I just got my Efika Smartbook and it is cool and looks promising.

The right mouse click function on the touchpad seems to do just what the left mouse click does.

I looked through the forum and saw that the right mouse click function was available.

Is there a setting or does the Right Mouse Click just do what the Left Mouse Click does?

Also, all the documentation said the default id/password was oem oem and in fact it was efika efika

A little aggravating but got past it and hopefully this note will save someone else some grief.

Other than the right mouse click issue, I like it. A good value.

Hi.

The left and right mouse clicks should be different. Are you sure they aren't? Right clicking on the desktop should bring up a menu. Make sure you don't press the buttons at the bottom of the track-pad simultaneously.


Best regards,
Johan

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I checked on my SmartBook, out of curiosity.

Using the touchpad clicks, both left and right click zones do indeed do a left click (as does any other part of the trackpad).

Using a USB mouse, left button does a left click and right button does a right click.

I never noticed this before as I have a tremor making trackpad use difficult. When I first got the machine I alternated between using arrow keys and [Enter] to pick from menus and stealing a mouse from one of my other computers. Now I use a USB mouse I bought specifically for it, that fits in one of the pockets on the sleeve I have.

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If so, then why is this ratio zero on most modern computer software?

Johan,

Thanks. I was just being a bit too gentle. You really have to press down to get those buttons to work right. I was tapping on the mouse click areas of the touch pad instead of pressing down firmly to get a click. Tapping makes them both act the same albeit a little inconsistent. Much better now.

It is likely that I am missing something else, but I will go ahead and mention it to see if I can save someone else a bit of struggle. I created a different user and got the more familiar (to me) purple background gnome interface. This seemed to work better for the mouse and a few other things for me.

But definitely not pressing firmly enough when I was trying to click was the right mouse issue.

I appreciate the help.

Hi jkbennett,

Glad to hear that it works!

I wrote the post below while you responded, so just ignore...

Tim: as jkbennett found out, you have to press hard on the click areas.

EDIT: Ignore what I write here below!

Just tried reproducing it on two Netbooks I have here, but can't. This might be some weird hardware issue, but I can't really see how this could even be possible.

Could you remove the keyboard, and check if the trackpad cable is firmly inserted into its connector? You can use a small screwdriver in the little slits on the top end of the keyboard to lift it up. The trackpad connector is the small one right next to the dip-switches at the bottom. The large flat one is the keyboard connector.

This operation should only be done if you're comfortable with it. Under normal circumstances this could void your warranty, but not in this case.

Johan.

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Hard almost seems to be an understatement :-)

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If so, then why is this ratio zero on most modern computer software?

Appreciate it Johan. I appreciate the prompt and helpful responses.

And Tim, right you are as a hard press is truly the key to a click. Not quite like crushing something that ticked you off with your finger, but I had to press the mouse pad much harder than I would have thought to get a true left and right click, especially given that it sporadically works with a tap like a keystroke.

I like this thing the more I use it. Very cool buy.