Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Hardware - Troubleshooting and Discussion > Mac Notebooks > Two mouse buttons

Two mouse buttons
Thread Tools
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 11:46 AM
 
Is there anyway (besides hooking up an external two button mouse) I can get a two button trackpad (I know I can hold ctrl, but seriously... )?
     
Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Los Angeles of the East
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 05:06 PM
 
well depends which pb you have....

i have iscroll installed (an app that lets your 'incapable' powerbook use two finger scrolling, and if i have two fingers on the trackpad and press the the trackpad button, it right clicks) but there are other apps in which tapping the trackpad is left and the trackpad button is right click. go to versiontracker.com and search for trackpad and see what yields.
NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
     
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: /dev/null
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 06:31 PM
 
Somewhat OT, but does the MacBook have 2 buttons?
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]"Microsoft Products are Generally Bug Free"
-- Bill Gates[/FONT]
     
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: uk
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 06:43 PM
 
nope just one
     
KP*
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New York, NY
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 10:35 PM
 
Sidetrack also has the ability to assign the right-click in different ways, by tapping, by tapping on a certain area, or to the button itself. You can also assign other tasks like forward and back, or command-click, etc.
     
KP*
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New York, NY
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 17, 2006, 10:37 PM
 
Sidetrack also lets you assign the right-click to a tap, to a tap on a certain area of the trackpad, or to the button itself. You can also assign other tasks like forward and back, or command-click, etc.
     
Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Los Angeles of the East
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jan 18, 2006, 01:16 AM
 
yeah..thats the name i was lookin for. i used sidetrack for about a month...till iscroll came out, i never looked back after that.
NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
     
   
Thread Tools
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:34 PM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2011 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.7 © 2000-2011, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd., Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2