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Because it's (arguably) the easiest way to bring up a contextual menu?
Why do you think everybody flipped out when the Mighty Mouse arrived? Finally, Apple products can right click! I'm sure if Apple releases a dual-button trackpad, you'll all be singing its praises.
Tapping two fingers is hard?
I don' understand why people flipped over the MM. Just buy a third party mouse and be done.
But then, not everybody can think different unless all their trendy friends are too.
Thats a rather pointless remark. I would have expected better from you. I never said one button was better than two, just different.
if apple added a 2 button trackpad it would upset all the people, like myself, who are right-handed and position their hand at an angle with their thumb on the right side of the button.
it just doesn't make sense to switch. the two finger click thing is perfectly intuitive once you get used to it. i was a lifelong pc user up until a few months ago and it took me about 3 days to get used to it and wonder why all laptops aren't like that. i, personally, would hate to go back.
it just doesn't make sense to switch. the two finger click thing is perfectly intuitive once you get used to it. i was a lifelong pc user up until a few months ago and it took me about 3 days to get used to it and wonder why all laptops aren't like that. i, personally, would hate to go back.
Can a truism be pointless? Discuss.
One or two button in concept mildly irritates me equally - since I'm not a huge trackpad fan. I can even adapt to four buttons like the Dell Latitudes, where I use my thumb for left click, index finger to mouse and third finger to right click, And the difference between two finger scrolling and edge scrolling doesn't bother me all that much either.
The difference though is the wooly feel of the MBP's single button. For a 'this is it folks' button, I expect superior feedback along it's entire oversized length.
Its not a truism. Its an inflammatory troll comment.
As for buttons, I'm fairly agnostic. I just don't see why Apple can't accommodate everyone here, like with the MM.
But then - the MM isn't really accomodating everyone. It's once again a constriction of what should be to fit into the aesthetic ethos of Apple. It's as usual an ingenious approach, it's as usual quite an attractive approach and it's as usual a flawed approach. It's not a proper two-button mouse, not by a long shot. The Wireless MM does improve the false positive rate from the MM but it's still not there. I really like the scroll ball on the MM - it's fantastic for my huge-ass spreadsheets (hello, I'm a PC) - but I do loathe the 'buttons'.
I love, love, love LOVE the two finger tap right click. It's way better than a right mouse button.
However, it doesn't work in Windows so it's a bit annoying. I would fully support a touch sensitive mouse button on my MBP - as long as I could turn it off in OSX and use the tapping - in windows it's necessary to have. I would be happy if Boot Camp supported the two finger tap in Windows as well.
However, it doesn't work in Windows so it's a bit annoying. I would fully support a touch sensitive mouse button on my MBP - as long as I could turn it off in OSX and use the tapping - in windows it's necessary to have. I would be happy if Boot Camp supported the two finger tap in Windows as well.
Well, at least its an accommodation, granted a begrudgingly half-hearted one. I particularly dislike the side buttons. My son's Logitech is so much easier to use. The scroll ball, well, great in concept but just look at all the "My MM has stopped scrolling" threads. Definitely needs a redesign, IMHO. I suspect Apple will make greater use of touch sensitivity, which brings me back to the trackpad button. If they could do it on the mouse it should be no problem on the trackpad button. I don't expect Apple to go all two button on us but a little accommodation goes a long, long way.
The whole thing needs a redesign. And when the goals are so clear and simple, spinning 'an accomodation' to seem like a positive aspect seems faintly ludicrous. Or at best, routinely fanboyish.
Although in the MM's defence, even though I'm a heavy user (albeit of several units) of MM's - and if I'm using an MM I'm almost exclusively using the ball heavily in Excel - I've never, ever, had the ball mistrack on me. To the regularly gumming-up people I'd like to know exactly what it is that you do with your hands...
...or maybe not.
Although in the MM's defence, even though I'm a heavy user (albeit of several units) of MM's - and if I'm using an MM I'm almost exclusively using the ball heavily in Excel - I've never, ever, had the ball mistrack on me. To the regularly gumming-up people I'd like to know exactly what it is that you do with your hands...
...or maybe not.
LOL! You call me fanboyish while I call you trollish. Let's be reasonable here. This is Apple we are talking about. Its amazing that they even came out with "an accommodation" on the MM given their lust for the one-button solution. In Apple's defence, they aren't building PCs here, they're building Macs and since the majority of their user base is happy with one button then an accommodation is the best that can be hoped for. I feel that it would be sufficient to get a few more Windows users to switch over but you have stronger feelings on this, I guess.
come on..lets look at the progression
2 finger press with the trackpad from control click
MM from 1 button mouse + the fact that half of the mac community uses a 3rd party mouse.
1 button doesn't cut it...unfortunately there is just so much functionality that is lost with your computer if you only have access to one button..even on macs. Besides...no scroll wheel on the old mac 1 button mice? Lame.
2 finger press with the trackpad from control click
MM from 1 button mouse + the fact that half of the mac community uses a 3rd party mouse.
1 button doesn't cut it...unfortunately there is just so much functionality that is lost with your computer if you only have access to one button..even on macs. Besides...no scroll wheel on the old mac 1 button mice? Lame.