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Why don't they just put two buttons on the trackpad for right click?

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boonlar

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Surely it would be easier and more efficient when using other operating sytems. Why does apple only include 1 button on macbooks?
 
Because it is their style. Two-finger click feels much more natural anyway since you don't have to contort your thumb under your hand.
 
boonlar said:
Surely it would be easier and more efficient when using other operating sytems. Why does apple only include 1 button on macbooks?
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Have you seen the new trackpads? There are no "buttons". However, there is an option that allows you to click in the bottom-right area of the trackpad and have that register as a "right-click". Pretty much the same thing as having two buttons.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Because it's easier to just touch it with two fingers than to move your hand down.
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Nobody moves their hand down you just move your thumb a few millimeters and tap right click. Or maybe just on my laptops I've owned lol.

Also do macbooks have a piece of the trackpad reserved for scrolling on webpages? Mine has a small part of the ride side for scrolling and I find it really convenient.

It seems to me that apple hates the idea of two mouse buttons😛
 
boonlar said:
Nobody moves their hand down you just move your thumb a few millimeters and tap right click. Or maybe just on my laptops I've owned lol.

Also do macbooks have a piece of the trackpad reserved for scrolling on webpages? Mine has a small part of the ride side for scrolling and I find it really convenient.

It seems to me that apple hates the idea of two mouse buttons😛
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Why move at ALL when you can just use two fingers?

The entire trackpad functions as a "scroll area" ("scroll area" is the most IDIOTIC idea ever. You can't get used to that stupid strip coming from a whole trackpad of use).

Ever used an iPhone or iPod touch? It's exactly the same, including the pinch to zoom and swiping stuff.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Why move at ALL when you can just use two fingers?

The entire trackpad functions as a "scroll area" ("scroll area" is the most IDIOTIC idea ever. You can't get used to that stupid strip coming from a whole trackpad of use).

Ever used an iPhone or iPod touch? It's exactly the same, including the pinch to zoom and swiping stuff.
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I don't know I love the scrolling strip. I scroll with my middle finger and move the cursor with my index finger. Seems to work very well when browsing. I wish there was more buttons though so I could map it to forward/back like I do with my 7 button desktop mouse lol😀
 
For function, it's much easier on your thumb/finger than clicking the button, and for design, one button (now none at all) looks way better than all the clunk and clutter of two buttons, a scroll area to move pages up and down...
 
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