Re: Well, I have given up on Apple

In article <g3or89$hpr$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Edwin" <Thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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In article <g3okch$cgs$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Edwin" <Thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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In article <g3ocuu$6ag$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Edwin"
<Thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mitch:
Since it is not the METHOD of engaging a contextual menu, but that
a contextual menu can be engaged, he responded.

Edwin:
Did he also give a way to right drag an icon?

I think it's funny to see you bring up the notion of right-dragging an
icon, given the fact that I was the one who educated you that you can
do that on Windows!

When you get done laughing you can tell everybody how to right drag on
the
Mac trackpad.

Again. There has never been in the Mac UI a right-drag, regardless of
whether or not you have a right button.

Again. There are other OS you can run on a Mac that have right drag.

So? Of what relevance is that to this discussion.


There are ways of doing what a
right-drag in Windows does using modifier keys.

Why don't you tell what they are so everybody can enjoy a laugh at your
expense?

Sure. Right-drag on Windows provides three of options: "Copy here",
"Move here", "Create shortcuts here".

On the Mac, when you drag between two places on the same volume the
default operation is move. To change it to a copy, hold down the Option
key. To change it to make alias(es), hold down the Command and Option.

When you drag between to locations on different volumes, the default
operation is to copy the items and there is no way on the Mac to change
that to a move, but making aliases still works as described.

--
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"I checked Apple's web pages" -- Edwin on the iPhone
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Well, I have given up on Apple
    ... When you get done laughing you can tell everybody how to right drag on ... Mac trackpad. ... right-drag in Windows does using modifier keys. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Well, I have given up on Apple
    ... No, Edwin, he doesn't. ... So the Mac does not have a replacement for the missing right click button. ... You can do the same things that the right-drag does in Windows ... I would never claim that a Mac is as suitable for running Windows ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Does your Macbook Pro have this?
    ... Edwin wrote: ... Can a third party add a right-click button to my MacBook Pro ... How do you right drag on a built-in Mac trackpad? ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Performance of OS X vs Linux
    ... After years of using Mac OS and being used to real-time mouseclick response, Linux still screws me up every time. ... For instance, when I want to resize a window, I can zoom over to the bottom right corner of it, click the mouse, and immediately drag it to where I want it. ... On Mac OS I can do this without a problem. ... click and hold in the scroll bar and not on the thumb. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Moving objects
    ... Drag it roughly into position, then nudge it with the cursors to get it ... Haven't been using iTunes or internet TV, but I can see how this would ... I can't justify a new Mac even ...
    (microsoft.public.mac.office.word)