TrackPoint
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Properties control panel
Open the TrackPoint icon in the Control Panel to select the way you want to
use the TrackPoint.
Press-to-Select
You can choose among several forms of Press-to-Select by checking the boxes.
- Enable Press-to-Select
This turns on the entire Press-to-Select function. If it is not checked,
mouse clicks come only from the buttons.
- Enable Dragging
If this is not checked, presses are only momentary - a click but no hold.
Check it to get normal button function with Press-to-Select.
At first, some users may 'grab' the TrackPoint more sharply than necessary
in starting a cursor movement and get an unintended
click, just as you might if you grabbed a mouse carelessly. If
this is a problem for you, you might want to leave dragging disabled.
- Enable Select-on-Lift
If this is checked, you can get a click simply by lifting your finger quickly
off the TrackPoint, for example at the end of a pointing movement when
you reach the target. Of course you have to remember to lift your finger
more slowly when you don't want
a click. This can save
some effort and strain once you are used to it,
but you may want to leave
it disabled at first.
- Press means
Press-to-Select only simulates one mouse button, normally the left button.
If you use the Mouse control panel to reverse the mouse buttons, so that
the right button is the primary button, this box lets you change the Press-to-Select
button to be the right button as well.
- Click Pace
Adjusts the TrackPoint for your pace - how quickly do you move? A selection
is a 'quick' pressure on the stick - how quick is 'quick'? If you're getting
unintended clicks, you probably want to set this for a quicker pace. It
also determines how long the TrackPoint waits for
the second click of a double click, and when a drag can begin to
move. If you feel that you have to wait for the cursor to move after a click,
you might also want to set it quicker. On the other hand, if you find that
it's too hard to get a click, or that a double click is difficult, you might
want to set it slower.
Remember that a click depends not on how hard you press, but on how quickly.
This slider tunes the TrackPoint to your pace.
Scrolling
Enable Scrolling -- turn on the Scrolling or Magnifying Glass features.
Select Feature: Select the tool that you want to use.
- Scrolling -- The chosen device will scroll any scrollable window that is
under the cursor. Note that the target scrolling window does not need to
be active.
- Magnifying Glass -- The chosen device will control an on-screen magnifying
glass window that magnifies the portion of the screen underneath it. The
magnifying glass also supports single and double mouse click through. Just
click or double click on the magnified area as you would normally do. By
holding down the mouse right button, the size of the Magnifying Glass window
can be changed.
Select Device
Select which input device will be used for scrolling or magnifying glass positioning.
- Center Button -- Holding down the third mouse button on the ThinkPad keyboard
will allow scrolling or magnifying glass to be controlled by the TrackPoint.
- External Mouse -- If an external pointing device is attached, it will be
used to control scrolling or magnifying glass position.
- TrackPoint -- The ThinkPad's TrackPoint will control scrolling or magnifying
glass position, without holding down the third button. This selection is
useful when an external mouse is available for pointing. Holding down the
third mouse button will enable the TrackPoint for pointing.
Sensitivity
Adjusts the TrackPoint for your hand - how hard do you want to push? If it's
too light, it's hard to control, if it's too firm your finger gets tired.
Find the weight that's right for you, but be sure to try selecting small
targets - for example, editing text - before you decide.
This control sets the force scale for both pointer movement and selection.
It is a force control, not a speed control; because of the TrackPoint's transfer
function, these are quite different. Speed control is available in the Mouse
control panel, but it is recommended that this be used cautiously if at all
with TrackPoint. Preferably,
it should be left at its center setting.
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