so i know that this is kind of small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but i'm looking for some help with my trackpad. [background: i'm running both OSX and windows 7].
i'm a lefty, and so when when i use a mouse, i like to switch the primary and secondary buttons. [i'm going to use that terminology so i don't have to keep putting "left click" and "right click" in quotes.] that's all fine and dandy when a mouse is actually plugged in. HOWEVER, when there is no mouse present [and therefore the trackpad must be used], things get a little goofy:
[1] within OSX, the trackpad behaves the same as if i hadn't changed any options, i.e. a regular primary click is a primary, and a secondary is a secondary. all good here.
[2] within windows, however, if the primary and secondary are switched, it also affects the trackpad. so for example, if i want to open a file, i have to hold two fingers on the trackpad and double-click [the action of the secondary click]. and to get the options of a file [copy, paste, open with, etc], i just single click with no other fingers pressing the trackpad.
i know that was a little wordy, but basically what it boils down to is: if there is no mouse present in windows, and the primary and secondary buttons are switched, i have to reverse every action on the pad. i know i could just go back into mouse settings and change them, but if i don't have to bother with that in OSX, why do i need to in windows? and please, no "cuz windoze sux" comments
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i'm a lefty, and so when when i use a mouse, i like to switch the primary and secondary buttons. [i'm going to use that terminology so i don't have to keep putting "left click" and "right click" in quotes.] that's all fine and dandy when a mouse is actually plugged in. HOWEVER, when there is no mouse present [and therefore the trackpad must be used], things get a little goofy:
[1] within OSX, the trackpad behaves the same as if i hadn't changed any options, i.e. a regular primary click is a primary, and a secondary is a secondary. all good here.
[2] within windows, however, if the primary and secondary are switched, it also affects the trackpad. so for example, if i want to open a file, i have to hold two fingers on the trackpad and double-click [the action of the secondary click]. and to get the options of a file [copy, paste, open with, etc], i just single click with no other fingers pressing the trackpad.
i know that was a little wordy, but basically what it boils down to is: if there is no mouse present in windows, and the primary and secondary buttons are switched, i have to reverse every action on the pad. i know i could just go back into mouse settings and change them, but if i don't have to bother with that in OSX, why do i need to in windows? and please, no "cuz windoze sux" comments
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