Re: [LUG] a mouse to use on your laptop when its on your lap?

[George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx>]

A battery lasts about 18 months being permanently on.

George

On 30/07/18 22:07, Julian Hall wrote:
> I've used a Logitech trackball previously on my desktop. Very useful 
> if you have limited space. The only issue here is that it's battery 
> powered; I would personally prefer something wired or you risk being 
> without a mouse if your batteries die when you're out.
>
> Julian
>
> On 30/07/18 21:25, George Parker wrote:
> > My wife has quite a nice laptop but can't get on with touch pads at 
> > all. She uses a logitech M570 roller ball mouse which doesn't move, 
> > as follows:
> >
> > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Mouse-Trackball-Windows/dp/B0042BBR2S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1532981988&sr=8-3&keywords=rollerball+mouse 
> >
> >
> > A bit pricey but, hey, she's worth it. She got the idea from our son 
> > who uses it for gaming on a laptop.
> >
> > George
> > On 30/07/18 19:44, mr meowski wrote:
> > > > No - trackpad on old hps not good - some sensitive from about 3" away,
> > > > keybd 1/2 inch away from trackpad! I have four  - only one has a 
> > > > usable
> > > > trackpad.
> > > >
> > > > Imagine I've got it on my lap in the car! there seem to be some finger
> > > > mounted things but they have 1.5m of cable and I cant see the finger
> > > > mounting working in typing situations. Though I am wondering if I 
> > > > can 3d
> > > > print something onto a bulldog clip!
> > > Sorry, I was being facetious as usual!
> > >
> > > Well, for when you really, really _have_ to use a laptop with a crappy
> > > or broken touchpad in the car (which is actually something that happens
> > > for me a lot) the simplest solution is a flat bit of plywood the right
> > > size and shape? About as deep as a laptop footprint and as many 
> > > extra cm
> > > wide to give you just enough room for either one of those teeny tiny
> > > usb/wireless mice or a trackball I guess? You could even velcro a
> > > trackball down.
> > >
> > > I've got a bit of plywood here that I use for just that but around the
> > > house - measuring it, it's 37x29cm. That's comfortable for any size
> > > laptops but presuming yours is a 15" you'd want it to be a bit wider
> > > than that to have enough space on the side. Maybe 50cm? Dunno how big
> > > your car is but it might even slide under the front seats.
> > >
> > > And yeah, older HP trackpads do often suck a lot to be fair. Does yours
> > > really activate from 3" though? Holy crap!


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