i want to swap from mouse to touch pad+kbd so,i am thinking, ...
anyone got this one to work??
On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 9:51 AM George N. White III <gnwiii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
_______________________________________________On Tue, 31 Aug 2021 at 09:12, Jack Craig <jack.craig.aptos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:just joining the F34 party and craving a touchpad.recommendations for touchpad on F34/gnome 40??
Serial, USB, or PS2 port? I assume you have a desktop. I'm retired, but used towork with oceanographers. Computer mice are non-starters for a research vessel,so we tried a wide range of options -- touchpads, trackballs, keyboards with touchpad,and Wacom tablets. The Wacom Bamboo tablets where popular and seemed towork with everything, but had more features with Windows drivers. Now everyonewho doesn't need expansion cards for some instrument uses a laptop.My old desktop has PS2 and serial ports. I have a Cirque GlidePoint Trackpad Desktop Model GDB220(4 buttons, serial cable with a PS2 adapter). I use it with the PS2 adapter so the serial port is availablefor other devices. On a newer desktop a USB<-->serial adapter did not work. What does work for meis serial<-->PS2<-->USB (2 adapters!).% dmesg |tail
[175965.213366] usb 1-5.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0a81, idProduct=0205, bcdDevice= 0.10
[175965.213381] usb 1-5.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[175965.213387] usb 1-5.3: Product: PS2 to USB Converter
[175965.213392] usb 1-5.3: Manufacturer: CHESEN
[175965.230256] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.0/0003:0A81:0205.000F/input/input25
[175965.283015] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.000F: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input0
[175965.291218] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input26
[175965.291760] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input27
[175965.343618] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input28
[175965.344295] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.0010: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input1I don't have scrolling or gestures, just basic move pointer and click functionality. Since Ispend most of time in emacs, I don't miss the newfangled features.The Adesso Smart Cat, 4 Button Glidepoint USB Touchpad (GP-410UB) is similarand one reviewer said it works with linux, but reviews have many complaints of poor buildquality so I'm looking for another option. ALPs also sells "GlidePoint" devices, includingmodules used in laptops. Google finds lots of issues for linux users: controlling pointersensitivity, missing newfangled features. If you have access to a computer flea marketor local user group you could ask to try whatever people have in their junk boxes.At my work I had a Alps keyboard with PS2 and USB connectors and a built-in touchpad.I liked having the touchpad in a fixed location relative to the keyboard, but would havepreferred the touchpad on the left as I often use my right hand to jot down notes or turnpages in a reference manual.<https://www.adesso.com/product-category/keyboards/touchpad/> has a variety ofkeyboards with integral touchpads.--George N. White III
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