[GTALUG] Thinkpad choices today?

[Walter Dnes]

> Touchscreens are of no use to me with a normal Linux desktop.
> Trackpads very wildly in usability.
> 
> I like mice best, but the logistics are annoying with laptops.  Still,
> if my session is longer than, say, a minute, it is probably worth
> deploying.

  Try something like...
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?product=8004308&language=en-CA&utm_source=pla&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=adchemix-pla&axclid=1_1_99955_5595760453137305823&gclid=CNaU_p2D-sECFQFgMgoduksAZw

> - I hate it when touchpads decide that I'm talking to them when I
>   don't think I am.  The cursor will zing off somewhere while I'm
>   typing or thinking about typing.  It may be my fault, but it happens
>   much more frequently on some systems than others.  There's a simple
>   fix some systems have:  ignore touchpad events while the user is
>   typing.  I suspect that isn't enough.

  To disable the touchpad on a Thinkpad, try {Fn}{ScrlLk} i.e. hold down
the {Fn} key and tap the {ScrlLk} key once.  This is a "toggle" setting.
Doing it again re-enables the mousepad.  There are more hardware key
settings that are OS-independant.  My Google-searching has found...

{Fn}{PgUp} Turn the ThinkLight® on or off.
{Fn}{Home} The computer display becomes brighter.
{Fn}{End} The computer display becomes dimmer.
{Fn}{Spacebar} Enable the FullScreen Magnifier function.
{Fn}{PrtSc} Has the same function as the SysRq key.
{Fn}{ScrLk} Enable or disable the numeric keypad.
{Fn}{Pause} Has the same function as the Break key.

  They may not work on all Thinkpad models.

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Walter Dnes <waltdnes at waltdnes.org>