Weirdest thing.
#Debian #Linux. #Bookworm
My context, "Right-click" menu doesn't work. My keyboard, all the keys and Fn key binddings work.
I've tried to disable my external mouse, removing #bluetooth, #wifi. disabling my #trackpad to use my #mouse.
Switching to a left-handed mouse allows for the context menu to work.
Nothing else works! Any help would be awesome!
I tried using the install medium, an old #kernel. Nothing is working.
Any help would be appreciated!!
So ganz allmählich gehen mir die Trackpad-Gesten gehörig auf den Senkel! Die Erkennung der Gesten ist bei weitem zu empfindlich eingestellt und ich habe noch keine Möglichkeit in den Einstellungen gefunden, daran etwas zu ändern. Ständig löse ich unfreiwillig Gesten mit dem Trackpad des Macbook Air aus oder am Mac Mini mit der „Magic“ Mouse … *grummel* 😡
I've mentioned before that the #Apple Magic #Trackpad 2's one of the best purchases I've ever made, and how perfect it is OOTB on #Linux - gestures and all. The only downside to it is that it's pretty pricey, esp the Black version that I got (tho I still think it's worth every penny).
Since then, I've been meaning to find any other cheaper alternatives to it cos I genuinely think switching from a (wireless) mouse to a trackpad has done wonders to just how nice it is to use and work on my desktop. Surprisingly and disappointingly, none of the known brands seems to bother to be in this market space besides Apple, not even #Logitech (who typically tends to be everywhere).
Right when I thought I was SOL, I discovered a bunch of Chinese #touchpad s - a lot of which are Magic Trackpad clones.. including this one I settled on, the #JOOMA KB96. It not only looks similar to the Apple MT2, it has pretty much the exact same dimensions - surprisingly its glass surface also feels exactly the same as Apple's trackpads.
It tracks just as well too, and all my gestures (2, 3, 4-finger, etc.) work perfectly. Its connectivity options is better than the Apple MT2 even - supporting Wired USB-C, Bluetooth, and even a Wireless USB-A dongle (with USB-C adapter). The only downside to it is that unlike the Apple MT2 which supports clicks (in addition to taps) anywhere on the surface of the trackpad with really nice haptic feedback, this trackpad doesn't support clicks at all - only taps. This shouldn't matter for most people who's used to or even prefers taps though - double tap dragging and triple tap highlighting should be your bestie.
Unlike Apple's Magic Trackpad, it doesn't work OOTB on Linux - but fixing that is super, duper easy thanks to others who's discovered how to before. I've linked my own writing on how to do it on my Linux Wiki below. All in all, for just ~145 MYR (~34 USD) instead of Apple MT2's price tag of 599 MYR (~141 USD), this is quite a banger peripheral to pair with the budget alternative to Apple's Magic Keyboard I've posted about before.
🔗 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008016979688.html
🔗 https://github.com/irfanhakim-as/linux-wiki/blob/master/topics/touchpad.md#apple-magic-trackpad-clone
🔗 https://sakurajima.social/notes/a3k4a7qgb3
@lebout2canap @silvermoon82 If a #TrackPoint instead would be acceptable (cuz a #TrackPad may eat up a lot of estate compared to it), consider i.e. #DIY'ing with a #Sprintek #FlexPoint:
https://www.sprintek.com/en/products/pointing_stick/SK8707-01.aspx
@lebout2canap @silvermoon82 I only know of some #Perixx #trackpad|s that use #USB, and by comparison to #Apple they are atrocious.
Where to Put a Mouse or Trackpad:
On a setup that is standard on notebooks but that seems unpopular on desktops.
Case prototype for the #TPAD47 🥰
(thx @fleaz )
… not everything fits 100% yet, but that's what prototypes are for :blobble_bobble:
Finally, an external trackpad that's not from Apple
Le luxe, c'est un clavier ergonomique https://bastardkb.com/product/dilemma-max-prebuilt-preorder/ #clavier #ergonomie #trackpad #matériel
#Trackpad #Touchpad
2008 à gauche, de chez Ergonomic Touchpad (le modèle extra large 🤔) et 2025 à droite de chez ProtoArc, modèle T1 Plus.
ENGINEERS: STOP COPYING ALL THE BAD SHITE THAT #APPLE DOES!!!
Unlike the shitty #MagicMouse it doesn't take just a few mins to charge for days of runtime and unlike the #LaggyMouse by Apple it's not some unergonomically THINN piece of glass and metal that looks like some industrial designers interpretation of #squid #sushi but the #rice is being replaced by a polished Hematite
IMHO it should be illegal to put #ports in a position where they prevent the use of a device whilst charging!
@ustralien Sadly no, and that's my big disappointment!
@frameworkcomputer decided to choose the #Apple-esque "flat cells below #trackpad" design in the unreasonable #THINN-ness race instead of doing what even the #EeePC and #Sony's #Vaio #P11Z did and have a slot at the back to chug in batteries!
Not that I don't like those #modules, but I'd rather wish for a "#THICC-er" device if that gets me essentials like #Ethernet, #USB-A & -C as well as a #TRRS #HeadphoneJack / #HeadsetJack.
That being said the #Framework is still by a long margin the "least #enshittified" device on the market, and same goes for the #Fairphone devices...
Not to mention they don't have an #UltraNav-Style #Trackpoint and I do use that instead of a Trackpad.
I can’t use a #ComputerMouse anymore. I’ve just tried because for some reason I still have one lying around in my desk.
But after 15 years with a#MacBook and before that using #TrackPoint|s, the muscle memory is gone.
I couldn’t be bothered carrying around a mouse and quickly adapted to alternative input methods. To me, the #TrackPad is as precise as a mouse ever was.
@niko That's because the gesture detection is relative and two-fingers used to scroll makes sense to the system as sideway scrolling would be interpreted with both fingers following coarsely the same line...
