One button mouse versus two button mouse

[mpw]

What the hell was that all about?

I find these forums a very useful source of info., news and entertainment But it drives me mad when people post ½ a thought particulaly when people say things like I hate xxx, I love xxx or fish are better than horses.

Don't get me wrong I've no problem with humorous one liners that poke harmless fun or make a point that may or may not even be on topic but please try and give some idea of why you love, hate or have an opinion. (OK I'll accept that Love is sometimes irrational and that's OK but irrational hate is either stupid or best kept to one's self).

 

[pcpacker]

I 'hate' tuna. Should I try a mouse instead?

WHY do you hate you touchscreen? Is is awkward to use? Did it sleep with your girl? Does it always turn up late stinking of booze and fags?

I do hate tuna, and celery for that matter. And my touchscreen--so there. I guess you will never know why.

 

[MXDT]

I just bought an apple mouse for my iBook. after using a two button scroll wheel mouse for years on windows and about a year on my iBook. I've been using this new single button apple mouse for a few days now and I must say I'm happy with the un deniable quality of the mouse and most importantly how much better my experience has been. I feel more interactive with the OS and it definetly make you think more when navigating. But these are my personal feelings.

I bought the mouse mostly for the novelty of having one, and to just see how it would be. And I'm not going back to a multi button. I really like it an prefer it.

 

[JFreak]

i must repeat myself and say how much the one-button mouse is a blessing for macintosh - the software developers just must think a little harder about the user interface, because tasks should be usable with a (regular) click.

i recently tried railroad tycoon three. (yes, i pirated it, just to test if it's worth buying. it's not, so i deleted it, end of that story). anyway, the experience about rrt3 was that i instantly got confused about its controls. i found no way of zooming the map back and forth with my laptop's trackpad. there was not even an indication of a zooming possibility, and if i hadn't had played similar games i would have been totally lost. the interface was designed for two-button mice and it was awful to play without one. the developer had just forgot to place two little simple controls to the edge of the map area.

i know this is not the best example because most hardcore game players use zillion-button mice anyway, but still... THE MOUSE IS A POINTING DEVICE WHICH HAS TWO FUNCTIONS, POINT AND CLICK. any software that requires a mouse should work with a mouse (which has one button by definition) and not require any more specialized gaming controller devices.