Re:Norman layout: less effort than QWERTY
by NikolaNovak on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:50PM
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Thinkpad is the best one out there, so if you don't like it, you won't like anything else.
I've used it on T410, T420, T450, T530, T61, T23.
You do have to set up acceleration and speed to suit you (takes a while I assume), and set them up differently than you would for a mouse.
I will absolutely agree that learning curve is higher for trackpoint and that it's less intuitive than touchpad - but it's a bit like Vi/Emacs vs MS Notepad - one is immediately intuitive, the other rewards you for initial investment. I think giving a random person a touchpad and a trackpoint, and asking them to immediately do something, touchpad will win. But I also firmly believe the achievable ceiling is higher on trackpoint.
I cannot imagine using it with my thumb!!
Interestingly, while I'm right handed and use my mouse with my right hand, I use my trackpoint with left index finger, thumb over buttons... but I think that's a quirk of mine and not a generalized thing.
I've used it on T410, T420, T450, T530, T61, T23.
You do have to set up acceleration and speed to suit you (takes a while I assume), and set them up differently than you would for a mouse.
I will absolutely agree that learning curve is higher for trackpoint and that it's less intuitive than touchpad - but it's a bit like Vi/Emacs vs MS Notepad - one is immediately intuitive, the other rewards you for initial investment. I think giving a random person a touchpad and a trackpoint, and asking them to immediately do something, touchpad will win. But I also firmly believe the achievable ceiling is higher on trackpoint.
I cannot imagine using it with my thumb!!
Interestingly, while I'm right handed and use my mouse with my right hand, I use my trackpoint with left index finger, thumb over buttons... but I think that's a quirk of mine and not a generalized thing.