MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More)

2005-08-05 Thread Henri Yandell
Every OS X already has two mouse buttons, click and ctrl-click. Apple are just finally accepting that it's simpler to put the ctrl on the mouse and not the keyboard if you're going to argue that a mouse is a necessary device. Then again, was that just a feature that turned up in OS X as a

Scroll wheel on laptop (was RE: MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More))

2005-08-05 Thread Rex Baldazo
Now if only they would put the scroll wheel on the laptop too :) Haven't seen it on Apple products but my HP laptop has a mousepad where a narrow strip on the right is in fact a scroll strip. If you slide your finger vertically along the right-hand edge of the mousepad it scrolls the window

MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More)

2005-08-05 Thread Ed Wiser
What you want to use is Sidetrack. www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/ I have been using it for a couple of years now on PowerBooks works great. You can tap on a corner to get your right click or make other corners do a shortcut. Great piece of software. You can sit what side of your track

Scroll wheel on laptop (was RE: MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More))

2005-08-05 Thread Bill Rising
On Aug 5, 2005, at 9:32, Rex Baldazo wrote: Now if only they would put the scroll wheel on the laptop too :) Haven't seen it on Apple products but my HP laptop has a mousepad where a narrow strip on the right is in fact a scroll strip. If you slide your finger vertically along the

Scroll wheel on laptop (was RE: MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More))

2005-08-05 Thread Anne Cartwright
I really loved the PowerBook 100 with its trackball. Anne On Friday, August 5, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Bryan Forrest wrote: The latest Mac PowerBooks are supposed to have smart trackpads, which allow scrolling if you drag two fingers across them instead of just one. Some people like it, some

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-03 Thread Rex Baldazo
To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: Hell froze over again! Hey, I am around, too . What is the secret language of ROFL and the other Jerry's widget? I also want to smile, even laugh in the shape I am in right now..- And by the way, Rob, I like mightily what you said as well

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Ed Wiser
http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/ An apple multi button mouse. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page:

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Freeman
No $*%^#! Mr Jobs, it's finally the 21st Century! I'm looking for a redemption certificate under my seat. Also, FS: White, like new, original owner collector Apple One button mouse (from the cranial/ rectal period), less than 2K in town miles, always garaged. All serious offers considered

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Lee Larson
On Aug 2, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/ An apple multi button mouse. From the description, it looks more like a zero button mouse. The thing is pressure sensitive, so there's no mechanical click. There's a speaker in it to give you feedback.

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Rob Kersting
Wow... You know, I've been using a Mac for over 20 years now with great success. In fact, I have been able to accomplish everything I have needed to do with the single button mouse that came with the Mac. It has only been in the last few months that I began using a multi-button mouse, and

MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More)

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Yeager
Hmm, well it can be programmed to act as a one button mouse if you want. It could be useful for those converting from being windroids to being Mac users that for strange reason think you just gotta have multi-button meeces roaming around the desktop to get work done. I wonder if Apple will

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Freeman
On Aug 2, 2005, at 2:34 PM, Rob Kersting wrote: I've never been held back because my mouse only had one button. True, I never missed a deadline with my Mac 512mb either (did I have deadlines back then?) but it's archaic. Anyone using eMacs in Terminal will appreciate the programability.

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Yeager
Any guesses as to how long before someone hacks this to replace the clicks with squeaks ? Jerry On Aug 02, 2005, at 2:27 PM, Lee Larson wrote: On Aug 2, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/ An apple multi button mouse. From the

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Freeman
iMM Widget #1007. On Aug 2, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: Any guesses as to how long before someone hacks this to replace the clicks with squeaks ? -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size:

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Jerry Yeager
ROFL, yeah that would do it (smile). Jerry On Aug 02, 2005, at 4:58 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: iMM Widget #1007. On Aug 2, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: Any guesses as to how long before someone hacks this to replace the clicks with squeaks ?

MacGroup: Hell froze over again!

2005-08-02 Thread Marta Edie
Hey, I am around, too . What is the secret language of ROFL and the other Jerry's widget? I also want to smile, even laugh in the shape I am in right now..- And by the way, Rob, I like mightily what you said as well as Neal's comments. The string just developed so fast and i had not had the

MacGroup: Hell froze over again! (and More)

2005-08-02 Thread Jack Barton
On 2/8/05 2:52 PM, Jerry Yeager jerry at browseryshop.com wrote: Hmm, well it can be programmed to act as a one button mouse if you want. It could be useful for those converting from being windroids to being Mac users that for strange reason think you just gotta have multi-button meeces