Re: Mighty Mouse: a step backwards for Apple

In article <42f23901$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Nicholas Buenk <morn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> StormDrain wrote:
> > In article <%ucIe.34097$aA5.26024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > "brian" <fake@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >>I don't understand the complaints about two buttons at all. Pull off your
> >>ctrl and alt buttons and pretend they never existed. Your fingers may
> >>drift
> >>to the ghost spaces at first, habit you know, but you'll get used to the
> >>freedom of a single meta key soon enough. The command-key is the only one
> >>you need. One key = simple.
> >
> >
> > And I don't understand the infatuation with the second button by windows
> > users. I seldom use context menus. I don't find them necessary,
> > intuitive or even all that convenient. They are not consistent from app
> > to app or even window to window. They really make no sense.
>
> They are very intuitive, click on an object see options for it, that is
> more intuitive than going to a menu bar or a tool bar that is not near
> the object you want to change. You're just thinking of old habbits, but
> a context menu is really a good idea, provided the app still has ways of
> doing things with a left click.
> Not only is it intuitive, but fast, very quick to access functions, with
> a minimum of mouse movement and clicking.

This is your opinion. First, you have to know what you want to do with
that object. Second, it may or may not live in a context menu. I find
the platform design, the ability to use any finger to click and the
switch-ability of hands more convenient than context menus. Besides
this is a Mac, the context menu is at the _top_ of the screen, where is
should be. :)

> > Now, if I use one or two apps all the time, knew those apps inside out
> > and sideways _then_ context menus and a second button would make sense.
> > Otherwise, to me, it's just a kludge to make up for bad windows UI
> > design. Ctrl-click is really no biggie...really.
>
> It's annoying to have to reach for a keyboard just to access a context menu.

Awww, that's the problem. My hands are usually _on_ the keyboard, I
hate reaching for a mouse for anything other than pointing. :)

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