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<blockquote data-quote="bfx" data-source="post: 187822"><p>I'm a soon to be Mac user in the form a MacMini to be used for internet access AND as a test bed for swiching to primarily Macs from Windows (by converting them into more Linux boxes).</p><p></p><p>I can see the advantages to both hot keys and multiple mouse buttons.</p><p></p><p>I'm with applepissue on the right click thing for several reasons -</p><p></p><p>1 - I have limited mobility in my left arm</p><p></p><p>2 - I went from one of the first 250 Apple ][ integer basic systems made (think $80 - $120 for a 12 Kb, not 12 Mb, memory upgrade) to generations of Amigas so I've been mousing for a long time.</p><p></p><p>3 - Because of that I find mousing very fast compared to the contortions needed for hot key combos in just about any OS.</p><p></p><p>4 - my main app - a photo realistic 3D animation program - makes extensive use of two - preferably three - clickable buttons plus a scroll wheel on a PC. You don't want to even think about the sometimes 5 key combos needed in the Mac version.</p><p></p><p>Most likely I'll stay with a Windows box for that app along with a couple more for distributed network rendering. </p><p></p><p>And a couple of Linux boxes for Linux-only apps.</p><p></p><p>But I'm looking forward to the partial transiton to Mac.</p><p></p><p>bfx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bfx, post: 187822"] I'm a soon to be Mac user in the form a MacMini to be used for internet access AND as a test bed for swiching to primarily Macs from Windows (by converting them into more Linux boxes). I can see the advantages to both hot keys and multiple mouse buttons. I'm with applepissue on the right click thing for several reasons - 1 - I have limited mobility in my left arm 2 - I went from one of the first 250 Apple ][ integer basic systems made (think $80 - $120 for a 12 Kb, not 12 Mb, memory upgrade) to generations of Amigas so I've been mousing for a long time. 3 - Because of that I find mousing very fast compared to the contortions needed for hot key combos in just about any OS. 4 - my main app - a photo realistic 3D animation program - makes extensive use of two - preferably three - clickable buttons plus a scroll wheel on a PC. You don't want to even think about the sometimes 5 key combos needed in the Mac version. Most likely I'll stay with a Windows box for that app along with a couple more for distributed network rendering. And a couple of Linux boxes for Linux-only apps. But I'm looking forward to the partial transiton to Mac. bfx [/QUOTE]
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