that AirPort is 11 Mbit (I think). So, is the speed of the network the cause, or is there something else? I don't know. Oh, I use the trackpad for everything, from moving the cursor to drag to drag lock and click. All of this in OS X 10.1.5... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin <http://members.cox.net/nemesys> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fudge: 1. vt. To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. "I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it -- I'll fix it later." 2. n. The resulting code. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
