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The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

most mac users going ape over a single click mouse?

i'm serious. in todays computing there is no room for a single click. when i'm gaming, like in WoW, i use the right click to move my toon left and right while the keyboard handles running and fighting.

its wasteful to have to hold the command key. you get killed if you have to use the command key to tie up your only click.

when browsing the web, if i wanna save a link, i use a right click. if i wanna open it in a new tab, i use right click.

the list goes on and on. so why do people hail the mighty mouse as some technological revolution? its the same one click it always has been. its dead.

and to be honest, the 12 dollar hp 4 button i got from walmart, works way better than the single button i got with my emac.

BlueMac · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
most mac users going ape**** over a single click mouse?

i'm serious. in todays computing there is no room for a single click. when i'm gaming, like in WoW, i use the right click to move my toon left and right while the keyboard handles running and fighting.

its wasteful to have to hold the command key. you get killed if you have to use the command key to tie up your only click.

when browsing the web, if i wanna save a link, i use a right click. if i wanna open it in a new tab, i use right click.

the list goes on and on. so why do people hail the mighty mouse as some technological revolution? its the same one click it always has been. its dead.

and to be honest, the 12 dollar hp 4 button i got from walmart, works way better than the single button i got with my emac.

Don't make presumptions. Go to system preferences>Keyboard& Mouse> Mouse> then there will be a diagram of a mouse. Click where it says primary button, then go to the drop down menu, and click secondary button. Right click is now on the mouse.

Audio.Trench · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
most mac users going ape**** over a single click mouse?

i'm serious. in todays computing there is no room for a single click. when i'm gaming, like in WoW, i use the right click to move my toon left and right while the keyboard handles running and fighting.

its wasteful to have to hold the command key. you get killed if you have to use the command key to tie up your only click.

when browsing the web, if i wanna save a link, i use a right click. if i wanna open it in a new tab, i use right click.

the list goes on and on. so why do people hail the mighty mouse as some technological revolution? its the same one click it always has been. its dead.

and to be honest, the 12 dollar hp 4 button i got from walmart, works way better than the single button i got with my emac.

Problem solved?

eric · Dec 21, 2008

button? oh, yeah, that thing. i barely use it. i'm too busy two finger tapping and dragging on my macbook.

TinyEric · Dec 21, 2008

eric said:
button? oh, yeah, that thing. i barely use it. i'm too busy two finger tapping and dragging on my macbook.

Same here fella!

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

BlueMac said:
Don't make presumptions. Go to system preferences>Keyboard& Mouse> Mouse> then there will be a diagram of a mouse. Click where it says primary button, then go to the drop down menu, and click secondary button. Right click is now on the mouse.

fail. you then have no primary click.

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

eric said:
button? oh, yeah, that thing. i barely use it. i'm too busy two finger tapping and dragging on my macbook.

must not be a gamer then

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

here's another one, why does this get such quick responses, yet noone can tell my why imovie still cant import photos from iphoto?

eric · Dec 21, 2008

on a mac? no. on a pc, barely. i save that for the comfort of my couch and my PS3 - who wants to game at a desk? feh!

dtravis7 · Dec 21, 2008

Import the files where? To an Email?

If you have the old Single Button Apple mouse then what was suggested above will not work. All the newer Apple mice are multi button. Get another mouse.

The person above that gave you the suggestion in the mouse control panel did not know you have a OLD Apple mouse. Like I said all Apple mice in the last few years now have multi buttons.

Audio.Trench · Dec 21, 2008

Out of all honesty, I hardly ever use the "right-click" in OS X. With dragging/dropping being universal among the OS and apps, it just makes things easier. Really helps with multi-tasking and speeding up productivity.

If I need to right-click, I will (I use a Wacom tablet, so it's right there if need be), or I just use keyboard shortcuts for the most part.

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

dtravis7 said:
Import the files where? To an Email?

If you have the old Single Button Apple mouse then what was suggested above will not work. All the newer Apple mice are multi button. Get another mouse.

The person above that gave you the suggestion in the mouse control panel did not know you have a OLD Apple mouse. Like I said all Apple mice in the last few years now have multi buttons.

like my post said, INTO IMOVIE FROM IPHOTO

dtravis7 · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
like my post said, INTO IMOVIE FROM IPHOTO

Which version of iMovie? Might make a difference. I missed the imovie part while reading all your single button mouse post.

I just imported some pics into iMovie from iPhoto but I am still using iMovie 06 so do tell which version you have there.

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

06 and 06

dtravis7 · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
06 and 06

Interesting as that is what I am still using. Are you going to Media and then the photos tab? I can drag any photo into iMovie from there. Just tried it.

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

dtravis7 said:
Interesting as that is what I am still using. Are you going to Media and then the photos tab? I can drag any photo into iMovie from there. Just tried it.

gives me a parsing error from quicktime.

drag and drop works, but importing from iphoto doesnt.

baggss · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
most mac users going ape over a single click mouse?

i'm serious. in todays computing there is no room for a single click. when i'm gaming, like in WoW, i use the right click to move my toon left and right while the keyboard handles running and fighting.

its wasteful to have to hold the command key. you get killed if you have to use the command key to tie up your only click.

when browsing the web, if i wanna save a link, i use a right click. if i wanna open it in a new tab, i use right click.

the list goes on and on. so why do people hail the mighty mouse as some technological revolution? its the same one click it always has been. its dead.

and to be honest, the 12 dollar hp 4 button i got from walmart, works way better than the single button i got with my emac.

Hmmmm. I'm not sure where you get your info from. I've been using a multi-button mouse on my Mac for over 10 years now. My current mouse is an MS Trackball 5 button mouse and I love it.

The last time I checked all of Apples mice are 2 button configurable as are the trackpads on all the laptops. Have you done any research or are you simply ranting out of pure ignorance?

The Lump · Dec 21, 2008

baggss said:
Hmmmm. I'm not sure where you get your info from. I've been using a multi-button mouse on my Mac for over 10 years now. My current mouse is an MS Trackball 5 button mouse and I love it.

The last time I checked all of Apples mice are 2 button configurable as are the trackpads on all the laptops. Have you done any research or are you simply ranting out of pure ignorance?

tired of people ranting and raving over stupid stuff like mighty mice.

i use a g4 powerbook. with an hp 4button.

baggss · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
tired of people ranting and raving over stupid stuff like mighty mice.

i use a g4 powerbook. with an hp 4button.

Personally, I hate the Might Mice, hence my use of the MS Trackball Mouse.

Using the G4 Powerbook might limit you on some things, like the right click. There are apps out there that will enable the right click with a tap and hold, I use one on my G4 iBook and it works fairly well when I'm not using a mouse (Logitech Trackball in that case).

dtravis7 · Dec 21, 2008

The Lump said:
gives me a parsing error from quicktime.

drag and drop works, but importing from iphoto doesnt.

I am in the middle of some work right now but try this URL. See if this info helps. If not let us know. I will do more testing later.

Apple - Support - Discussions - Import to iMovie from iPhoto QT Parse ...

On the whole trackpad thing with G4 Mac notebooks, I have the last iBook G4 12" and after an update in Leopard I now have 2 finger tapping to do right click just like the newer machines. Not sure if the older iBooks or Powerbooks will do the same thing, but this ibook does. It shocked me when I was in the mouse control panel one day and saw it!