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    Alps Touchpad on SZ

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by SkrunchaMunch, Mar 18, 2006.

  1. SkrunchaMunch

    SkrunchaMunch Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Everyone,

    I've been testing some of the features of the touchpad and have found that the Web Assistant and the 'Left Corner Assign' buttons don't work very well. Initially, they will work, but then after 2 or 3 uses, they are no longer detected, and sometimes when they are detected (in the taskbar icon), they have no effect. The scroll areas always work, though.

    They're kind of neat features to have if they work consistently. Is it a problem of calibration? Does anyone else use these features?

    Skrunch.
     
    SkrunchaMunch, Mar 18, 2006
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    I don't use the upper left corner thing, but so far the "web assistant" has been working fine for me. Kind of handy, actually.
     
    Sunfox, Mar 18, 2006
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  3. SkrunchaMunch

    SkrunchaMunch Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Sunfox,

    I really like the idea of the web assistant. Actually, I found it works quite well with Internet Explorer and the file Explorer, but not with Firefox.

    Does anyone know who is responsible for the actual driver, is it MS, Alps, or Sony?

    Skrunch.
     
    SkrunchaMunch, Mar 19, 2006
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    I think that's all Alps.
     
    Sunfox, Mar 19, 2006
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    Any update on the Firefox thing?
     
    cjasus730, Jan 17, 2008
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