Build a better trackpad

[ewx]

I don't have even the faintest idea if this is possible, but: what trackpads really need is the ability to tell what finger you're using. Index finger should mean left click and middle finger right click. (And the other way round for left-handers, but of course so are the buttons.)

Comments

[imc.livejournal.com]

I'd settle for the ability to tell when I'm clicking, full stop…

[naath.livejournal.com]

I'd settle for the ability to tell when I'm not clicking.

[imc.livejournal.com]

That's what I was getting at, really.

Hate the things. On my laptop there is both a nipple and a pad. The pad is permanently turned off.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

On my MacBook I have a slight habit of having some of my left hand touching the pad at the same time as trying to do something with my right hand, and getting two-finger functions instead of one.

On my Thinkpad I have the pad turned off and use the nipple, yes. (Also that ran MacOS Tiger for a while).