[plug] Linux on Laptops

[Craig Ringer]

On Thu, 2005-09-08 at 23:02 +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 15:42, W.Kenworthy wrote:
> > I find it frustrating in the extreme to use a mac, laptop or otherwise.
> > Mostly its because it works differently and you need to get used to it,
> > but things like a ONE button mouse really make one wonder why people
> > think they are so good when the first thing they do is plug in a PC
> > mouse.
> > 
> > BillK
> 
> There are good reasons for having only 1 button.
> 
> You sat with a computing dinosaur and painstaking had to explain the
> difference between left-click and right click and at what times you use
> each?

I agree ... a simple UI can be helpful, including mouse UI. One button
is great when supporting others, and for new users.

> If the UI is designed properly you only need one mouse button.

Again, I agree - it should be possible to get basic functionality out of
the UI with one button. HOWEVER, if you want to get around quickly and
efficiently, take shortcuts to advanced features, and generally work
better, then extra mouse buttons are in my experience extremely useful.

Advanced mac UI users, after all, often end up
lcontrol-alt-shift-rcontrol-with-nose-clicking to make up for the
limited mouse UI. OK, so that's overplaying it a bit, but the modifier
clicks do get excessive.

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Craig Ringer