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Article #26248Re: 1 vs 3 button mice issue
From: Brian McElhinney
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1988 22:53
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1988 22:53
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In article <4737@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> borton@net1.UUCP (Chris Borton) writes: >Would it be possible to add a three-button mouse to the Mac interface? The >hardware would be simple enough with ADB, I believe. The key to this would be >defining in the semi-usual-Apple way an interface that would function like >Color QuickDraw -- let the old stuff work like normal, and IF the new function >is there THEN take advantage of it. You don't even need to create a new user interface; just add two more buttons and a driver that translates middle-click to shift-click, and left-click to option-click. Viola! No more two-handed mousing! Works in every application! I love it. Now if I just had one... Brian McElhinney mce@tc.fluke.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!fluke!mce From: mce@tc.fluke.COM (Brian McElhinney) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: 1 vs 3 button mice issue Message-ID: <3109@fluke.COM> Date: 11 Mar 88 22:53:22 GMT References: <4129@hoptoad.uucp> <283@rhesus.primate.wisc.edu> <1710@ssc-vax.UUCP> <14458@oddjob.UChicago.EDU> <1739@ssc-vax.UUCP> <4737@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Sender: news@tc.fluke.COM Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 15