Re: Might Mouse - Quick Mini Review

In article <1123015519.912327.103930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Mr Ed Of Course" <macslut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> George Graves wrote:
> > In article <1123012396.395606.134000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "Mr Ed Of Course" <macslut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > First, I can't believe how many misleading posts I've seen around the
> > > Net.
> > >
> > > There is tactile and audio feedback on the mouse. This includes all
> > > the buttons and scrolling.
> > >
> > > You're not going to accidentally press a button or scroll by resting
> > > your finger somewhere...at least not compared to others I've used.
> > >
> > > The scroll ball is SWEET! It's very small, which means you don't have
> > > to curl your finger much to use it. It's smooth and provides great
> > > feedback. It's the perfect blend of not feeling mechanical, but being
> > > very deliberate.
> > >
> > > One potential downside...some might prefer a hard mechanical scroll
> > > wheel because it will give a ratchet like action...usefull for saying
> > > you want something positioned 1-2-3... versus a smooth and seemingly
> > > infinite positioning.
> > >
> > > I can't say that I'm a big fan of the way they did the buttons on the
> > > sides. There are two buttons that must be pushed at the same time that
> > > result in "button #4". You're essentially pinching the mouse. This
> > > feels awkward, but I haven't used it enough to know for sure yet. I do
> > > know that I quite often accidentally activate the side (thumb) button
> > > on my Microsoft mouse, and may come to appreciate the pinching method.
> > >
> > > I'm surprised Apple didn't release a BlueTooth version. Rumors
> > > commence in 3...2...1...
> > >
> > > I've seen posts claiming that the one button capability of the mouse
> > > makes it hard to distinguish between left and right buttons. This also
> > > is not true. It's very clear which one you're clicking on and how
> > > they're distinguished. This is because you're clicking on the left of
> > > the sroll ball or on the right of the scroll ball. If you're operating
> > > in one-button mode, you just bang away at the whole thing. In fact,
> > > the thing defaults to a left button and right button action becomes
> > > more of a deliberate thing.
> > >
> > > Why did it take Apple so long to come up with this mouse? Judging by
> > > the lines at the local Apple store, maybe it took this long to build up
> > > inventory;)
> > >
> > > Oh, and did I mention I've got one hooked up to my Dell, and it works
> > > great...I definitely prefer it to the one that came with the Dell.
> > >
> > > I need time to determine if I like it over my Microsoft mouse, so far I
> > > think I do.
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification, Ed. Does it come with any software that
> > needs to be installed? From the look of the info at Apple's web site, it
> > seems like the standard "mouse" preference panel gets changed to
> > indicate that Mighty Mouse is connected. Is this facilitated by adding
> > software or does it change automatically when it "senses" Mighty Mouse?
> >
>
> On the Mac:
> I just swapped out my old Logitech mouse and the Mighty Mouse worked
> with all the features just fine without rebooting or anything. The CD
> changed the mouse preference panel to allow for better representation
> of mouse customization options specific to the Mighty Mouse.

That answers my question. I was wondering if Apple "knew" that Mighty
Mouse was coming and included the specific panel for the mouse in the
4.0, 4.1 or 4.2 upgrade which would be activated when it detected the
mouse being connected. Now, of course, I see from your post that they
included a CD to add that panel to preferences.

> On the Dell PC with XP:
> I swapped out the Dell mouse with the Mighty Mouse and it worked fine
> without reboot. It took me a while before I noticed I had no
> horizontal scroll. I put in the CD, but then realized it was Mac
> formatted only, and the manual says there is no software for the PC.
> The mouse control panel apparently has no setting for horizontal
> scroll...so I guess there will be no horizontal scroll for my Mighty
> Mouse on the PC until Apple releases software for it...or (what I would
> bet on) someone else delivers software that enables this.
>
> Even without the horizontal scroll, I'm very much preferring this to
> the Dell mouse.

Thanks.

--
George Graves
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