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sjcaguy
Dec 11, 2003, 03:42 PM
hey. so my order should arrive tomorrow.
like i said in the subject line, i'm a switcher.
this is my first mac in many many years.

where do i find the right-click functions? like, "save image" or "save target"?

i know there have to be analogs on the mac, just don't know what they are.

oh-- and i'm getting an iBook, so i won't be able to use an external mouse all the time. sometimes yes, but often it'll just be the trackpad.


Makosuke
Dec 11, 2003, 04:32 PM
Easy: Hold down the control key when you click.

An external 2+ button mouse is another option, as you already know, and there are shareware programs that can probably add functionality like "tap to command-click" or something like that, but the ol' command key is the way it was designed to work.
yamadataro
Dec 11, 2003, 05:11 PM
Or, just buy a two button mouse. OS X is pretty much compatible any Windows mouse.
Felix_the_Mac
Dec 11, 2003, 05:23 PM
You can also get SideTrack http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/index.html

which allows you to tap your trackpad instead of right-click.
Nermal
Dec 11, 2003, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by yamadataro
Or, just buy a two button mouse. OS X is pretty much compatible any Windows mouse.

Originally posted by sjcaguy
i'm getting an iBook, so i won't be able to use an external mouse all the time
ITR 81
Dec 11, 2003, 10:03 PM
Get a Kensington Studio Mouse it has one best config. mouse software out there.

I've used mine for over 3 months now and never have had issue with it. I'm glad I followed MacAddicts review of it.
Starb
Dec 14, 2003, 10:27 AM
Click on the link (graphic etc) and keep the button held down for a few seconds. A contextual menu will then popup and you can choose your action.
Macmaniac
Dec 14, 2003, 10:49 AM
If you do get a mouse for your laptop, get a wireless one, or one that has a retractable cord. Any 2 button mouse made recently should work fine.
7on
Dec 14, 2003, 12:07 PM
you can always click and drag an image from Safari to the desktop.
sjcaguy
Dec 14, 2003, 08:18 PM
how do use what is in windows the "save target as" function? if i do the "save link to disk" it doesn't work. i was on a music website www.insound.com and trying to download a song from their mp3 page. but i can play it. if i do it on my PC, it works fine. help!
crazzyeddie
Dec 14, 2003, 08:37 PM
It works for me in Safari. Right-click the link and download link to disk. The MP3 just downloaded to the desktop.
sjcaguy
Dec 15, 2003, 02:21 PM
okay, i get it in firebird. but in this case, on that particular website, it won't work in firebird. any idea why that might be? i don't think it's a security setting.
mwjd299
Dec 15, 2003, 03:34 PM
I bought a Logitech MX300 optical mouse last Christmas for my old peecee. I bought an iMac 2 weeks ago, I just plugged it in and it worked like it was supposed to, scroll wheel and right click.
7on
Dec 15, 2003, 04:08 PM
It might be a glitch in firebird?
iChan
Dec 15, 2003, 09:08 PM
i actually quite like the one-button mouse.