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Expose 200+ mouse buttons in menu
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Thade
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Feb 19, 2005, 11:32 AM
 
I just did a clean install and update to 10.8. There are a LOT of mouse button options in the expose settings 200+. I don't recall seeing them before but it's been a while. Is this normal?

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Feb 19, 2005, 03:26 PM
 
I assume you mean 10.3.8.

If the dropdown window list shows hundreds of entries, that's not normal. I would suggest trashing the Expos� preferences in ~/Library/Preferences.
     
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Feb 19, 2005, 03:53 PM
 
yep 10.3.8 and 256 entries in "mouse" menus in expose settings
     
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Feb 19, 2005, 06:44 PM
 
Also, let the rest of us know where you found a 200+ button mouse.
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Feb 19, 2005, 07:08 PM
 
My Expose pane doesn't even have a mouse drop down menu. Does it only appear for people with multi-button mice?
     
Thade  (op)
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Feb 19, 2005, 07:40 PM
 
Either it was a stray bluetooth mouse playing havoc or maybe it was me poking around during the update. It was a fresh install so I didn't have much invested. I reinstalled and now only have options for middle & right mouse.

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Feb 19, 2005, 08:06 PM
 
Originally posted by Rickster:
Also, let the rest of us know where you found a 200+ button mouse.
Maybe Apple's finally decided to produce a multi-button and this bug is a hint of what's to come at the next Mac World.
     
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Feb 20, 2005, 11:36 PM
 
I am guessing that there's 256 mouse buttons in the menu and a bug with your mouse driver.

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Feb 21, 2005, 02:48 AM
 
Originally posted by mattyd:
My Expose pane doesn't even have a mouse drop down menu. Does it only appear for people with multi-button mice?
There isn't much purpose to having a mouse button selector if you've only got one mouse button, is there?
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Feb 22, 2005, 12:43 AM
 
Originally posted by Chuckit:
There isn't much purpose to having a mouse button selector if you've only got one mouse button, is there?
While the selector doesn't let you select the "left" mouse button, the Expose prefs would be useful if it did. Expose prefs let you set the options to work with a button and modifier key combination. For example, I could program Command-Option-Shift Right Click for one of the options. Theoretically you could program your one and only button to work this same way (if Apple gave you that option).
     
   
 
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