Nipple button on laptop??

[adhesive]

I just have a friendly bet with one of my friends, and I wanted to know the exact name for the little nipple button on the middle of a laptop keyboard. Is that known as a "cat's tounge" or what?

 

[ArmenK]

eraser head?

 

Ive wanted to say this for a couple days now!

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[Spicedaddy]

At school, they're called a "clit".

 

lol, I was thinking about saying that but i didn't want the mean mod censoring me 😱.

 

[clicknext]

The thing that acts like a mouse? I call it a button-mouse.

 

[WobbleWobble]

On IBMs, it's called a TrackPoint cap.

Cat's tounge is refering the the texture of the cap.

 

[Schadenfroh]

i would not buy a laptop unless it had a trakpoint. superior in every way to touchpad.

 

[Spicedaddy]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
i would not buy a laptop unless it had a trakpoint. superior in every way to touchpad.

I have both, and the trackpoint is such a pain to use compared the the touchpad. You can left-click, scroll & be much more accurate with a touchpad, it's just much better IMO.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I prefer the TrackPad a lot more.

I personally think the TrackPoint is more accurate and you don't have to mess with disabling the TrackPad when typing documents.

 

[Sid59]

way better than those touch pads ..

i call it eraserhead thing

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Spicedaddy

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
i would not buy a laptop unless it had a trakpoint. superior in every way to touchpad.

I have both, and the trackpoint is such a pain to use compared the the touchpad. You can left-click, scroll & be much more accurate with a touchpad, it's just much better IMO.

theres no possible way a touchpad is more accurate than a stick. none.

 

[pukemon]

I believe the red eraser head is called "TrackPoint" and was designed and is licensed by IBM. It's gone through various iterations but it's still basically the same. I really do hate it. Then again the trackpad isn't much better.

 

[Looney]

Cat's Tongue refers to the texture.

 

[tart666]

joystick?

 

[sharkeeper]

Mouse is better.

Absolute pointing device is best.

There's something to think about. 🙂

Cheers!

 

[ChefJoe]

Bah, my IBM TrackPoint is great. I wish my keyboard had one in the center... I know IBM used to sell some keyboards like that that were expensive as all hell. It's very convenient to have that right in your keyboard. It just takes a few weeks to get comfortable with how to use it, they freak first time users out big time.

 

[AtomicDude512]

Nipple Button? LOL! 😀