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Weblog:   The Mac/Thinkpad Shuffle
Subject:   Mouse buttons
Date:   2005-01-28 10:16:42
From:   jimothy
On desktops (or when using a mouse on a laptop), I think two buttons are a must. On a laptop trackpad, however, I could do just fine with ZERO buttons, since I always tap instead of click. This is where I prefer the control-click (or control-tap) over a second button.


Using the pinky of your left hand to hold the control key and the thumb of your right hand to move the cursor and tap-click, you can do a "right click" without removing either hand from the keyboard.


You can do the same with "nubs," of course, but not with PC laptop track pads: You have to remove at least one hand from the keyboard to do a right click.