Re: Weird random reboot -- thinkpad x220
On 5/2/14, Ivan Kovnatsky <sevenfourk@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 02, 2014 at 05:54, Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
>> On 5/2/14, Ivan Kovnatsky <sevenfourk@gmail.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> Unrelated, but how do you find the trackpad? I completely disabled
>> mine in BIOS, since the "textured bumps" on it make the pointer (even
>> at extreme settings) useless for fine mouse work - I could not make it
>> work in non-extremely-annoying way.
>
> Hm, I used to it. I thought you meant touchpad, which I definitely
> disabled.
Actually, yes I meant touchpad. And yes, sounds like we have both
disabled touchpad. The trackpoint is fine - in fact, it is close to as
good as it gets for fine mouse work.
It is the X220 touchpad/trackpad which is amazing in its NON-usability
(I nearly always prefer touchpad/trackpad) - because of all the little
bumps over it.
Those bumps, as I said, cause the cursor to move in a "predictably
unpredictable" way which is, to me, excruciatingly annoying and
frustrating, even way back when I got it and still had windows on
there and changed all the settings as recommended - simply not
functional I say.
So, sadly, for the first time ever, I had to disable trackpad/touchpad
functionality in BIOS to solve the problem. I really miss having a
usable touchpad.
> I do not do any complex sensitive mouse work, sometimes GIMPing, but for my
> work it suits pretty well.
I find trackpoint excellent for fine work, just not as fast to target
something across the other side of the screen (worse with two
monitors/ external/ larger monitors).
Also, it's adequate for regular GUI mouse work.
> Of course there's some cursor drifting while
> moving mouse with trackpad , that's the case.
I assume you mean trackpoint at this stage in the conversation.
Drifting happens much less, IME, on the modern Lenovo's (like the
X220), and was worse on the old A31p for example.
I solve that by moving the cursor briefly left, release, then right,
release, then repeat if necessary.
But I don't get that so much, as said, on the X220.
But I never experience that on what I call trackPAD (what I think you
call touchpad). Not because I have it disabled either - but because
drifting does not happen with trackpad/touchpad.
> But as I understood nothing can be done
> here. For this small kind of laptops, I think trackpad is pretty useful.
Trackpoint is great for certain things. See my solution above to the
drifting problem. My solution has also trained me to release the
trackpoint more frequently too, which also reduces drifting problem.
Good luck
Zenaan
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