Re: User Group Active? X newbe tutorial.
Re: User Group Active? X newbe tutorial.
- Subject: Re: User Group Active? X newbe tutorial.
- From: Sean Ahern <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:06:53 -0800
- Mail-followup-to: Nick Phillips <email@hidden>, X11 Users <email@hidden>
Nick Phillips wrote:
> I think the theory is that some people get horribly confused and panic
> and press the wrong buttons and so on when faced with a multi-button
> mouse, and that a single-button mouse (especially where the whole
> mouse is the button) makes life easier (read "possible") for these
> people.
>
> These people exist. I've met some of them [*]. And Apple seems to
> want to cater for their needs, which is nice.
I've met some as well. For a real computer newbie, it's hard enough to
wrap the brain around WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointing device),
without adding multiple mouse buttons to the mix.
> It might be nicer to at least have the option of a real mouse when
> ordering, but...
Yes! I get these drawers full of one-button mice I've never plugged in,
simply because I am forced to buy one from Apple!
-Sean
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