Comments on: MacBook: For The Love Of God, Why No Right-Click Button? http://www.usabilityblog.com/2006/05/macbook-for-the-love-of-god-why-no-right-click-button/ Blogging about usability, user experience and design Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cecily Walker http://www.usabilityblog.com/2006/05/macbook-for-the-love-of-god-why-no-right-click-button/comment-page-1/#comment-9437 Cecily Walker Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:08:30 +0000 http://www.speechusability.com/wordpress/?p=23#comment-9437 I rarely, if ever, use the trackpad on my MacBook; I use a mouse instead. Even though it's not visible, you can right click with an Apple Mighty Mouse. <br><br>I suppose it's what you're used to. Whenever I'm on a Windows-based laptop I suddenly feel like I've never touched a laptop before in my life, and it takes longer to become acclimated than I'd like. I rarely, if ever, use the trackpad on my MacBook; I use a mouse instead. Even though it's not visible, you can right click with an Apple Mighty Mouse.

I suppose it's what you're used to. Whenever I'm on a Windows-based laptop I suddenly feel like I've never touched a laptop before in my life, and it takes longer to become acclimated than I'd like.

]]> By: Cecily Walker http://www.usabilityblog.com/2006/05/macbook-for-the-love-of-god-why-no-right-click-button/comment-page-1/#comment-8834 Cecily Walker Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://www.speechusability.com/wordpress/?p=23#comment-8834 I rarely, if ever, use the trackpad on my MacBook; I use a mouse instead. Even though it's not visible, you can right click with an Apple Mighty Mouse. <br><br>I suppose it's what you're used to. Whenever I'm on a Windows-based laptop I suddenly feel like I've never touched a laptop before in my life, and it takes longer to become acclimated than I'd like. I rarely, if ever, use the trackpad on my MacBook; I use a mouse instead. Even though it's not visible, you can right click with an Apple Mighty Mouse.

I suppose it's what you're used to. Whenever I'm on a Windows-based laptop I suddenly feel like I've never touched a laptop before in my life, and it takes longer to become acclimated than I'd like.

]]> By: Mark Snell http://www.usabilityblog.com/2006/05/macbook-for-the-love-of-god-why-no-right-click-button/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Mark Snell Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:15:54 +0000 http://www.speechusability.com/wordpress/?p=23#comment-11 I have to say, on the laptops, that two finger clicking is more intuitive than finding a right button. In fact, I never use the button on my Macbook at all, I just use 1 finger tap for left click, 2 finger tap for right click and two finger dragging for scrolling. I's even supposed to work under Bootcamp, but not for me yet, though it does in Parallels.... Mark I have to say, on the laptops, that two finger clicking is more intuitive than finding a right button.

In fact, I never use the button on my Macbook at all, I just use 1 finger tap for left click, 2 finger tap for right click and two finger dragging for scrolling.

I’s even supposed to work under Bootcamp, but not for me yet, though it does in Parallels….

Mark

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