macnewsblog.com— Apple's latest models feature something new! The ability to right-click using the trackpad. But what about the MacBook Pro?
May 17, 2006View in Crawl 4
Yeah, that little Thinkc**t is great on those old thinkpads...You've got to make sure and work the keys around it first though...if you go straight for it it's a bit too touchy...
maybe i'm weird, but on every PC laptop i've had in the last 8 years, the *only* time i ever hit *any* mouse button is when i have to right click. i use one finger on the trackpad for everything - single tap to left click - double tap and drag for drag and drop. i'm really used to it and for me is the most efficient way to work - one finger - easy.i'm about to buy a new laptop and am thinking about a dual boot MBP, but i neeeed right click functionality for my windows apps. so, i'm wondering if it's possible to configure the single button on the MBP for right click only? i'd keep doing what i've been doing for left click. it actually seems a bit odd to me that more people don't configure their trackpads to deal with left clicks - it's much less movement than having to click a button, and no hand gymnastics to do drag and drop. talk about simple.
msmythMay 17, 2006
ukkkkk, those little blue dots?uhhhh, they suck!
Closed AccountMay 17, 2006
Cool...I didn't know you could report a story as 'OK, this is lame' before today...
pathdaemonMay 17, 2006
Let's put it this way. For a while, I used a ten button mouse with my iMac. Then I got a PowerBook. I'm living quite well without the other nine.
gryffyddMay 17, 2006
Yeah, that little Thinkc**t is great on those old thinkpads...You've got to make sure and work the keys around it first though...if you go straight for it it's a bit too touchy...
gryffyddMay 17, 2006
I too use the middle button a lot, but usually it's for opening links in new tabs in Firefox or Opera.
minimanMay 18, 2006
Apple = The New dell.
deepsubMay 20, 2006
And this alone makes 'PC's' superior. Yeah right...Too bad Windows sucks balls compared to OS X.
stephenrsJun 24, 2006
maybe i'm weird, but on every PC laptop i've had in the last 8 years, the *only* time i ever hit *any* mouse button is when i have to right click. i use one finger on the trackpad for everything - single tap to left click - double tap and drag for drag and drop. i'm really used to it and for me is the most efficient way to work - one finger - easy.i'm about to buy a new laptop and am thinking about a dual boot MBP, but i neeeed right click functionality for my windows apps. so, i'm wondering if it's possible to configure the single button on the MBP for right click only? i'd keep doing what i've been doing for left click. it actually seems a bit odd to me that more people don't configure their trackpads to deal with left clicks - it's much less movement than having to click a button, and no hand gymnastics to do drag and drop. talk about simple.