Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:42:38 -0600 (CST) From: Tina Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and
the 1100 only sold in japan. i have one -- ask jon c. -- and it's got the same mouse button as my 110... tbird On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Raymond wrote: > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:56:13 +0800 > From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and > accurate? > > At 08:21 AM 20/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:11 +0000 > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse - how quick and accurate? > > > >> Maybe I missed something in your earlier posts, but what is it about the > >> Libretto's screen panel-mounted mouse that is insufficient to your purposes? > >> > >> The Lib mouse is much more natural to > >> use, and can be easily manipulated while holding the Lib with the left hand. > >> > >> Lee > > > >Lee, that is an interesting point ! > > > >I have not a Libretto yet, but after my extense research, my choise is between a >new PD-1100 to be purchased from Tidal Technologies or an used Libretto 1100. It >comes down to the touchscreen vs. WinXP ACPI issue. I concede, that I do not have >experience with the panel-mounted mouse, but in lack of opportunities - in germany >are not many Lib 1100 - I decided by eye sight, that the mouse is strange. > > > >Currently I am using a HP Jornada 720 with touchscreen. So, the mouse of the Lib >1100 should be quick and accurate to use. > > > >How quick and accurate can the Lib 1100 mouse be used: > >- (critical for mobile use) Is it quick enough to select menues, while you hold the >Libretto 1100 in one hand? > >- (essential for use at all) Is the Lib 1100 panel-mounted mouse very much better >than an ordinary trackpin/trackpoint? I tried to use a trackpin to make flow chart >sketches, but it drove me crazy. > >- Can I make flow chart sketches with the mouse almost as easy as I can do on a >touchscreen (depends on experience with touchscreens and flow charts)? > > Are you talking about the L110 or the L1100? I wasn't aware there WAS an L1100 but >if it exists, it'd have the in-keyboard accupoint thingy in it (like the other >Toshiba and IBM laptops) ... a step backwards in my opinion (and I have used the >in-keyboard accupoints extensively on company laptops). Its the L110 and below that >had the screen-side accupoint pointing device. I've got the L50 which has the same >pointer layout, I find it quite easy to use the thing one-handed after a little >practice ... play a few hours of Minesweeper with it and you'll get the hang of it >:-) ... besides you can't *really* use the Palmax touchscreens one-handed anyway ... >the mouse buttons are operated with the LEFT hand! (have a GOOD look at the top and >back pictures of those things ... I was considering getting one myself until I found >this out). > > > - Raymond > > --- > > > /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ > | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | > | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | > | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| > | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | > | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | > \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
