Mouses
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From: Mark on 8 Apr 2010 07:15 On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:51:48 +0100, Graeme wrote (in article <e238b4451%Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk>): > In message <hebrr5l62f42hhb8dj15qkdk0l3pvvrd0e(a)4ax.com> > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >> On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:27:56 +0100, Graeme >> <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> In message <lcupr55u0avjgk4h5eu32gm0e9j8dmuare(a)4ax.com> >>> T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>>> >>>> I can't say I found it that useful. What's more it's pretty rare out >>>> there so when you find yourself on a 'std' mouse you have to unlearn >>>> that action. Like when I used to try to right click on the Apple mouse >>>> when it wasn't enabled (was there a time when there was no right click >>>> on Apple mice)? >>>> >>> Yes, just had to replace the one on my G4 so that I could right click. >> >> >> Thanks. I thought I remembered some Apple mice didn't look like they >> had a right click but did (but not sure how you could tell). Or if the >> mouse itself could but the OS couldn't (like pre OSX)? >> > > The one I've got now has no obvious indication, you just press on the > appropriate side. It's got squeeze buttons on the side but I haven't found a > use for them yet. By default they mimic F12. > > The older single button mice used the "click-the-big-button-and-hold" trick to bring up the context menu. Cheers ... Mark
From: Duncan Kennedy on 8 Apr 2010 08:01 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > In article <lcupr55u0avjgk4h5eu32gm0e9j8dmuare(a)4ax.com>, > T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > > > On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:47:38 +0100, Tim Streater > > <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > > > > > > >> I couldn't have another roller mouse though, well, I would if it was > > >> that or the std Apple mouse that won't actually work on a mouse mat! > > > > > >I cleaned the wife's Mighty Mouse yesterday. 35 mins from starting to > > >apply the Stanley knife to putting it on its back so the superglue could > > >set. > > > > Stanley knife and Superglue aren't thing's I want to reach for when > > cleaning a mouse! > > Too hard for you eh T i m ?? You should learn to be a more practical > man and less of an ivory tower academic. > I'm with Tim (1) - got better things to do with Stanley knife and suerglue. I did spend a small fortune on a Mighty Mouse but put it away and plugged in one of the dozen or more Windows mice that multiply in dark corners around here. Now I've been experimenting with a Bamboo pen (older non-gesture one) on the Mac alongside the trackballs for the two Windows boxes. Like I keep saying, I ike my Macs but why does Apple have to go out of their way to make things difficult - like sealed down mice and mac Minis? -- duncank
From: Ian McCall on 8 Apr 2010 14:05 Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > I'm just amazed that you got the Logitech software to work properly! Do you need it? I have an old Logitech mouse with two buttons and a scrollwheel so never needed any software. Do you absolutely need it for newer mice? Never found anything better than this simple ancient Logitech, though admittedly not really trie the new Apple touch-based thingy. Didn't get on with the Mighty Mouse at all, found the central scrolling tip just too uncomfortable, and the whole "let's conceal the buttons to make it look neat" thing never worked for me either. Cheers, Ian
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Apr 2010 14:09 On 8 Apr 2010 18:05:50 GMT, Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: >Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: >> >> I'm just amazed that you got the Logitech software to work properly! > >Do you need it? I have an old Logitech mouse with two buttons and a >scrollwheel so never needed any software. Do you absolutely need it for >newer mice? No. You need it to assign stuff to button4 and above, and also to automatically handle the freewheel clutch on Revolution mice. >Never found anything better than this simple ancient Logitech, though >admittedly not really trie the new Apple touch-based thingy. Didn't get >on with the Mighty Mouse at all, found the central scrolling tip just >too uncomfortable, and the whole "let's conceal the buttons to make it >look neat" thing never worked for me either. I hated the Might Mouse - those side buttons are loathable. But I've totally fallen in love with the Magic Mouse functionality. And *so* pretty (you can't see the feet in real life). Cheers - Jaimie -- "The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity." -- Voltaire
From: Peter Ceresole on 8 Apr 2010 14:22
Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > > I'm just amazed that you got the Logitech software to work properly! > > Do you need it? I have an old Logitech mouse with two buttons and a > scrollwheel so never needed any software. Do you absolutely need it for > newer mice? You only need it if, like me, you want to program the right button to do something *useful* (which in my book doesn't mean a contextual menu). Anyway, it doesn't matter; the Logitech Control Centre doesn't cause any problems at all, either on my iG5 or Anne's MBP. -- Peter |