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To: nommedeguerre who wrote (16874)	1/29/1998 9:51:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

My guess is that a major application might provide the ability to use the multi-button mouse if it is available. As far as user-implemented scripts or events, I have noticed that in VirtualPC you can use the Shift-click to emulate the right mouse button. A simple script might take the multi-button mouse driver event for the second button and translate this to the Shift-click required by VirtualPC. I still don't see how it is possible for 2nd mouse button support for a context-sensitive menu is possible unless if supported within the application itself. Since Mac software is written with only 1 mouse button in mind, I don't see how it is possible. For one thing, there would have to be some sort of event type that the application can pick up that indicates not only that the mouse button was pressed, but at what pixel position, then the pixel position would need to be somehow translated to what object is exposed at that position, and then it would need to translate this into some sort of method call on an object. Even assuming that this problem is solved, this must be written into the application and cannot be scripted or mapped from outside.

To: nommedeguerre who wrote (16874)	1/30/1998 4:03:00 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

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