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linmobtoday at 6:38 AM2 repliesview on HN

As a trackpoint user, I am glad it's off by default.

Because of scrolling on Thinkpad keyboards (using the middle click), I had to turn that feature of every time, especially while working on longer documents I would otherwise accidentally paste stuff at random places.

(It's not just macOS.)


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lproventoday at 11:00 AM

No way, José.

From where I sit I have 5 Thinkpads set up within reach, and I have a few more in other rooms. They are by far my preferred laptop.

Most run Ubuntu as their default OS, most have the trackpad disabled because I usually use the trackpoint for everything, and on all of them I use middle-click to paste extensively.

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hdgvhicvtoday at 6:46 AM

I’ve used a thinkpad for 26 years, 18 with Ubuntu. I’ve always had middle click enabled.