Force Touch and right click?

[Wilson1313]

I'm thinking about upgrading my 2011 MBA to the 2015 rMBP 13". Currently I have right click enabled for my trackpad, which I use quite often. I heard with the new force touch there are no more two sides for clicking- is there still an easy way to right click on the trackpad or what are the alternatives?

 

[That70sGAdawg]

Simply put two fingers on the trackpad, and "click" with the right one for "right click".

 

[nobodyjustwalks]

Simply put two fingers on the trackpad, and "click" with the right one for "right click".

No offense, but just sitting at home and trying this is seriously a pain. I hope thatʻs not how it works.

Currently to right click:
Hit the trackpad with two fingers and right click is activated.

New way:
Two fingers are hovering above trackpad
Bring them down the make contact with and not move away from trackpad
Wait a second and realize you need to push "right" side finger down
Feel awkward as your brain tries to readjust to putting your fingers down on the trackpad and then pushing the "right" finger of the two into the trackpad to register the click.

 

[Chundles]

No offense, but just sitting at home and trying this is seriously a pain. I hope thatʻs not how it works.

Currently to right click:
Hit the trackpad with two fingers and right click is activated.

New way:
Two fingers are hovering above trackpad
Bring them down the make contact with and not move away from trackpad
Wait a second and realize you need to push "right" side finger down
Feel awkward as your brain tries to readjust to putting your fingers down on the trackpad and then pushing the "right" finger of the two into the trackpad to register the click.

What? No, right click is the same, you click the trackpad with two fingers as you currently do. The only difference is the pad no longer moves.

 

[nobodyjustwalks]

What? No, right click is the same, you click the trackpad with two fingers as you currently do. The only difference is the pad no longer moves.

Cool. Yeah didnʻt have enough time to test it out thoroughly at the store today. Was just taking the post literally.

 

[Nermal]

Can you still rest two fingers on the pad and click with your thumb? That's the motion that you had to use back when there was a physical button, and it still works on the buttonless trackpads; how about on the new one?

 

[nobodyjustwalks]

Can you still rest two fingers on the pad and click with your thumb? That's the motion that you had to use back when there was a physical button, and it still works on the buttonless trackpads; how about on the new one?

Thatʻs interesting. Never tried this method. I use middle finger and ring finger together for trackpad navigation. Iʻve never tried using my thumb along with both the other fingers. I do not know if it works that way on the new trackpads.

 

[maflynn]

I'm sure apple has figured out a way to give us a right click, either using the same way now, or a slightly different way that will work with force touch.

 

[C64]

I have right click setup to be a click in the bottom right corner. Would that still work? I assume the sensitivity layer has some idea of where on the pad you're clicking.

 

[ct1211]

I have right click setup to be a click in the bottom right corner. Would that still work? I assume the sensitivity layer has some idea of where on the pad you're clicking.

I just came from a BB store. All original set up options work as before. This two finger click is something I never used but it does it. I changed the setting to bottom right click for the right click as I normally use it. The big change is the feedback and its cool (This coming from someone that wishes some manufacturer would get their ****** together and engineer a Windows laptop to look and feel like a Mac) Copy and steal all the tech you need to, just do it! Hopefully Windows 10 will motivate someone to make it right while making slightly rounded edges that don't cut off my circulation after 10 minutes.

 

[mas7]

I dont have the new 2015 model yet but i currently have 'tap to click' selected. this allows me to have a one finger tap to left click and a two finger tap to right click (without actually clicking the track pad). Im sure the force touch would have the same options.

 

[Wilson1313]

I have right click setup to be a click in the bottom right corner. Would that still work? I assume the sensitivity layer has some idea of where on the pad you're clicking.

This is the right click setup I was asking about in my original question- I know there are two finger options but I would like to know if the bottom right setup works as well.