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Date:      Wed, 16 May 2001 22:54:36 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Laptoppers <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: dell c600 oddities 
Message-ID:  <200105170554.f4H5sbZ01347@mass.dis.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 May 2001 21:02:10 PDT." <E150EzK-0001n9-00@roam.psg.com> 

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> dell latitude c600
> freebsd 4.3-stable
> xfree86 4.0.3
> tvtwm
> 
> o running X with tvtwm.  if i accidentally hit <ctrl-alt-fN>, i am
>   out of X into virt term N.  how the heck do i get back to X?

alt-ctrl-F9, since X by default runs on the first vty that doesn't have a 
getty on it.

> o while typing into emacs, the cursor will jump to where the mouse is,
>   although i have not touched the mouse pad, the nipple, ...  this is
>   VERY annoying

You're hitting it with your thumbs or the side of your fingers.  One of 
the major drawbacks of the Dell touchpads is that they're quite 
sensitive (this happens to me all the time, it irritates me too).

-- 
... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]
           V I C T O R Y   N O T   V E N G E A N C E



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