[ltp] Problem with trackpoint

Stephen A. Carter linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:37:49 +0900 (JST)


On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:53:17 +0300, Harry Popov wrote:
>It might be even simpler. If you have habit to rest your finger over
>trackpoint while reading or just looking at screen, usually the same
>behavior.

It's actually the same thing -- resting your finger on the TrackPoint
can apply enough subtle pressure to cause cursor drift (loss of
calibration), triggering the automatic recalibration.

> Try to touch trackpoint only while you want to use it. 

Good advice.

>If this
>helps all is ok. It is the same with all Thinkpads.

True.


-- Stephen Carter
   scarter@hticn.com
   Nagoya, Japan