Re: magic mouse

In article michelle-,
Michelle Steiner at wrote on 10/24/09 12:40 AM:

> In article <C707DF02.497BA%nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com>,
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>>> I test drove one at an Apple Store yesterday; the only thing that I
>>>>> don't like about it is that it doesn't have a third button (AKA
>>>>> scroll wheel or ball button).
>>>>
>>>> That won't bother me in the slightest. : )
>>>
>>> I like using that button for exposé.
>>
>>
>> What do you use the side buttons for?
>
> I don't; I have them turned off.
>
> When I had a Microsoft Explorer Mouse, I used its side buttons for forward
> and backwards, and missed that in the Apple Mouse. But the Magic Mouse can
> do that with two-fingered swipes.


Do you have much use for dashboard?


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In article <C70804A3.497D2%nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com>,
Nick Naym <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you have much use for dashboard?

Nope. When it was introduced, I thought that I would, but I find myself
hardly ever using it.

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In article <>,
Ian Gregory <> wrote:
> On 2009-10-23, Michelle Steiner <> wrote:
>
> > I test drove one at an Apple Store yesterday; the only thing that I
> > don't like about it is that it doesn't have a third button (AKA scroll
> > wheel or ball button).
>
> I was assuming that we would eventually start seeing third party apps
> that allow for as many "buttons" as you want, new gestures etc.
> However, I am now thinking that a lot of the stuff might be hard wired
> in the mouse itself. We shall see.

I love lots of buttons. I'm still mourning the demise of Kensington's
Thinking Mouse which had a total of 6 (4 buttons and 2 'chording'
buttons). I had high hopes for the Magic Mouse, but only 2 buttons is a
deal breaker. I'm now considering the Wacom Bamboo Touch trackpad ($69,
list) which seems to have good gesture support (9) AND 4 programmable
buttons. Anyone have any experience with this device?

<http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_touch.php>

On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:10:22 -0500, Fred Moore wrote
(in article <fmoore->):

[in the context of mice for computers]

> I love lots of buttons.

About twenty years ago a mouse was introduced with something like a dozen
buttons on the top, the purpose being that each of the buttons could be
assigned to a function in Excel. It wasn't around very long!

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In article < ET>,
TaliesinSoft <> wrote:

> > I love lots of buttons.
>
> About twenty years ago a mouse was introduced with something like a dozen
> buttons on the top, the purpose being that each of the buttons could be
> assigned to a function in Excel. It wasn't around very long!

only a dozen? lame. 17 buttons is where it's at!

<http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/razer-naga-mouse-20-08-2009/>

In article <michelle->,
Michelle Steiner <> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger->,
> Jolly Roger <> wrote:
>
> > > I test drove one at an Apple Store yesterday; the only thing that I
> > > don't like about it is that it doesn't have a third button (AKA scroll
> > > wheel or ball button).
> >
> > That won't bother me in the slightest. : )
>
> I like using that button for exposé.

So do I. I wonder if they could program it so that a 2 finger click
would replace the third button?

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> When I had a Microsoft Explorer Mouse, I used its side buttons for forward
> and backwards, and missed that in the Apple Mouse. But the Magic Mouse can
> do that with two-fingered swipes.

So, is this magic mouse basically a multi-touch Macbook trackpad
curved into a mouse shape?

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In article <hc0496$bkl$>, Wes Groleau
<Groleau+> wrote:

> So, is this magic mouse basically a multi-touch Macbook trackpad
> curved into a mouse shape?

no, the gestures are different.

In article <hc0496$bkl$>,
Wes Groleau <Groleau+> wrote:

> So, is this magic mouse basically a multi-touch Macbook trackpad
> curved into a mouse shape?

Not quite, it's a regular optical mouse with a multi-touch surface that
replaces the track ball. One-finger swipes act as the trackball does on
the Mighty Mouse; two finger swipes move forward and backwards between
pages in Safari (and maybe some other apps).

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In article <tph-D850DE.16134224102009@localhost>,
Tom Harrington <> wrote:

> > > > I test drove one at an Apple Store yesterday; the only thing that
> > > > I don't like about it is that it doesn't have a third button (AKA
> > > > scroll wheel or ball button).
> > >
> > > But you can scroll with it using one of the gestures, right? Did
> > > that not feel right for some reason?
> >
> > Different thing; the ball or wheel can act as a third button by
> > pressing on it. That's what is missing from the Magic Mouse.
>
> I know, but since you described it as a scroll wheel I thought you meant
> the scrolling capability.

But I wrote "scroll wheel or ball button". I was referring to the lack of
the button.

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