hi listers,
i am green to all this and just joined your list this week. what is
the contextual menu? hope thats not a stupid question. I am a uni
student and my friend bought me a ruby coloured imac g3 which is the
best computer i have ever had and working like a charm, she connected
me to your list so i could start to learn about macs and now i am
hooked on reading your endless emails.
thanks
johnny
On Sunday, May 29, 2005, at 01:14 AM, Peter Schaff wrote:
Hi Chris,
New here, first post. Just wanted to thank you for explaining the
reason for a single button mouse so well!
A couple of points here for all:
With a single button mouse you don't need to use the keyboard to get
the contextual menu. Just hold down the button a second or so, then
drag and it comes up.
I'm from an Amiga background (remember them?) so the single button
mouse is too complicated to learn. After some initial swearing I
switched to 2 buttons and find it wonderful on a Mac! The system is
obviously designed to use multiple buttons (even the back and forward
buttons). Any USB mouse (almost?) will work but I find the M$ mouse
to be best for me because of the OSX Microsoft Mouse program. It lets
you tailor the mouse action to particular programs, set scroll speed,
etc. And the mouse itself seems of decent quality. Only change I'd
like would be for the buttons not to extend to the front edge of the
mouse. I seem to keep snagging them on my cluttered desk.
I too had problems resting my hand on the "body button" Apple mouse,
clicking unintentionally. But it is elegant. ;^)
As are the new keyboards. As I type for a living, I couldn't live
with the Mac keyboard. They don't have enough recess for fingers,
it's difficult to find home (my hand leaves the keyboard a lot now
that I'm using Word ;). I use the M$ Natural keyboard as I need an
ergonomic one to keep the nasty carpal tunnel syndrome away. At least
M$ does SOMEthing right...
On Friday, May 27, 2005, at 10:39 PM, chris wrote:
Why has Apple refused to develop a mouse with more than one button?
The simple reason? Because too many users can't understand multiple
buttons. I do tech support for a living, and even the higher computer
functioning people have problems with the "right click" concept.
<snip>
The Mac is supposed to be simple, simple enough that anyone and their
grandmother can use it. That means a 2 button mouse is nothing but a
confusion. There is nothing on the Mac that requires a 2nd button (or
Control-Clicking).
<snip>
... a 2nd button is just a confusion for too many people and
encourages
right-click only features, which Apple doesn't want to be an issue
they
have to battle.
Good point! Hadn't though of that.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
This list seems like a good place to learn things and ask questions.
- Peter Schaff
iMac G3/600 Jaguar 768MB Epson 2450 scanner, 785EPX printer,
Brother HL1870N
PowerMac DP 1GHz, 1GB RAM 80GB HDx2 SuperDrive
AmigaOne (RSN ;)
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