What are you talking about? I've got 3 different Macs in the last 2
years. I'll be it one was a Macbook Pro, but the other two iMacs
didn't come with any 5 button mice. I've never even seen a 5 button
Apple produced Mac mouse. Do these come with just certain Mac computers?
Jeff M
On Oct 24, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
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.
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