Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by IshKebab on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @08:12AM
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Gestures on Macs are not flaky. That's kind of the whole point of this discussion.
Re:Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
by lucideer on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:23AM
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> Why wouldn't you use a mouse, and get better precision, a standard form-factor, and universally solid drivers?
Most non-Mac-users do. Mac users don't, because they have a touchpad with better precision, a standard form factor and solid drivers. Hence this post. Why should I need to carry a peripheral everywhere for functionality my laptop purportedly has integrated?
One could counter-argue that touchpad is inherently worse than a mouse, but I think you'll find Apple have roundly disproven that. There's a reason the Magic Trackpad exists (though I've never owned one, demand seems to be there).
Why wouldn't you use a mouse, and get better precision, a standard form-factor, and universally solid drivers? Besides, you can take your mouse and plug it into any machine you need to work on.