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From: Chris Ridd on 28 Jul 2010 06:08 On 2010-07-28 10:59:47 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh said: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:05:25 +0100, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) > wrote: > >> Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >> >>> <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> >> >> And a first review from Macworld: >> >> <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/586738/review/magic_trackpad.ht >> ml> >> >> Interesting snippet: "While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support >> physical 'clicking', it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the >> bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. >> When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet 'click' > > Oh dear - bad, bad choice of mechanism. That completely screws up any > use of it on the sofa, to control a media-Mini. It still supports tap-to-click though? -- Chris
From: Jim on 28 Jul 2010 06:13 On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> And a first review from Macworld: >>> >>> <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/586738/review/magic_trackpad.ht >>> ml> >>> >>> Interesting snippet: "While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support >>> physical 'clicking', it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the >>> bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. >>> When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet 'click' >> >> Oh dear - bad, bad choice of mechanism. That completely screws up any >> use of it on the sofa, to control a media-Mini. > > It still supports tap-to-click though? It does, but a lot of people don't like that. Personally I love it. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: James Dore on 28 Jul 2010 06:18 On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:13:56 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> And a first review from Macworld: >>>> >>>> <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/586738/review/magic_trackpad.ht >>>> ml> >>>> >>>> Interesting snippet: "While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to >>>> support >>>> physical 'clicking', it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the >>>> bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. >>>> When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet 'click' >>> >>> Oh dear - bad, bad choice of mechanism. That completely screws up any >>> use of it on the sofa, to control a media-Mini. >> >> It still supports tap-to-click though? > > It does, but a lot of people don't like that. Yeah. Losers. > Personally I love it. <aol> J -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Chris Ridd on 28 Jul 2010 06:19 On 2010-07-28 11:13:56 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> And a first review from Macworld: >>>> >>>> <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/586738/review/magic_trackpad.ht >>>> ml> >>>> >>>> Interesting snippet: "While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support >>>> physical 'clicking', it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the >>>> bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. >>>> When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet 'click' >>> >>> Oh dear - bad, bad choice of mechanism. That completely screws up any >>> use of it on the sofa, to control a media-Mini. >> >> It still supports tap-to-click though? > > It does, but a lot of people don't like that. Personally I love it. I do too. The only bit I don't like is that it isn't default, so I end up tapping and not clicking in the loginwindow. -- Chris
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 28 Jul 2010 06:35
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:19:09 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >On 2010-07-28 11:13:56 +0100, Jim said: > >> On 2010-07-28, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> And a first review from Macworld: >>>>> >>>>> <http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/586738/review/magic_trackpad.ht >>>>> ml> >>>>> >>>>> Interesting snippet: "While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support >>>>> physical 'clicking', it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the >>>>> bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. >>>>> When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet 'click' >>>> >>>> Oh dear - bad, bad choice of mechanism. That completely screws up any >>>> use of it on the sofa, to control a media-Mini. >>> >>> It still supports tap-to-click though? >> >> It does, but a lot of people don't like that. Personally I love it. > >I do too. The only bit I don't like is that it isn't default, so I end >up tapping and not clicking in the loginwindow. You three are all perverts and weirdoes. Tap to click is the work of Beelzebub and should be taken out and shot. Cheers - Jaimie -- Ford carried on counting quietly. This is about the most aggressive thing you can do to a computer, the equivalent of going up to a human being and saying "Blood... blood... blood... blood..." -- Douglas Adams |