I miss the eraserhead mouse pointer on my old Thinkpad. It’s so convenient for switching between typing and quickly using the mouse.
If the laptop only has a trackpad, you have to move your whole hand to move the mouse. It’s annoying.
With the eraserhead, you don’t even have to lift up your palm. Your thumb (button clicking) and index finger (pointer moving) are already in position.
It’s unfortunate that few laptops are built with the eraserhead these days. They just don’t pass the muster of an in-store test because it’s hard to control the mouse pointer when you’re not used to the eraserhead. But after a couple of days of use, you’ll want it on every keyboard you use from then on.
Even desktop keyboards could use the eraserhead pointer. I hate having to pick up my hand and move it over to the mouse.
I’m sad that the eraserhead is probably going to die out.
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