Tap Click on Laptops - Do You Use It? - Page 2

The_Fire · 22nd September 2008, 01:03 AM

Thank you for helping me figure out what the frack was wrong with my touchpad. I have now disabled tap-click and am no longer loosing text or find my cursor in a weird spot in the text I'm typing.

thatguywhojuggles · 22nd September 2008, 01:15 AM

I like those computers that have the controller nipple between the keys--maybe I just like nipples.

Eddie Dane · 22nd September 2008, 02:50 AM

I love Tap Click.

People who hate it should buy a better computer or reduce their Ketamine intake.

Soapy Sam · 22nd September 2008, 06:27 AM

I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing .
I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term.

What I'm still waiting to learn is WHAT THE SMEG IS "TAP_CLICK"?

bruto · 22nd September 2008, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by Soapy Sam

I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing .
I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term.

What I'm still waiting to learn is WHAT THE SMEG IS "TAP_CLICK"?

On a touchpad, you can set it so that when you tap the pad, it acts the same as if you had left clicked the button. If it's too sensitive, you get a lot of inadvertent clicks.

Dan O. · 22nd September 2008, 07:05 AM

Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both.

bruto · 22nd September 2008, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dan O.

Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both.

I have both on my laptop, and disabled tapping on both.

arthwollipot · 22nd September 2008, 06:12 PM

You can tap the clit? When I last used one (which admittedly was quite a while ago), it just controlled movement, and you actually had to use the buttons at the bottom of the keyboard to click.

bruto · 22nd September 2008, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

You can tap the clit? When I last used one (which admittedly was quite a while ago), it just controlled movement, and you actually had to use the buttons at the bottom of the keyboard to click.

It depends on the brand. My old Toshiba had no tap option, but my 2002-vintage Dell does. Actually it was more like a press than a tap, and hard to regulate.

arthwollipot · 22nd September 2008, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by bruto

It depends on the brand. My old Toshiba had no tap option, but my 2002-vintage Dell does. Actually it was more like a press than a tap, and hard to regulate.

Fair enough. I realised that the last time I used a clit mouse was in 1995, on an IBM Thinkpad, so I'm not surprised that the technology has changed a little.

gumboot · 22nd September 2008, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Dan O.

Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both.

Why are users so utterly selfish? How come no one has thought to ask the laptop which one it prefers you to use?

zooterkin · 22nd September 2008, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Soapy Sam

I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing .
I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term.

I'd guess you're not a touch-typist, if it's hard to find.

I certainly miss having one when I use a laptop without.

arthwollipot · 22nd September 2008, 11:24 PM

You don't have to be a touch-typist to find the clit.

Is there a "Double Entendre" thread?

MetalPig · 23rd September 2008, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

You don't have to be a touch-typist to find the clit.

True. I'm not a touch-typist, but I can find the clit. I am a cunning linguist though.

arthwollipot · 23rd September 2008, 04:57 PM

Feel free to join me in the double-entendre thread.

Love Tap Click	37	39.36%
Hate Tap Click	37	39.36%
What's "Tap Click"	10	10.64%
On Planet X Tap Clicking is deadly	10	10.64%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

22nd September 2008, 01:03 AM	#41
The_Fire Unimpressed Female Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 8th level of Hell - Maleborgia Posts: 3,267	Thank you for helping me figure out what the frack was wrong with my touchpad. I have now disabled tap-click and am no longer loosing text or find my cursor in a weird spot in the text I'm typing.
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22nd September 2008, 02:50 AM	#43
Eddie Dane Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,681	I love Tap Click. People who hate it should buy a better computer or reduce their Ketamine intake.
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22nd September 2008, 06:57 AM	#45
bruto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy Posts: 28,250	Originally Posted by Soapy Sam I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing . I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term. What I'm still waiting to learn is WHAT THE SMEG IS "TAP_CLICK"? On a touchpad, you can set it so that when you tap the pad, it acts the same as if you had left clicked the button. If it's too sensitive, you get a lot of inadvertent clicks.
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22nd September 2008, 07:05 AM	#46
Dan O. Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 13,594	Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both.
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22nd September 2008, 01:15 AM	#42
thatguywhojuggles Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,335	I like those computers that have the controller nipple between the keys--maybe I just like nipples.

22nd September 2008, 06:27 AM	#44
Soapy Sam Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 28,751	I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing . I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term. What I'm still waiting to learn is WHAT THE SMEG IS "TAP_CLICK"?

22nd September 2008, 11:47 AM	#47
bruto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy Posts: 28,250	Originally Posted by Dan O. Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both. I have both on my laptop, and disabled tapping on both.
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22nd September 2008, 06:12 PM	#48
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 71,061	You can tap the clit? When I last used one (which admittedly was quite a while ago), it just controlled movement, and you actually had to use the buttons at the bottom of the keyboard to click.
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22nd September 2008, 06:30 PM	#49
bruto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Way way north of Diddy Wah Diddy Posts: 28,250	Originally Posted by arthwollipot You can tap the clit? When I last used one (which admittedly was quite a while ago), it just controlled movement, and you actually had to use the buttons at the bottom of the keyboard to click. It depends on the brand. My old Toshiba had no tap option, but my 2002-vintage Dell does. Actually it was more like a press than a tap, and hard to regulate.
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22nd September 2008, 08:07 PM	#50
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 71,061	Originally Posted by bruto It depends on the brand. My old Toshiba had no tap option, but my 2002-vintage Dell does. Actually it was more like a press than a tap, and hard to regulate. Fair enough. I realised that the last time I used a clit mouse was in 1995, on an IBM Thinkpad, so I'm not surprised that the technology has changed a little.
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22nd September 2008, 09:15 PM	#51
gumboot lorcutus.tolere Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25,327	Originally Posted by Dan O. Some have the "clit" that is sensitive to small manipulations and can be tapped to generate a click. Others have a large area that is sensitive to touch which can also be tapped to generate a click. Some even have both. Why are users so utterly selfish? How come no one has thought to ask the laptop which one it prefers you to use?
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22nd September 2008, 11:16 PM	#52
zooterkin Nitpicking dilettante Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berkshire, mostly Posts: 48,846	Originally Posted by Soapy Sam I always call the eraser thingy a clit, as I can never find the damn thing . I'm unsurprised to find others use the same term. I'd guess you're not a touch-typist, if it's hard to find. I certainly miss having one when I use a laptop without.
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22nd September 2008, 11:24 PM	#53
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 71,061	You don't have to be a touch-typist to find the clit. Is there a "Double Entendre" thread?
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23rd September 2008, 01:37 AM	#54
MetalPig Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 22, Acacia Avenue Posts: 3,320	Originally Posted by arthwollipot You don't have to be a touch-typist to find the clit. True. I'm not a touch-typist, but I can find the clit. I am a cunning linguist though.
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23rd September 2008, 04:57 PM	#55
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