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Re:Norman layout: less effort than QWERTY by fdim on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:44AM (#13176784)
I've never found it convenient to use. Touchpad with multi-touch (for scrolling) is much better and for any serious work not going to switch from a dedicated mouse (anywhere mx/mx2).I am not sure what people's issues are with such input. Disclaimer: I am software developer
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Re:Norman layout: less effort than QWERTY by NikolaNovak on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:52PM (#13178589)
As I said above, for me, touchpad is slower and less precise (note that the blue/middle button is set for scrolling on trackpoint by default and works great).

I'm willing to admit that it's largely due to whatever a person is accustomed to.

However, I still have to see somebody use Touchpad in a way that doesn't make me cringe as to how long anything takes... maybe I need to find a more proficient friend :)

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Re:Norman layout: less effort than QWERTY by kutkloon7 on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:51AM (#13176845)
Moving your hands from the touchpad and the keyboard and back every time is rather annoying.
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