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iBook and Powerbook users do you use the trackpad as a mouse button?

I don't. I use the button for my clicks... I like having something "solid" to click and I don't like clicks by mistake.

I position my hand so that I use my middle finger and ring finger for scrolling, and I use the side of my thumb to use the button. It works like a charm! :)
 
I personally happily use "Tap to click" and feel that it speeds up my interaction with the powerbook.

Each to their own of course but I do find it hard to understand those that state they accidentally click items when enabled. I've tried myself but cannot replicate this symptom.

Maybe some have very aggressive styles of using a trackpad that somehow mimics tapping in which case this function would not be for them.

vanilla
 
Gil_Grissom said:
Stops those accidental clicks. Helps the 2-finger scrolling aswell.
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So do a lot of people use the trackpad for two finger scrolling (my iBook is before that feature came out, and I paid for sidetrack / got used to it before iScroll came out, so I haven't really used it), but not for tap-click?
 
mkrishnan said:
So do a lot of people use the trackpad for two finger scrolling (my iBook is before that feature came out, and I paid for sidetrack / got used to it before iScroll came out, so I haven't really used it), but not for tap-click?
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I use it all the time when I dont have my external mouse plugged in
 
How come I don't know what you guys are talking about? Are you talking about using the "enter" button on the keyboard instead of the trackpad as an enter function? What "button" are you referring to -- the click pad on the track pad? Or are you talking about the new scrolling trackpad feature on the new iBooks? (WHich I don't have.)

Sorry so "newbie" of a question, though I'm not.
 
California said:
How come I don't know what you guys are talking about? Are you talking about using the "enter" button on the keyboard instead of the trackpad as an enter function? What "button" are you referring to -- the click pad on the track pad? Or are you talking about the new scrolling trackpad feature on the new iBooks? (WHich I don't have.)

Sorry so "newbie" of a question, though I'm not.
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On powerbooks and ibooks there is a grey pad you run your finger over to move the mouse cursor (sounds so dos/windowish saying mouse cursor). You can set it up so when you tap that grey pad, it clicks instead of using the button that is below it. You can go to Apple's Website and look at the PB/iB's and see what I mean, unelss you have a PB or iB. You can change this setting though in the System Preferences under mouse/keyboard.
 
mkrishnan said:
So do a lot of people use the trackpad for two finger scrolling (my iBook is before that feature came out, and I paid for sidetrack / got used to it before iScroll came out, so I haven't really used it), but not for tap-click?
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Ye I use it constantly and love it. Despite early reports that it was a bit buggy mine is perfect, once you've used it you never go back!! It makes using a conventional touchpad seem a real nightmare!
 
slooksterPSV said:
On powerbooks and ibooks there is a grey pad you run your finger over to move the mouse cursor (sounds so dos/windowish saying mouse cursor). You can set it up so when you tap that grey pad, it clicks instead of using the button that is below it. You can go to Apple's Website and look at the PB/iB's and see what I mean, unelss you have a PB or iB. You can change this setting though in the System Preferences under mouse/keyboard.
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Oh. Cool! Had no idea! :)
 
I kinda like it because I don't appreciate the click sound of the button on my pb, but as with many others the annoyance of clicking something unitentionally has lead me to turnit off. What I would appreciate is a silent button, perhaps a click-pad (patent pending, patent pending, patent pending).
 
Its funny you bring this up. I just got a Powerbook a few weeks ago, and gave my girlfriend my old Dell laptop. I left the feature turned on on the Dell, and I have it turned off on my Pbook. I find it incredibly annoying. Now everytime she uses my computer, she yells about it. "Why can I just click on the Pad?!" She thought it was a Mac thing, she didnt realize that its a preferances thing :D
 
I use the mouse trackpad button thingy. I use it constantly. Couldn't live with out it. I also use the 2 finger scroll thingy, too. :eek:
 
I use it for clicking and drag lock, although it is a pain sometimes...
And for those with white ibooks that don't have a scrolling trackpad, there is software that puts it in, I think it's called iScroll. It supports some powerbooks too. :)
 
I mostly use my PowerBook as my main computer so I never really use the trackpad. However, when I do use it in a portable manner, I always use the button. I can't use the trackpad... I always clicked by accident. :p
 
i don't use it. i also just got a wireless apple mouse and am messing around with that.
 
achie25 said:
i don't use it. i also just got a wireless apple mouse and am messing around with that.
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I wish someone would come out with a bluetooth Trackball!
 
I keep my index finger on the trackpad, middle finger hovering above the trackpad for easy two-finger scrolling access, and my thumb on the button's button left corner so it's quieter when I click.

Because of this I have no need for trackpad clicking, just no need. I figure why turn it on and risk clicking on accident when i have my finger constantly on the button anyway. I've used it once or twice in a place where I need to be really quiet (and I use iSkin for quiet typing).
 
ITASOR said:
I keep my index finger on the trackpad, middle finger hovering above the trackpad for easy two-finger scrolling access, and my thumb on the button's button left corner so it's quieter when I click.
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This is a very good helpful tip!! Clicking the sides really does reduce the sound, and its a smoother click too! Nice find!
 
No, trackpad as a mouse button is a nightmare in my opinion leads to many mistakes and odd clicks........I feel much more secure using the real clicker,

Shadow
 
i hate using the trackpad as a clicker maybe i'm just one of those uncoordinated users. i always use the clicker when i'm one the go makes it much easier for me. on my station i'm hooked on my logitech mx1000.
 
BiikeMike said:
I wish someone would come out with a bluetooth Trackball!
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Ouch, I don't know of anyone that would buy that. Optical gives you more precision in my opinion. I can't stand TrackBall mice.
 
slooksterPSV said:
Ouch, I don't know of anyone that would buy that. Optical gives you more precision in my opinion. I can't stand TrackBall mice.
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*puts flamesuite on* i hate trackball mice as well they seem like a thing of the past to me.
 
The other thing about a TrackBall Bluetooth mouse is it kind of defeats the purpose. The reason TrackBall mice do not work is because of the lint that gets on the rollers - basically from the rubber ball attracting all the dust on the whatever you put it on (table, mouse pad, etc). So if they can put BT w/ Optical and have it low power consumption, it's perfect.
 
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