what type of trackpoint do you prefer ?

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apley · #1 Post by **apley** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:59 pm

Please vote!

Btw, how useful is the tap-click function with the trackpoint? It does not seem very sensitive. And adjusting the settings do not appear to make a noticeable difference.

eriqesque · #2 Post by **eriqesque** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:05 pm

Love the press to select.

sk33 · #3 Post by **sk33** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:06 pm

what is press to select?

monty cantsin · #4 Post by **monty cantsin** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 7:05 am

sk33 wrote:what is press to select?

When enabled, pressing the TrackPoint cap acts as a left mouse click.

http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/healthycomputing/trkpntb.html

verktyg · #5 Post by **verktyg** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:23 pm

I traditionally liked the feel of the soft eraser heads but I frequently take my TPs into manufacturing settings and any residual oil on my finger will cause the rubber to deteriorate.

I've switched to the "cat's tongue" cap and the problem has gone away. I didn't like it at first but it was the only one I had left at the time so I got used to it.

I still have a bag of caps left that I bought from Bill for my TP755cx plus some from 3 or 4 other TPs I've owned.

budder · #6 Post by **budder** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:14 am

This is sorta OT, but I want to know if there's any way to clean my cap. It's starting to get slick, and I want to keep using it. Do I just have to buy more?

selvan777 · #7 Post by **selvan777** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:32 pm

I prefer to use this external mouse since the X20 doesn't have an optional touchpad. Needless to say I don't like the trackpoint at all.

verktyg · #8 Post by **verktyg** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:12 pm

budder wrote:This is sorta OT, but I want to know if there's any way to clean my cap. It's starting to get slick, and I want to keep using it. Do I just have to buy more?

Try rubbing alcohol.

Remove the cap and use a fabric of some sorts with little alcohol. Use a brush for the Cat's Tongue cap.

verktyg · #9 Post by **verktyg** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:14 pm

selvan777 wrote:I prefer to use this external mouse since the X20 doesn't have an optional touchpad. Needless to say I don't like the trackpoint at all.

I use a Sony PCGA-USM1 USB wheel mouse when I'm in a fixed location. The size and performance works great for me.

selvan777 · #10 Post by **selvan777** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:48 am

verktyg wrote:I use a Sony PCGA-USM1 USB wheel mouse when I'm in a fixed location. The size and performance works great for me.

That's great but I especially like the optical feature in this one.

verktyg · #11 Post by **verktyg** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:29 am

selvan777 wrote:
verktyg wrote:I use a Sony PCGA-USM1 USB wheel mouse when I'm in a fixed location. The size and performance works great for me.
That's great but I especially like the optical feature in this one.

I have large hands. The Sony is about the smallest I can use comfortably. It's about 25% smaller than a standard 1 button MAC mouse.

selvan777 · #12 Post by **selvan777** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:41 am

verktyg wrote:I have large hands. The Sony is about the smallest I can use comfortably.

Like I said, I really like the optical feature, it has nothing to do with the size.

jeff the Trojan · #13 Post by **jeff the Trojan** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:06 pm

Which cap is the rubbery one, without a rim. I got a hard, fabric-like textured one with my X40 and I would like to switch to the rubbery one with the small studs.

RS_003 · #14 Post by **RS_003** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:07 pm

Can some one tell me how to switch them?
I still use the one that came factory installed.

Not that i dont like it, but i would like to try other ones to.

JHEM · #15 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:07 pm

RS_003 wrote:Can some one tell me how to switch them?

Grasp with your fingernails and pull straight up.

Regards,

James

GpsPasSion · #16 Post by **GpsPasSion** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:16 am

Just burnt through a brand new "classic scratchy dome" in a week and now it's burning through my finger! What's that eraserhead model, can't see it in the IBM line-up, would it be any softer maybe ?

daba · #17 Post by **daba** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:30 am

I use the recessed bowl. It seems to work the best.

kaplanfx · #18 Post by **kaplanfx** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:18 pm

Does the Cats tongue not come with the thinkpads? mine came with the soft cap on, and also came with a soft rim and one other. I can't figure out if the third is a traditional dome or a cats tongue. It looks like the old style eraser type but it seems to be more textured than I remember (rough) so it may be the cats tounge. I like the soft cap and the third one and I can't figure out which I prefer.

-kaplanfx

Nolonemo · #19 Post by **Nolonemo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:47 pm

Soft dome with rubber studs!? Sounds like a sex toy...

sugo · #20 Post by **sugo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:32 pm

soft rim

Navck · #21 Post by **Navck** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:08 pm

Somewhat like the classic dome you would see on lets say a T30...

jack NYC · #22 Post by **jack NYC** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:54 am

I'm confused, I just have this tiny little piece of square plastic that i have to dig the tip of my finger into and push around, my finger is usually sore and bleeding after about a half hour. is there some way to avoid this??

Jack

That's a joke oh gullable ones!!

Torque · #23 Post by **Torque** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:16 am

I use this one:
http://img147.echo.cx/img147/9726/img33633ef.jpg

Not quite sure what it's called, but it suites my finger best. I like the rough surface.

Nolonemo · #24 Post by **Nolonemo** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:06 am

jack NYC wrote:I'm confused, I just have this tiny little piece of square plastic that i have to dig the tip of my finger into and push around, my finger is usually sore and bleeding after about a half hour. is there some way to avoid this??

Didn't you get the Trackpoint Pusher that should have come with your Thinkpad? In a pinch you can use a BIC pen tube after you pull out the point and ink reservoir.

sugo · #25 Post by **sugo** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:13 pm

Torque wrote:I use this one:
http://img147.echo.cx/img147/9726/img33633ef.jpg

Not quite sure what it's called, but it suites my finger best. I like the rough surface.

It's soft dome.

kaplanfx · #26 Post by **kaplanfx** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:28 pm

sugo wrote:
It's soft dome.

With rubber studs!!

Navck · #27 Post by **Navck** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:51 pm

Eeww, I hate the soft dome. It feels "too soft" (Not senstive to my movements), thats why I prefer classic still
Do they put the soft dome on every new TP now? I noticed my friend's R52 has one... I'm hoping the T43 I'm getting has one... *Hoping they give us a 3 pack*

kaplanfx · #28 Post by **kaplanfx** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:27 pm

I just got a T42, it arrived about 2 weeks ago. The soft cup sucks, I have been switching between the soft dome and the eraser thingy, still can't decide which I prefer. Maybe a hard, more textured dome would be nice. Trackpoint rocks though, im really surprised to read about people here on the forums who order a thinkpad then use the touchpad, my touchpad is dissabled and im considering getting the pamrest that covers it up.

-kaplanfx

Navck · #29 Post by **Navck** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:28 pm

So they give you two domes? Hmm thats pretty good, I'll probally go with eraser still.

sugo · #30 Post by **sugo** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:47 am

My T42 came with all 3 types of caps.

what type of trackpoint do you prefer ?

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