Re: 2 button mouse

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From: mckenzie
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1988 20:39

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In article <1694@bgsuvax> denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) writes:
>I can see one way that apple could reasonably implement a multi-button
>mouse.  Make the second button be the same as a shift-click; the third
>button could be a command-click; 4th is a option-click (where does it
>end?)  .  Then users with older machines would still have a method of

Why bother?  The vast majority of computer users have two hands; hence a 
question for the Sun users out there: What exactly are you doing with your
other hand while you twiddle multiple buttons with your mouse hand?  How
is a one-button plus modifier keys scheme less quick/convenient for power
users than multiple mouse buttons?  Just curious...

					David McKenzie
					mckenzie@husc2.UUCP

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!husc2!mckenzie
From: mckenzie@husc2.UUCP (mckenzie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: 2 button mouse
Message-ID: <1469@husc2.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 88 20:39:47 GMT
References: <1694@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: mckenzie@husc2.UUCP (david mckenzie)
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Organization: Harvard University Science Center
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Keywords: mouse buttons modifier keys
Summary: What's wrong with modifier keys?

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