>The one-button mouse is only one hurdle a new Mac user has to confront >at work, when they're expected to hit the ground running.
Perhaps the biggest hurdle is people who don't know what they are talking about? For several years now, all Macs ship with 5-button mice that have a scroll ball on the top. One could hardly ask for more. > (It is easier, but that doesn't stop the sense of panic a new > employee gets when they first confront a one-button mouse.) I have been training people to use computers for over 20 years. I can assure you that people do not panic at the sight of a 1-button mouse. Someone who is new to computers and new to using a mouse does not have the necessary coordination to operate a multi-button mouse. I have seen people's rising frustration at trying to operate a 2-button mouse. Multiple buttons makes learning much more difficult. Macs now come with multi-button mice, but don't require them. The buttons can easily be activated as desired and customized for different user preferences. This flexibility is a good thing. Windows lets you flip the buttons, but not every application respects the user's preference. Not so useful. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
