On Friday 09 Nov 2012 14:30:41 Gordon Scott wrote: > Those touchpoint things seem quite good for normal mouse work, any idea > if they're really workable for heavier graphics stuff, specifically > PCB-CAD, which is the time I have to use it most, though some large > cut-and-paste tasks can be as bad. (I'm _not_ doing freehand drawing.)
I do quite a bit of CAD now and again (usually part "free-hand" i.e. not using grid or object snapping), and I'm not aware of anything that beats the mouse for precision and speed. I have a touchpad on the laptop, and while it's a good one, it just doesn't compare. I've never had any luck with the touchpoints either. CAD packages are unusually mouse-heavy, but also require typing a fair few commands, so keeping the keyboard area clear is important. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
