Re: magic mouse

Michelle Steiner wrote:

> 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).


The mighty mouse actual,ly had a "button". The top shell, when pressed
down, would "click" a button (sound was artificial). Logic checked to
see if you were on the left or right sinde or mouse when button was
switch was activated to guess if it was a left or right click.

Anyone know if the new "magic" mouse has a similar button inside that
detectes you "clicking" the mouse as opposed to logic that interprets
all fingers getting off and then back on surface of mouse as a "click" ?

On 10/24/2009 10:10 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:

> That said, I definitely do like the idea of not having moving parts for
> scrolling. No more temporarily stuck scroll wheel! And the gestures
> functionality is interesting to me as well.

Oh, yes! What a problem scrolling mouses are. After hardly 4 or 5 years,
the scrolling of my Logitech didn't work very well. So, I opened the
mouse and cleaned it. It's been working ever since, though I've lately
been using the new mouse I got with my new PC because it's black, like
the computer.

In article <009ce593$0$6726$>,
JF Mezei <> wrote:

> Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
> > 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).
>
>
> The mighty mouse actual,ly had a "button". The top shell, when pressed
> down, would "click" a button (sound was artificial).

There's a mechanical switch, which also makes a definite sound.
Disconnect it from the Mac; powered off, it feels and sounds the same.

Unless very late in the game they changed the hardware a lot ... I've
been using the MM I just checked for a couple of years now.

> Logic checked to
> see if you were on the left or right sinde or mouse when button was
> switch was activated to guess if it was a left or right click.
>
> Anyone know if the new "magic" mouse has a similar button inside that
> detectes you "clicking" the mouse as opposed to logic that interprets
> all fingers getting off and then back on surface of mouse as a "click" ?

In article <009ce593$0$6726$>,
JF Mezei <> wrote:

> > 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).
>
> The mighty mouse actual,ly had a "button". The top shell, when pressed
> down, would "click" a button (sound was artificial).

Yes, but that's not what I'm talking about; I'm talking about the third
button that was built into the scroll ball.

> Anyone know if the new "magic" mouse has a similar button inside that
> detectes you "clicking" the mouse as opposed to logic that interprets
> all fingers getting off and then back on surface of mouse as a "click" ?

Yes, it does; it's a mechanical click, just as with the Mighty Mouse.

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Tom Harrington <> wrote:

> I'd actually prefer a Macbook-style trackpad in an external
> device.

Me 2. Holding the mouse while swaping your fingers left or right isn't
that easy... :-/
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In article <1j85d8g.164dejv1s2ufzoN% >,
d (Biagio) wrote:

> > I'd actually prefer a Macbook-style trackpad in an external
> > device.
>
> Me 2. Holding the mouse while swaping your fingers left or right isn't
> that easy... :-/

Actually, it wasn't difficult at all.

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Michelle Steiner <> wrote:

> > > I'd actually prefer a Macbook-style trackpad in an external
> > > device.
> >
> > Me 2. Holding the mouse while swaping your fingers left or right isn't
> > that easy... :-/
>
> Actually, it wasn't difficult at all.

I've tested it yesterday in a Apple Store... maybe i'm spoiled with my
Alu MacBook's Multi Touchpad :-)
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In article <1j85rej.1dneer1171kcfmN% >,
d (Biagio) wrote:

> Michelle Steiner <> wrote:
>
> > > > I'd actually prefer a Macbook-style trackpad in an external
> > > > device.
> > >
> > > Me 2. Holding the mouse while swaping your fingers left or right isn't
> > > that easy... :-/
> >
> > Actually, it wasn't difficult at all.
>
> I've tested it yesterday in a Apple Store... maybe i'm spoiled with my
> Alu MacBook's Multi Touchpad :-)

I tried it at the store too. The touch pad surface was definitely cool
but that's all it had going for it. The low height, narrow feet, and
sharp edges made moving it very uncomfortable. Two-button mode still
requires holding your fingers up off the plastic. It's neat but every
bit as much of an ergonomic failure as Apple's other mice.
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In article <jollyroger->,
Jolly Roger <> wrote:

> Also, does right-clicking require that your left finger be held up off
> the surface?

yes

In article <jollyroger->,
Jolly Roger <> wrote:

> Also, does right-clicking require that your left finger be held up off
> the surface?

The way I've always right clicked‹with Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer and
similar MS mouses, with Apple's Mighty Mouse and with Magic Mouse when I
tried it at the Apple Store‹is to move my index finger from the left side
to the right side, and click with it.

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