Well, I'm a touch-typist and I hit it all the time. Even the ignore accidental input feature doesn't work and I frequently end up with surprise changes to my cursor location. My only fixes are to either disable tapping (my old solution), or so-far, or use the "disble while typing" feature of the SideTrack driver I'm now using. Even with SideTrack, I still prefer the feel of the IBM Eraserhead Thingee, which to me is about the best laptop pointing device out there. I love IBM's laptop hardware and really miss my X21, if Apple ever did release an x86 version of OSX (doubtful), then I would run it on an IBM ThinkPad X40 or whatever their latest 3lb model is.
Andrew On 6/7/04 11:10 PM, "Bruce Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I love the trackpad. I'm a high-speed touch-typist and to me the track pad > is far better ergonomically than a track ball or mouse. I don't think I have > ever hit it accidentally during the course of typing. > > Bruce > > on 6/7/04 10:57 PM, Andrew F. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Actually, as a long-time trackpad-hater and IBM TrackPoint fan, why not just >> get rid of the trackpad altogether and let Apple inovate something new? The >> original PB 100 was so cool because unlike the clip-on mice of the >> competition, it had a wonderful trackball built-in. The 500-series were >> cool because they introduced the touchpad (woe be to us), and now, a decade >> later, we have, the same, ergonomically dismal trackpad. >> >> Something along the lines of the IBM eraserhead, only easier to use, >> retaining the ability to tap but without the huge square of touch-sensitive >> whatever the hell its made of to be accidentally touched. I'm just >> dreaming, but as a trackpad-hater and Mac-fan, that's all I can do. >> >> Andrew >> >> >> On 6/7/04 10:53 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Speaking of the next generation PowerBooks, it would be really neat if Apple >>> would scrap the trackpads used in the G4's and went back to the >>> configuration >>> used in the Pismo. Having it raised just a tad makes a huge ergonomic >>> difference! >>> >>> Ned >> >> > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
