[MacPerl] Adressing the mouse issue

[Sveinbjorn Thordarson <paladeen@soth.zoneit.com>]

Hi there,

I'm sure that there are  plenty of people out there who find computers confusing
and would much rather have one button on their mouse.  I used to be one of them.
However, as I became somewhat more of a "power user", I was annoyed by the
neccessity of pressing keyboard keys while clicking, which requires far more
co-ordination than have several buttons.

As for N-button mice being designed specifically for different OSes, I would like
to point out that the MacOS is designed for single button use, yet I use a
multi-button mouse with incredible results.  I used to hate multi-button mice....I
thought they were a horrid "PC (Shudder!) thing".   Using a combination of keyboard
and mouse while navigating the Finder is IMHO a non-optimal solution.....maybe I'm
just lazy.  =)

Belive me, you get used to the extra buttons SO fast....and then you just can't
live without them.  These days I laugh at the poor sods who are stuck with the
hockey puck....which I used to think wasn't so bad....

Cheers,

Sveinbjorn Thordarson

"Scott R. Godin" wrote:

> on 10/12/2000 12:33 AM, Sveinbjorn Thordarson at paladeen@soth.zoneit.com
> wrote:
>
> >
> > I use a Mac for all my work, but I detest Apple's single button policy.  I use
> > a cordless, 4-button Logitech MouseMan with a scrollwheel.......right
> > clicking is not a PC-only thing, I assure you.  If only more people with Macs
> > were to see the superiority of multi-button mice.
>
> There's a reason for it.. keep it simple -- the button is your 'finger'.
>
> I definitely see the advantages of multi-button mice, and they *are*
> available for those people who see the need for it, but as a Tech person who
> fixes macs for a living, I can assure you that for every person that wants
> extra buttons, there's another 40 people who barely know the ins-and-outs of
> computers, period, who would just be confused by more buttons, and really
> really prefer the ease-of-use in the default mouse.
>
> control-clicking isn't THAT hard, is it? :) it's never ever ever bothered me
> in nearly 15 years of owning and using macs exclusively. (not having more
> buttons)
>
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