I use a Mac, and I will give up my 2-button mouse when you pry it from my cold, RSI-afflicted fingers.
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Steph L. - Mar 28, 2013 4:55:01 am PDT #22251 of 25513
That which does not kill you should RUN
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 5:00:10 am PDT #22252 of 25513
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I literally don't understand how people function with the one-button mouse.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 28, 2013 5:20:12 am PDT #22253 of 25513
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I had a hard time switching to the 2 button mouse because I used macs exclusively until my most recent job. I just used control click.
NoiseDesign - Mar 28, 2013 8:13:07 am PDT #22254 of 25513
Our wings are not tired
Mac mice have been two button for around 8 years now. You just have to check a box in the preferences to enable the second button. All kinds of contextual menus and such.
Gris - Mar 28, 2013 9:02:25 am PDT #22255 of 25513
Hey. New board.
Don't pretty much all of the Apple mice currently sold have two buttons? You can configure them to do a right click if pressed on the right side and a left-click if pressed on the left.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 9:26:29 am PDT #22256 of 25513
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't know how old the mouse was on my desk when I started this job, but no one told me shit about configuring (or, in fact, about making the transition). The one I found in a closet is not made by Apple.
Rob - Mar 28, 2013 9:32:41 am PDT #22257 of 25513
The only tricky thing about the recent Mac multi-button mice is that they don't actually have multiple buttons. The entire top surface is touch sensitive and acts as a switch. I find to do a right-click I have to make sure my index finger isn't resting on the mouse, which it usually does.
I've been using a tiny MacAlly two button mouse for years now and I really like it.
Jessica - Mar 28, 2013 10:08:43 am PDT #22258 of 25513
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a love-hate relationship with the Magic Mice - I love the multi-touch functionality, but we can't use them at work where we have several Macs close together without annoying pairing issues. And of course they're terrible battery hogs.
Cass - Mar 28, 2013 10:24:47 am PDT #22259 of 25513
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
The #1 thing I needed when going from PC to Mac is a two-button mouse.
And the control key is your right click faking friend if you are stuck with a one-button mouse.
I taught two people that in the last week.
Jon B. - Mar 29, 2013 7:12:29 am PDT #22260 of 25513
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
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