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use of glass touchpad
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I use it the same, I barely ever actually press down on the trackpad, seems to be faster for me to do that. And there's no noise, so even better when its late at night, since I have to share a room with my sister 
since I have to share a room with my sister
Sorry that just hit me as really funny.
Sorry that just hit me as really funny.
haha yeah I know, it sucks really bad, but it is because we have just moved to Canada, and are staying at a relative's place for now, so me and her basically have to share the room.
I use it quite a bit. I don't like taking my finger off the pad, at times . I always use it to drag and drop and I find it important to sit back and enjoy the clicking sound (press higher on the pad) when doing something important like finally sending out a programming assignement
. I always use it to drag and drop and I find it important to sit back and enjoy the clicking sound (press higher on the pad) when doing something important like finally sending out a programming assignement
Originally, I was thinking about getting a wireless mouse, but now I decided not too. I wanted to take advantage of what Apple has included in the new products, as I bought the new MB for their new features. I don't have the tap enabled, as I came in from a PC and I used actual mouses. So far, I find the glass trackpad a great touch to the computer and all of the multi touch gestures are useful. I find the four finger ones the most useful.
I use it quite a bit. I don't like taking my finger off the pad, at times
yeah i use click only to drag and drop and also when I'm sending doing something important. If i want something to work it feels like a better idea to click ha. other than that i go tap
I did the hard click for a while, but now I'm all over the tap to click (thought I used to hate this function on my old laptop).
I still hard click to drag, though.
I still hard click to drag, though.
I have an old school MBP and never clic the button just tap. Its good to know I will still be able to do that on the new MB and MBP's.
HAHA! yeah...to really be honest, it's not THAT bad here. I still miss home (California), but the girls here are really cute
Oh man, I shouldn't be saying that, I have a girlfriend lol
At least he didn't move to Jersey
lol funny you mention Jersey, because my cousins live there
the only thing i don't like about the clicking is that it's difficult to click near the top of the pad. it's almost like the pad is a lever that is connected to the computer at the top of the pad, making it unclickable if you try to click at the top of the pad.
That's exactly right - the trackpad is hinged at the top.
I just look at it as a way of hiding the normal button - not really making the whole thing one big "button".
Probably to avoid too many accidental clicks.
Wear and tear on a scissor switch that big might also be a consideration.
So after this thread I decided to turn on tap to click. I've hated it in the past on Windows notebooks because I always end up accidentally tapping when I'm just trying to move the pointer.
Under OSX I am amazed. It's nothing like under Windows. I haven't accidentally tapped it yet when I wanted to move or scroll instead. This is awesome
Under OSX I am amazed. It's nothing like under Windows. I haven't accidentally tapped it yet when I wanted to move or scroll instead. This is awesome
I use tap to click quite a lot on my BlackBook, it just makes sense - you move your finger to a space and click on it.
However I do use the click quite often too, especially for double-click and dragging.
I guess its just one of those things that remains necessary to do...
However I do use the click quite often too, especially for double-click and dragging.
I guess its just one of those things that remains necessary to do...