[ltp] "ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint" in Linux?
August Lilleaas
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 22:14:43 +0200
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Thanks for the advice! I'll find me another keyboard.
Can you recommend any keyboards with as low as possible a context switch
from the Thinkpad t400s keyboard? Or perhaps just keyboards in general?
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac@debian.org> wrote=
:
> On sam., 2010-07-03 at 09:16 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > On Sat, 03 Jul 2010, Laurent wrote:
> > > No, it is a USB-HID device and works out-of-the-box for Linux,
> > > Mac, windows and even the BIOS. But that model has a lot of problems
> > > (slow reaction to keypresses, the shift-key sometimes locks up,
> > > the FN key plays funny tricks) and i strongly suggest getting
> > > something else.
> >
> > Does it go wacko only in Linux, or does it misbehave also on Windows
> (with
> > the Lenovo drivers, if any, loaded)?
>
> I wouldn't be as negative as Laurent. I have one and I quite like it,
> though it's not as good as a real thinkpad keyboard. I have few problems
> with double letters (due to the =E2=80=9Cslow reaction=E2=80=9D I guess) =
so yeah, it's
> not perfect, but still better than quite some keyboards in the same
> vein.
>
> I can't try in windows, though.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Yves-Alexis
>
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Thanks for the advice! I'll find me another keyboard.<div><br></div><di=
v>Can you recommend any keyboards with as low as possible a context switch =
from the Thinkpad t400s keyboard? Or perhaps just keyboards in general?<br>
<div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Yves-Al=
exis Perez <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:corsac@debian.org">corsa=
c@debian.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">On sam., 2010-07-03 at 09:16 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Ho=
lschuh wrote:<br>
> On Sat, 03 Jul 2010, Laurent wrote:<br>
> > No, it is a USB-HID device and works out-of-the-box for Linux,<br=
>
> > Mac, windows and even the BIOS. But that model has a lot of probl=
ems<br>
> > (slow reaction to keypresses, the shift-key sometimes locks up,<b=
r>
> > the FN key plays funny tricks) and i strongly suggest getting<br>
> > something else.<br>
><br>
> Does it go wacko only in Linux, or does it misbehave also on Windows (=
with<br>
> the Lenovo drivers, if any, loaded)?<br>
<br>
</div>I wouldn't be as negative as Laurent. I have one and I quite like=
it,<br>
though it's not as good as a real thinkpad keyboard. I have few problem=
s<br>
with double letters (due to the =E2=80=9Cslow reaction=E2=80=9D I guess) so=
yeah, it's<br>
not perfect, but still better than quite some keyboards in the same<br>
vein.<br>
<br>
I can't try in windows, though.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
--<br>
<font color=3D"#888888">Yves-Alexis<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>August Lilleaas<=
br>
</div></div>
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