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Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #18

I expect we'll see a capactive area (like the iPod scroll wheel and Mighty Mouse button) on the laptop trackpad button so the user can choose between one or two virtual buttons wit…
MacNN Troubleshooting by mduell

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #19

no no, i agree, i am being picky. i use my right hand so that control key is in a weird place. I understand the simplicity that MAC has achieved. my new laptop is incredibly attrac…
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #20

Quote: Originally Posted by smellycat Can someone give me a honest full explanation as to why Mac has not put a right-click on the MBP or for that matter on their mouse? ht…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Dark Helmet

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #21

yes yes, the mighty mouse, though i feel that is mac's secret way to satisfy us without really putting a right click button on the mouse. not to get into that argument, my interest…
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #22

I hope the NEVER put a right mouse button on their laptops! First I rarely use the right mouse button because there are quicker ways of doing all those things in that popup menu.…
MacNN Troubleshooting by slffl

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #23

This is slightly off topic but could someone please assist me on this? I installed XP on my MacBook Pro and it works perfectly but has anyone found a way to use the control-alt-del…
MacNN Troubleshooting by hldan

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #24

Quote: Originally Posted by smellycat Ps. I'm sitting in class right now next to my friend using a IBM T41 with a trackpad, that annoying red thing in the middle of his keyboard…
MacNN Troubleshooting by MagicBoy

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #25

Quote: Originally Posted by Dork. The main complaint is on the laptops. Sure, you can plug in a two-button mouse, but that's one more thing to carry with you. And cntl-click doe…
MacNN Troubleshooting by onlykaria

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #26

Apple will - Just watch. I might be wrong, but if someone can give me one good reason why they wouldn't put a two button option on their laptops when their top of the line G5 Quad …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Jerk_circus

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #27

Right click is a very racist against left-handed users. I prefer to called it second-click or secondary-click.
MacNN Troubleshooting by macintologist

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #28

Right now I feel that apple has a chip on their sholder. If they were going to introduce a two-button laptop wouldn't it have come out with the MBP?
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #29

Quote: Originally Posted by macintologist Right click is a very racist against left-handed users. I prefer to called it second-click or secondary-click. Well if appler wer…
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #30

Quote: Originally Posted by macintologist Right click is a very racist against left-handed users. I prefer to called it second-click or secondary-click. i dont know …
MacNN Troubleshooting by onlykaria

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #31

I don't know if it works on the Intel Macs yet, but I find SideTrack handles my right-click desire on my PowerBook just fine.
MacNN Troubleshooting by jasong

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #34

Quote: Originally Posted by TailsToo I adapt to control-click fine when I'm not using my desktop mouse - it really isn't that bad. what?
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #35

Quote: Originally Posted by smellycat What exactly is SideTrack and it is compatible with the MBP? http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/ RagingMenace by the way i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by macintologist

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #36

it would be nice for them to imlement a mighty-mouse like feature on the mbps....so tha thte big button on the laptop could be programed so as the right side is right click but the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by HazelGirl

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #37

To follow up with another suggestion: could mac, or someone else, create a programed that used a double-finger-click as a right-click?
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #38

So apparently some of you didn't see my comment about putting 2 fingers on the trackpad and clicking. What do you think about that?
MacNN Troubleshooting by slffl

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #39

Other than it doesn't work in dual-boot situations, it's awesome. Wonder when 10.6 comes out if they'll have an XP/Vista mouse driver that does that?
MacNN Troubleshooting by aristobrat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #40

When I switched to Apple a year ago I had the same problem. I thought it was unintuitive and pretty much stupid that there was only one button and I had to use ctrl+click. After …
MacNN Troubleshooting by tripletaker

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #41

You guys are all pretty smart, if someone can make a program that will turn the double-finger tap into a right-click I'm sure we can set-up an award or something. Just imagine how …
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat

Right Click - Will Apple ever? — #42

Quote: Originally Posted by stinz12 Me~ I love the Idea that macs have for having ctrl+click for a right click. why? what is apealing about it? it takes more dexterity (sp…
MacNN Troubleshooting by smellycat
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