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Who loves the good ole' one button mouse?

OK I'll chime in. I love my one button mice. One button is great for power users who use the keyboard for a bajillion commands. Don't see a need to change.
 
decksnap said:
OK I'll chime in. I love my one button mice. One button is great for power users who use the keyboard for a bajillion commands. Don't see a need to change.
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OOh, I hear that!
using my keyboard to the fullest extent is so much easier than having 2834134135 buttons.
I even have nimble violinist fingers and mice with more than 2 buttons give me trouble.

I <3 one button mouse. :)
 
I use my mighty mouse as single click, I bought it for double click,so I could replace my microsoft mouse, but Im now in love with single click! The only problem is windows cant handle control-clicks haha :p
 
I also love my one button mouse. It's so much more ... instinctual.

God. Is Control Clicking so hard, world?
 
thedude110 said:
I also love my one button mouse. It's so much more ... instinctual.

God. Is Control Clicking so hard, world?
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you don't even have to ctrl+ click.. it's in the top menu bar thingiee! :p

Lazy bums with your RIGHT clicking and CONTROL clicking! I swear!
:D:D
 
Hey, to those who like it, more power to you.

But what really bothers me about the 1 button mouse is how it perpetuates the myth among PC users that macs *can't* use multibutton mice. I've heard so many PC users say that's a sticking point with them for using a mac... and then I just stare at them in disbelief for a moment before explaining that not only can you use multibutton mice with macs, they are plug and play, no driver installation needed...

So on that basis, I wish apple would do away with the thing once and for all.
 
Originally posted by QCassidy352
Hey, to those who like it, more power to you.

But what really bothers me about the 1 button mouse is how it perpetuates the myth among PC users that macs *can't* use multibutton mice. I've heard so many PC users say that's a sticking point with them for using a mac... and then I just stare at them in disbelief for a moment before explaining that not only can you use multibutton mice with macs, they are plug and play, no driver installation needed...

So on that basis, I wish apple would do away with the thing once and for all.
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They are...**points to Mighty Mouse**
 
I love the aesthetics of Apple mice, but one button isn't enough for games. Even Marathon had two firing modes per weapon, and newer games certainly aren't getting less complicated. Command-clicking existing in Blizzard games has been a true gift, but it is much simpler to just right click. Same thing with Safari: to open a link in a new tab, middle clicking is faster than command-clicking. I am very glad Apple released the Mighty Mouse; I think the Mac image is improved by an Apple multi-button mouse (even if I don't like the thing very much personally).
 
I have a Mighty Mouse and when I saw that they were getting rid of the One Button Mouse I zipped down to my AppleCentre and bought the very last one. I haven't used it much but it was very nice to use. Only thing I missed was scrolling my web pages - a little solidstate tracker in the middle of it would make it perfect.
 
I use Final Cut as my pro app. and 1 button is doing it just fine for me. My PC then again has
Right Click
Left Click
2 Side Left Clicks
Middle button
Push Down on scroller
Up and Down on scroller
Left and Right on Scroller

.....holy crap. lol
 
Heck no. I can't use a 1 button mouse. I have a Logitech MX1000 that's got a ton of buttons, and I could use a few more buttons!

I've got left/right click, back/forward, the 3 Expose functions and Dashboard programmed to buttons on the mouse. And I could certainly use at least 2 more buttons to control next/previous track in iTunes.
 
I love my apple bluetooth mouse. For regular use i find it easier to control then a too button mouse. I want apple to make a bluetooth mighty mouse maybe at MWSF :)
 
One button mouse sucks. BUT its GREAT for kids. My 2 yr old loves it as no menus pop up as with the old logitech mouse he used to use. Now he can just click with his whole hand. I had used the one button mouse for like a half an hour and was disgusted. Right clicking is a way of life.
 
I might be in the minority here, but I simultaneously love and hate all three Apple mice:

Apple Pro Mouse
Pros: Great shape. One button.
Cons: Stupid cord. No nipple-ball. Not extensible.

Apple Wireless Mouse
Pros: Great shape. One button. No cord.
Cons: No nipple ball. Not extensible.

Apple Mighty Mouse
Pros: Great shape. One button-configurable. Nipple ball. Extensible.
Cons: Stupid cord. Flawed right-click system (you can read about this elsewhere, like the Arstechnica report).


I just need one of each, I guess. I have a Pro Mouse, a Wireless is on the way, and maybe I'll get a Mighty for Xmas.
 
My 5 year old niece likes to use the hockey puck Apple mouse. It fits her hand quite well.

After about 10 years of using one button mice I sometimes find myself contorl-clicking while using my cheap 2-button mouse :p
 
prophet621 said:
Me, never liked it. I can't handle not having my scroll wheel and right click button. I was a Windows network support for a while, right click is essential. Holding down the command key just doesn't cut it, drives me insane on my ibook when I don't have my mouse hooked up.
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iScroll 2 does wonders. I love having only one mouse button, but I use the contextual menus on occasion. Things like looking up a word in Dictionary, etc. So I have one mouse button, but two-finger scrolling and two-finger right-clicking. :D Linkety
 
I have recently become a one-button user. I have used two buttons for as long as I can recall - since I got a kensington device for my IIsi. I recently unplugged my logitech two button scroll mouse and plugged in the clear pro mouse that originally came with my PM G4. I love the thing. I'm not sure why I even tried it, but I actually like it. The clear is pretty as well - I wish Apple would have kept that clear look for their "two button".
 
not so much the one button that gets me its the lack of a scroll wheel that I have a problem dealing with
 
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