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Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / September 2007Emulate right click?
A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its right click (the el cheapo but quite satisfactory Microsoft mouse died the other day - not quite sure why, but that's another story....) Anyway, there is no right click on the Mighty Mouse, and I now find it slightly annoying to have to go back to the keyboard and press the CTRL key to get right click functions. I went to Mouse in the System Preferences and was surprised to see that the buttons on the left and right side of the mouse don't seem to offer a right click function. Does anyone know how to make them work like right click? T'would be handy.... Rifty  Signatureriftynet - put a dot after rifty > A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running > spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its > right click The Mighty Mouse does have a right-click, you set it in the Mouse prefs pane. If memory serves it's referred to as "second button". It also has third and fourth buttons, pressing the centre of the mouse (where the ball is) and squeezing it respectively. Signature"They've won the client but no one likes using their servers. Because they're sh.t." -- Jeremy Allison on Microsoft in El Reg > > A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running > > spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its > > right click > > The Mighty Mouse does have a right-click, you set it in the Mouse > prefs pane. If memory serves it's referred to as "second button". Matt: thanks for this info. Actually you confused me when you said you set it in the Mouse prefs pane as I thought that meant going somewhere other than to System Prefs. Just the terminology that threw me. What I failed to understand initially, but now do, is that you set the right side one to "Secondary Button" - it all seems so obvious now. Interestingly, then you don't need to have a mouse that clearly displays a right side click - it works by pressure on that side. So, no separate right click button as such, but it works in exactly the same way when you click the right side of the mouse. Clever! > It also has third and fourth buttons, pressing the centre of the mouse > (where the ball is) and squeezing it respectively. Yeah, got that bit, but found myself accidentally getting clicking results I didn't want. But you can set it to nil if you like. The scroll button is magic. Thanks again. Rifty Signatureriftynet - put a dot after rifty > What I failed to understand initially, but now do, is that you set the > right side one to "Secondary Button" - it all seems so obvious now. > Interestingly, then you don't need to have a mouse that clearly displays > a right side click - it works by pressure on that side. So, no separate > right click button as such, but it works in exactly the same way when > you click the right side of the mouse. Clever! Except that you have to get it Just Right or you get nothing, or possibly a left-click. I've been struggling with a Mighty Mouse at work lately and absolutely hate it. > Yeah, got that bit, but found myself accidentally getting clicking > results I didn't want. But you can set it to nil if you like. The > scroll button is magic. The ball is a nice idea but it's too small and fiddly. I find myself wishing it had a more "normal" scroll-wheel. On that note the new iMac keyboard is an abomination too. Signature"From empirical experience, your Exchange admin needs to put down the crack pipe and open a window to disperse the fumes." -- Joe Thompson, ASR >> What I failed to understand initially, but now do, is that you set the >> right side one to "Secondary Button" - it all seems so obvious now. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > possibly a left-click. I've been struggling with a Mighty Mouse > at work lately and absolutely hate it. Yep, I persevered with one for a while but got absolutely sick of it. The $19 Logitech replacement is far nicer to use. >> Yeah, got that bit, but found myself accidentally getting clicking >> results I didn't want. But you can set it to nil if you like. The >> scroll button is magic. > > The ball is a nice idea but it's too small and fiddly. I find myself > wishing it had a more "normal" scroll-wheel. Mine stopped working every few minutes. > On that note the new iMac keyboard is an abomination too. Hmm...I haven't seen the new keyboards - how different are they to the older ones? Andy. SignatureWant Eternal September to end? Join the Usenet Improvement Project: Block Google Groups http://improve-usenet.org/ >> On that note the new iMac keyboard is an abomination too. > > Hmm...I haven't seen the new keyboards - how different are they to the > older ones? It's basically a laptop keyboard with gaps between the keys. It reminds me a bit of the keyboard on the JS/Sega SC-3000 I had when I was a kid, except the keys are hard plastic rather than rubber. I'm finding that my fingers slip off the keys too easily and the lack of travel doesn't feel quite right. But I've never liked laptop keyboards and consider the IBM Model M to be the gold standard. Anyone who likes laptop keyboards will probably like these. I suspect Jobs uses a Macbook Pro and thus felt the need to inflict this on as many people as possible. Matt Signature"Now, what was I doing before I so rudely interrupted myself?" >>> On that note the new iMac keyboard is an abomination too. >> Hmm...I haven't seen the new keyboards - how different are they to the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I suspect Jobs uses a Macbook Pro and thus felt the need to > inflict this on as many people as possible. Hmmm....I'll have to have a look to see if any of the new style are in stock locally. I need a new keyboard, I actually really liked the white Mac keyboards from the past couple of years (they finally got one right), I've just had rather bad luck with them (smashed the first one to bits when I went arse over carrying it, a box of CDs and an external CD burner...) Cheers, Andy. SignatureWant Eternal September to end? Join the Usenet Improvement Project: Block Google Groups http://improve-usenet.org/ In article <46dc7288$0$28559$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, > Hmmm....I'll have to have a look to see if any of the new style are in > stock locally. I need a new keyboard, I actually really liked the white [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Cheers, > Andy. I saw them in David Jones at Bondi Junction last weekend so I assume most Apple stores will have them. I like the look but have not tried the feel. What will be announced by Steve Jobs tomorrow? There are rumours of touchscreen iPods and video nanos but I got an email from my local Mac reseller today offering big discounts on 17" MacBook Pro so perhaps they are due for an upgrade as well. cheers, Darryl 20cents: > I got an email from my local Mac > reseller today offering big discounts on 17" MacBook Pro so perhaps they > are due for an upgrade as well. If you don't mind me asking, what constitutes a "big discount"? SignatureThanks in advance, Steve = : ^ ) > 20cents: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > If you don't mind me asking, what constitutes a "big discount"? That could be VERY interesting. Andy. SignatureWant Eternal September to end? Join the Usenet Improvement Project: Block Google Groups http://improve-usenet.org/ Andy: >> 20cents: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That could be VERY interesting. The reason I ask is I bought mine for $3499 (15% discount) from a Dick Smith Powerhouse. It was far and away the biggest discount I'd ever seen on a current-model Apple computer. SignatureSteve = : ^ ) > Andy: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Powerhouse. It was far and away the biggest discount I'd ever seen on a > current-model Apple computer. That is also the price that Frequency is advertising: <http://frequency.com.au/sales/apple_products/macbook_pro/index.html> 20cents 20cents: >> Andy: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > That is also the price that Frequency is advertising: > <http://frequency.com.au/sales/apple_products/macbook_pro/index.html> It's only $10 dearer than their price for the 2.4 gHz 15". Steve = : ^ ) > > What I failed to understand initially, but now do, is that you set the > > right side one to "Secondary Button" - it all seems so obvious now. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > possibly a left-click. I've been struggling with a Mighty Mouse > at work lately and absolutely hate it. Well, I haven't had any trouble with it - it works very well so far with pressure on the right side of the shell - but then I trained two fingers to work the buttons of the old mouse and it may help with this mouse that that is my method. I don't find the buttons at the side very intuitive at all. > > Yeah, got that bit, but found myself accidentally getting clicking > > results I didn't want. But you can set it to nil if you like. The > > scroll button is magic. > > The ball is a nice idea but it's too small and fiddly. I find myself > wishing it had a more "normal" scroll-wheel. A matter of taste I guess, but the way it works from my point of view feels really good. Fast scrolling and smooth, and it suits me. Cheers, Rifty Signatureriftynet - put a dot after rifty > A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running > spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > anyone know how to make them work like right click? T'would be > handy.... Every Mighty Mouse I have used provided a right click. Just take your fingers off the left side of the mouse, and then click the shell. Works fine. Signaturehttp://www.ericlindsay.com > > A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running > > spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > fingers off the left side of the mouse, and then click the shell. Works > fine. Thanks, Eric - mine wasn't set up for that when it came from the factory and I didn't quite understand how it worked till Matt provided some clues and I went to the Apple website. Works fine now. Cheers, Rufty Signatureriftynet - put a dot after rifty It is a no brainer Rifty (lucky for me) you just go to the mouse prefs and set the side 'buttons' as 'secondary button' and then they work just like those windows right click buttons cheers David > A Mighty Mouse came with my new MacPro (3 gHz quad duo and running > spectacularly well!) but one thing I miss about the old mouse was its [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Rifty > It is a no brainer Rifty (lucky for me) you just go to the mouse prefs > and set the side 'buttons' as 'secondary button' and then they work just > like those windows right click buttons Yeah I know but the terminology threw me briefly - I was afraid if I clicked that one I would lose primary mouse function as well, which happened to me once before - of course that didn't happen - all very easy after the event - like a lot of things in computing. Rifty Signatureriftynet - put a dot after rifty |
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