moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoLenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops | PCWorldwww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkLenovo has removed its iconic TrackPoint nub from new ThinkPad laptops | PCWorldwww.pcworld.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoIs it actually usable? I never owned one
minus-squareolosta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoUsed one for a few years and I loved it: it’s precise, you can really aim small UI elements It is paired with actual buttons, index on the nub and thumb on the buttons, so no weird gestures to right click It is very quick to switch from keyboard to mouse, your hands nearly don’t move But, there’s no mouse wheel or scroll gesture and maintaining pressure on the nub is maybe more tiring than a trackpad.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoYou can scroll with nub by holding the middle button
minus-squareewo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 days agoIt’s also very chill to do things 1-handed with (no euphemism).
Is it actually usable? I never owned one
Used one for a few years and I loved it:
But, there’s no mouse wheel or scroll gesture and maintaining pressure on the nub is maybe more tiring than a trackpad.
You can scroll with nub by holding the middle button
It’s also very chill to do things 1-handed with (no euphemism).