trackpoint still not working in version 3

[kuck]

Hi,

I raised a problem about version 2 of Mediamonkey with regards to the trackpoint of IBM which is not working in the skinned version of Mediamonkey.
Original post is this:
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11524

I am using the unskinned version of Mediamonkey (which is not as nice looking as the skinned version), because that is the only way I can make the IBM Trackpoint work.

Is there any chance that this could get fixed before the final release of 3.0?

Thanks

kuck

PS: Openoffice also had problems with this, but they have found a workaround to get this to work.. maybe something similar can be done here.
Below is a quote for the solution of OpenOffice

Ok, I finally found the solution to get Thinkpad Trackpoint scrolling to work with Openoffce.

Open the file tp4table.dat in the directory \windows\system32\ using Editor.

Before the following line:
;; Pass 1 rules (These rules run last)

insert the following line:

*,*,soffice.bin,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9

Take care, its soffice.bin, not soffice.exe...

If this does not help, repeat the same procedure with the file tp4table.dat in c:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP. It seems that newer driver versions use this file.

Regards

[kuck]

Hi,

since there has not been a reply for a while, I tought I would send this little message again trying to find out whether there is a solution in sight?

Is it just me being concerned about it?

I have just gotten a new thinkpad with Vista installed and I would hat to use Mediamonkey in the unskinned version all the time.

Thanks.

kuck

PS: I am happy to do any kind of testing if necessary. Also dont mind to have an alternative workaround available...

[bedy]

Hi,
I`ve got the same problem with my R500, so thanks for the tip with non-skinned MM.
The only thing i found on forums was this:
"Hi,

Please try the following:

Open folder C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP
backup file TP4table.dat
Open TP4table.dat with notepad
Under the Pass 0 section add the following:

; <application name>
*,*,<applicationname>.exe,*,*,*,WheelStd,0,9

(replace <applicationname>.exe with the name of the executable)

Terminate the following processes: SynTPEnh.exe, SynTPLpr.exe and restart SynTPEnh.exe (or reboot)."

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... oint+issue

But I`m not able to rewrite that fileince my R500 uses different driver and I don`t know which process to terminate.
But maybe it will help You...

[bedy]

So I finally made it to edit that file (actually 2 files), but the problem with MM scrolling persists