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Poll: To click or not to click?

To click or not to click?

  • Tap-to-click

    Votes: 13 39.4%

  • Click-to-click

    Votes: 11 33.3%

  • Both options

    Votes: 9 27.3%

  • None. I (still) use a mouse to click

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    33
morespce54

morespce54

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I have a MacBook Unibody, my iPod is 5th generation and I don't have a iPhone (yet). As you might notice, I haven't been converted completely (yet) to the "wonderful-world-of-fun-multi-touch" devices and I just can't make my mind whether to use the "tap-to-click" or "click-to-click" option on my MB.

What's your thoughts?
Any multi-touch fans out-here that couldn't go back?
Any old schooler that can't make the switch?
Should we learn the multi-touch way because from now on, we're living in a multi-touch World or will this tech be gone tomorrow?
 
Generally on my iBook G4, I use the button to click. It's just easier to me for some reason. I will occasionally use the "tap-to-click" option, usually when I'm feeling really lazy and don't want to push a button. :p
 
I prefer the click still but I have the touch-to-click on as well. If my wife is watching a movie it's safer to use the touch-to-click.

The real winner IMHO is the 2-finger scroll and 3-finger "forward/back" for Safari.
 
clicking all the way. the glass pad has such a beautiful sound.
plus i am a clutz with the tap to click and end up clicking when i don't mean to. :)
 
Ever since I got my WhiteBook I used tap to click. I just find it so much easier. Only time I actually click is when I'm selecting multiple files and don't want to click the wrong ones :p
 
I rarely use the click on my macbook. I have everything setup for tap. Tap to click and 2 finger tap for alternate click.

Eric
 
I don't click much on my MB. I am more of a tap to click kind of guy. This is probably a habit I brought with me as I migrated from a PC laptop to the MB.
 
I used to hate tap to click cause I would accidentally click stuff and it would be extremely annoying... BUT THEN I got the Alu. MB. While in class, I would click with this damn thing but it was so damn loud so I just gave tapping a try and I fell in love, literally :cool:
 
I've always used tap-to-click, ever since my dad's old Thinkpad with the passive LCD screen, haha
 
I use to use only the click and my wife likes the tap to click, so for fun I tried it and told my self that I'll try if for a week, and I haven't gone back.
 
I am actually annoyed when I have to reach down so far to click on my friend's macbook white. Laziest thing of all time.
 
Wow, you guys make me feel like a weirdo, I use both quite equally. I think I subconsciously minimize my finger movements... or maybe I just find one more appropriate depending on the situation :S dunno.
 
I use tap-click when I need to just click something, but when I'm selecting a bunch of files or dragging them where I need them, I use the actual click since it doesn't let you do that with tap-click (unless my machine is just weird).
 
Real men click. :D

I have never got on with tap to click, and was actually put off of the Alu MBs for ages before someone pointed out to me that they do actually have a "button". Now I find it difficult to go back to any other laptop's trackpad.
 
tap to click all the way baby!!!

sine-nomine said:
I use tap-click when I need to just click something, but when I'm selecting a bunch of files or dragging them where I need them, I use the actual click since it doesn't let you do that with tap-click (unless my machine is just weird).
Click to expand...

your machine is just weird :p mine does that just fine!
 
I was a clicker on windows and now I'm a tapper on OSX :) Tap to click + multitouch gestures = the way it should be done!
 
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