23 tar xf /tmp/net.downloadhelper.coapp-1.6.3-1_amd64.tar.gz -C ~
24
~/net.downloadhelper.coapp-1.6.3/bin/net.downloadhelper.coapp-linux-64
install --user
On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 11:28 AM Jack Craig <jack.craig.aptos(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
i want to swap from mouse to touch pad+kbd so,i am thinking, ...
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/k830-illuminated-tv-wir...
anyone got this one to work??
On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 9:51 AM George N. White III <gnwiii(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2021 at 09:12, Jack Craig <jack.craig.aptos(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> just joining the F34 party and craving a touchpad.
>>
>> recommendations for touchpad on F34/gnome 40??
>>
>
> Serial, USB, or PS2 port? I assume you have a desktop. I'm retired, but
> used to
> work with oceanographers. Computer mice are non-starters for a research
> vessel,
> so we tried a wide range of options -- touchpads, trackballs, keyboards
> with touchpad,
> and Wacom tablets. The Wacom Bamboo tablets where popular and seemed to
> work with everything, but had more features with Windows drivers. Now
> everyone
> who doesn't need expansion cards for some instrument uses a laptop.
>
> My old desktop has PS2 and serial ports. I have a Cirque GlidePoint
> Trackpad Desktop Model GDB220
> (4 buttons, serial cable with a PS2 adapter). I use it with the PS2
> adapter so the serial port is available
> for other devices. On a newer desktop a USB<-->serial adapter did not
> work. What does work for me
> is serial<-->PS2<-->USB (2 adapters!).
>
> % dmesg |tail
> [175965.213366] usb 1-5.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0a81,
> idProduct=0205, bcdDevice= 0.10
> [175965.213381] usb 1-5.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
> SerialNumber=0
> [175965.213387] usb 1-5.3: Product: PS2 to USB Converter
> [175965.213392] usb 1-5.3: Manufacturer: CHESEN
> [175965.230256] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter as
>
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.0/0003:0A81:0205.000F/input/input25
> [175965.283015] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.000F: input,hidraw4: USB HID
> v1.10 Keyboard [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input0
> [175965.291218] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse as
>
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input26
> [175965.291760] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control as
>
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input27
> [175965.343618] input: CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control as
>
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.3/1-5.3:1.1/0003:0A81:0205.0010/input/input28
> [175965.344295] hid-generic 0003:0A81:0205.0010: input,hidraw5: USB HID
> v1.10 Mouse [CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.3/input1
>
> I don't have scrolling or gestures, just basic move pointer and click
> functionality. Since I
> spend most of time in emacs, I don't miss the newfangled features.
>
> The Adesso Smart Cat, 4 Button Glidepoint USB Touchpad (GP-410UB) is
> similar
> and one reviewer said it works with linux, but reviews have many
> complaints of poor build
> quality so I'm looking for another option. ALPs also sells
"GlidePoint"
> devices, including
> modules used in laptops. Google finds lots of issues for linux users:
> controlling pointer
> sensitivity, missing newfangled features. If you have access to a
> computer flea market
> or local user group you could ask to try whatever people have in their
> junk boxes.
>
> At my work I had a Alps keyboard with PS2 and USB connectors and a
> built-in touchpad.
> I liked having the touchpad in a fixed location relative to the keyboard,
> but would have
> preferred the touchpad on the left as I often use my right hand to jot
> down notes or turn
> pages in a reference manual.
>
> <
https://www.adesso.com/product-category/keyboards/touchpad/> has a
> variety of
> keyboards with integral touchpads.
>
> --
> George N. White III
>
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