Re: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? (fwd)
On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Jurjen Middendorp wrote: On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 02:49:48AM +1100, Ian Smith wrote: [..] I've just bought a Thinkpad T23, and I'm loving it .. but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to love its TrackPoint, being spoilt by the touchpad on my old Compaq Armada 1500c, with which I can be quite productive .. The only one I've been able to google up that looks nearly small enough to work with below the keyboard is the Adesso/Cirque EasyCat PS/2 or USB pad .. any chance these will (some value of) work with FreeBSD 6? moused(8) only mentions the older (serial, and way too chunky) ALPS Glidepoint, and the Interlink Versapad which looks more the right sort of size, but appears to be no longer available? I'd appreciate any clues. Moused(8) doesn't mention the ALPS glidpoint nor the Interlink VersaPad. It mentions the protocols those things use, so you could use all touchpad things that use that protocol. That's true. I'm hoping someone has tried one or the other, or another. But i can't say that i have ever used one, so you might want to wait and see if there is someone that has actually used them. Maybe you can find a computer shop where you can try it? Not around here; it'll be an ebay job I guess, and I'd rather not blow what may come to A$100 shipped unless it has a fair chance of working passably well .. I googled myself goggled but only found ads and press releases, no critical reviews or user experiences. Anyway, if you buy the ps/2 touchpad specify the ps/2 proto... which is actually described 15 lines below the ALPS gildepoint and 11 lines below versapad ;P And the adesso usb touchpad is plug-and-play so i think that that one will work if you set moused to 'auto' (don't forget usb-mice kernel options?). Ta. I'd usually prefer PS/2 but will need to hot-plug the pad, so USB. You might also want to have a look at the ion window-manager. Especially on laptops it's a real pleasure to work with because it decreases the need to use a mouse for things, so you don't have to carry a lot of stuff - besides your laptop. And for simple stuff like clicking links in a browser you can use the trackpoint! :) Thankyou for the tips Jurjen, Cheers, Ian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? (fwd)
I originally posted this to -mobile three months ago, but got no nibbles. The T23 is is running 6.1-RELEASE presently. Anyone? -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:18:23 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? I've just bought a Thinkpad T23, and I'm loving it .. but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to love its TrackPoint, being spoilt by the touchpad on my old Compaq Armada 1500c, with which I can be quite productive .. The only one I've been able to google up that looks nearly small enough to work with below the keyboard is the Adesso/Cirque EasyCat PS/2 or USB pad .. any chance these will (some value of) work with FreeBSD 6? moused(8) only mentions the older (serial, and way too chunky) ALPS Glidepoint, and the Interlink Versapad which looks more the right sort of size, but appears to be no longer available? I'd appreciate any clues. Cheers, Ian ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? (fwd)
On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 02:49:48AM +1100, Ian Smith wrote: I originally posted this to -mobile three months ago, but got no nibbles. The T23 is is running 6.1-RELEASE presently. Anyone? -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:18:23 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? I've just bought a Thinkpad T23, and I'm loving it .. but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to love its TrackPoint, being spoilt by the touchpad on my old Compaq Armada 1500c, with which I can be quite productive .. The only one I've been able to google up that looks nearly small enough to work with below the keyboard is the Adesso/Cirque EasyCat PS/2 or USB pad .. any chance these will (some value of) work with FreeBSD 6? moused(8) only mentions the older (serial, and way too chunky) ALPS Glidepoint, and the Interlink Versapad which looks more the right sort of size, but appears to be no longer available? I'd appreciate any clues. Cheers, Ian Moused(8) doesn't mention the ALPS glidpoint nor the Interlink VersaPad. It mentions the protocols those things use, so you could use all touchpad things that use that protocol. But i can't say that i have ever used one, so you might want to wait and see if there is someone that has actually used them. Maybe you can find a computer shop where you can try it? Anyway, if you buy the ps/2 touchpad specify the ps/2 proto... which is actually described 15 lines below the ALPS gildepoint and 11 lines below versapad ;P And the adesso usb touchpad is plug-and-play so i think that that one will work if you set moused to 'auto' (don't forget usb-mice kernel options?). You might also want to have a look at the ion window-manager. Especially on laptops it's a real pleasure to work with because it decreases the need to use a mouse for things, so you don't have to carry a lot of stuff - besides your laptop. And for simple stuff like clicking links in a browser you can use the trackpoint! :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
