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can ibook G5 trackpad function like macbook?
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May 19, 2006, 01:56 AM
 
I liked one feature a lot in macbook. When you click while you’ve got two fingers on the MacBook’s trackpad, the button becomes a control-click/right-click button. Is it possible to have this feature in mid-2005 g4 iBook? It already has the two-finger scrolling feature, so can it be implemented via any software or something like that?
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May 19, 2006, 10:07 AM
 
i would like that in mine too....
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May 19, 2006, 10:13 AM
 
Search for 'iScroll2' on google
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May 19, 2006, 10:40 AM
 
Originally Posted by harrisjamieh
Search for 'iScroll2' on google
iscroll 2 doesn't get the control click....
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May 19, 2006, 10:58 AM
 
Yes it does, I had it on my iBook G4 before I sold it - it allows you to place two fingers on the trackpad, then press the trackpad button, and you get a right click
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May 20, 2006, 01:04 PM
 
but i think iscroll2 is only for pre-2005 powerbooks and ibooks. am i wrong?
     
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May 20, 2006, 01:07 PM
 
Ah, quite possibly, yes
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May 20, 2006, 01:28 PM
 
so is there no way i can emulate the macbook trackpad right-click on my ibook(mid2005 model)?
     
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May 20, 2006, 01:32 PM
 
have you tried iscroll2 to see if it works?
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May 20, 2006, 01:34 PM
 
yes, i have tried iscroll2 but the installer says it cannot be installed on my ibook.
     
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May 20, 2006, 04:54 PM
 
that's why i said that it wouldn't do control click....
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