My cat continues to teach me about my computer.
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Ctrl+A is faster though, for the last one. The first two are useful indeed.
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Software guys-- hmmph! So rotate the screen until you get it fixed. ( You DO have a spare keyboard for the laptop? )
It wasn't me that had an issue. Along similar lines, have you ever used a mouse on a rotated screen? Even more fun in a multi-monitor setup. Move the pointer out the left side of one screen and it enters another from below. Back in the days of CRT monitors, and before that, TVs, we used to routinely have a mirror on the workbench to see the screen while we were probing around in the back. One of the wags in the shop took an old ball mouse, crosswired the X axis encoder so it behaved mirror image. Great on the repair bench, and a wonderful toy for practical jokers in the office areas.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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It wasn't me that had an issue. Along similar lines, have you ever used a mouse on a rotated screen? Even more fun in a multi-monitor setup. Move the pointer out the left side of one screen and it enters another from below. Back in the days of CRT monitors, and before that, TVs, we used to routinely have a mirror on the workbench to see the screen while we were probing around in the back. One of the wags in the shop took an old ball mouse, crosswired the X axis encoder so it behaved mirror image. Great on the repair bench, and a wonderful toy for practical jokers in the office areas.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
Not with the screen rotated _for long_, but using the mouse on my thigh or in very cramped quarters or when the mouse is sideways gets fun. I work where I can in plant, often limited work surface, and I don't get along with touchpads. They tend to respond to proximity. The stick on the Thinkpad worked, the Dells not quite. So a mouse.
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Not with the screen rotated _for long_, but using the mouse on my thigh or in very cramped quarters or when the mouse is sideways gets fun. I work where I can in plant, often limited work surface, and I don't get along with touchpads. They tend to respond to proximity. The stick on the Thinkpad worked, the Dells not quite. So a mouse.
I use cordless mice (Logitech M187, nice and small) on any available surface. Years ago I had a Thinkpad with the stick, worked OK. A later hp with a sttck I never got along with. I'm coming to use touchpads a bit more. Two finger scrolling is kinda neat, but 'tap to click' still irks. Maybe it's because I'm now using touchscreens and learning a bit of subtlety in my fingertips. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012