[ltp] Touchpad as scrolling device?

Ben Plaut linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:51:51 -1000


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i concur*, that would be really useful for graphic design. I miss the
windows middle-click-scroll, and there isn't an exact alternative for *nix
:(


*Konkur ported to gtk+

On 11/12/05, Felix E. Klee <felix.klee@inka.de> wrote:
>
> As someone working with the Trackpoint I wonder:
>
> Can the touchpad be used as a device used only for scrolling, in *all*
> directions, i.e. vertically, horizontally, diagonal, etc.?
>
> This would be quite useful, e.g. in the Gimp.
>
> --
> Felix E. Klee
> --
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
>



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Ben Plaut
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i concur*, that would be really useful for graphic design. I miss the windo=
ws middle-click-scroll, and there isn't an exact alternative for *nix :(<br=
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<b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Felix E. Klee</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:felix=
.klee@inka.de">felix.klee@inka.de</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D=
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As someone working with the Trackpoint I wonder:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Can th=
e touchpad be used as a device used only for scrolling, in *all*<br>&nbsp;&=
nbsp; directions, i.e. vertically, horizontally, diagonal, etc.?<br><br>Thi=
s would be quite useful,=20
e.g. in the Gimp.<br><br>--<br>Felix E. Klee<br>--<br>The linux-thinkpad ma=
iling list home page is at:<br><a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org=
/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman=
/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Ben Plaut<br><a=
 href=3D"mailto:bplaut@gmail.com">bplaut@gmail.com</a>=20

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