From: | snicker@*********.net (snicker@*********.net) |
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Subject: | SR4 Conversion [OT] |
Date: | Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:17:39 +0000 |
> From: Gurth [mailto:gurth@******.nl]
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 05:14 PM
>
> According to Adam Jury, on 29-7-05 14:15 the word on the street was...
>
> >> Plus, isn't the default mouse still single-button?
>
> It's what my iMac came with six months ago, and which I happily use
> everyday. Best mouse I've ever used, I think, although I must admit that
> a 1995-vintage Microsoft two-button serial mouse comes close second.
>
> > Yeah. And that's what I use every single day to do 'real work.' I found
> > it kinda wonky at first, but once you're used to it, it's really good.
>
> The best thing about it is you occasionally get to watch Windows users
> operate it. Pay careful attention to their finger positions when they
> click on something ;)
Mouse gesturing has become such second nature to me, I couldn't switch to a single-button
mouse if I had to. I'm actually considering buying the new glove peripheral and adapting
it to a mouse gesture program to create an effect similar to what you see on Johnny
Mnemonic, The Minority Report and Century City.