Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:56:13 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and accurate?
At 08:21 AM 20/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:11 +0000 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and accurate? > >> Maybe I missed something in your earlier posts, but what is it about the >> Libretto's screen panel-mounted mouse that is insufficient to your purposes? >> >> The Lib mouse is much more natural to >> use, and can be easily manipulated while holding the Lib with the left hand. >> >> Lee > >Lee, that is an interesting point ! > >I have not a Libretto yet, but after my extense research, my choise is between a new >PD-1100 to be purchased from Tidal Technologies or an used Libretto 1100. It comes >down to the touchscreen vs. WinXP ACPI issue. I concede, that I do not have >experience with the panel-mounted mouse, but in lack of opportunities - in germany >are not many Lib 1100 - I decided by eye sight, that the mouse is strange. > >Currently I am using a HP Jornada 720 with touchscreen. So, the mouse of the Lib 1100 >should be quick and accurate to use. > >How quick and accurate can the Lib 1100 mouse be used: >- (critical for mobile use) Is it quick enough to select menues, while you hold the >Libretto 1100 in one hand? >- (essential for use at all) Is the Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse very much better >than an ordinary trackpin/trackpoint? I tried to use a trackpin to make flow chart >sketches, but it drove me crazy. >- Can I make flow chart sketches with the mouse almost as easy as I can do on a >touchscreen (depends on experience with touchscreens and flow charts)? Are you talking about the L110 or the L1100? I wasn't aware there WAS an L1100 but if it exists, it'd have the in-keyboard accupoint thingy in it (like the other Toshiba and IBM laptops) ... a step backwards in my opinion (and I have used the in-keyboard accupoints extensively on company laptops). Its the L110 and below that had the screen-side accupoint pointing device. I've got the L50 which has the same pointer layout, I find it quite easy to use the thing one-handed after a little practice ... play a few hours of Minesweeper with it and you'll get the hang of it :-) ... besides you can't *really* use the Palmax touchscreens one-handed anyway ... the mouse buttons are operated with the LEFT hand! (have a GOOD look at the top and back pictures of those things ... I was considering getting one myself until I found this out). - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
