Re: trackpad for IIGS

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"lcornelio" <lcornelio@sandi.net> wrote in message news:2010050815584016807-lcornelio@sandinet...
> On 2010-05-08 14:04:14 -0700, "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com> said:
> > I used my Glidepoint all the time until I found my Kensington ORBIT 
> > trackball. It is nice that the device sits still and you move the 
> > pointer by sliding your finger, or rolling the ball around. Moving the 
> > device around the desk takes up so much more space.
> > I believe a friend sent me this Glidepoint for free having no use for 
> > it himself.  They are hardly a useful //e item I would think.
> > Bill
>
> I see there was a control panel on the mac so that double tapping out 
> click, etc on the glidepoint, so I guess that is out.
>
> Any missing features using the trackball?
>
> -Louis

You won't get special CDAs or NDAs, or whatever their called, on the IIgs 
as you might on a Mac, but they are very handy once you get used to them. 

The trackball works mainly the same as a mouse on the IIgs, for instance, 
to copy a file, click and roll and drop. I don't really 'RUN' it enough to 
be very proficient in any certain areas. I just fudge around when I need 
to use it until I figure things out.  8^) 

Bill