Hi Norm, re: the mysterious second mouse button
Haven't used the particular mouse you're talking about, but I use a Wacom tablet and stylus which, conceptually, is very similar.
The Wacom has a two-position momentary rocker switch. The lower part of the rocker is set as my primary mouse button. The upper part is my second mouse button.
Using the Wacom control panel, I can set the upper to have different behaviours depending on the program. For example, I can have it set to be 'click-n'-hold' in program A whilst it acts as a double-click in program B, an option key in C, a macro trigger in D, and a particular keystroke in yet something else. It's really quite flexible. As noted earlier of course, the software tools have to support this functionality, but it is there. I'm sure this is how the multi-button mice operate, too.
This will help illustrate (the application pull-down allows you to specify different settings per program): magneticdiary.com
For that matter, either position (upper/lower) and the tip, itself, is programmable in the same manner so it's really a 3-button mouse. The Wacom software for Windows has a similar type of programmability also.
Incidentally, anybody who suffers from repetitive stress or carpal tunnel problems should get one. I was nearly debilitated due to the number of keyboard/mouse hours I log. The Wacom cleared up all of my wrist and arm problems in a matter of weeks.
-MrB |
