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To: HerbVic who wrote (13731)	5/18/1998 10:36:00 AM
From: Barnhart	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

I have a Logitek 3-button mouse on my Mac at home. I use one button for click, another for double click, and another for various features. If the browser is open, the third is to go back. If Finder is active, it is cmd-W. A single click for double click makes windows fly. And other programs I use it in combination with QuicKeys for a special keystroke. I'm pro multi-button mouse. I think the Mac should come with a two button mouse. I think the second button is very, very useful. I don't think that a person would have a hard time using the extra button and I don't think it would be difficult for a novice to understand what it is there for. Brian

To: HerbVic who wrote (13731)	5/18/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

<<With one button, operating the OS is still intuitive and takes place in the background of the thinking processes.>> I don't like the tw-button mouse concept either. However, I cannot find any valid support that one-button is more intuitive. This is true when you see that the righ-mouse click is replaced by the control, option and command key combos to do things like "Get Info". Is that really more intuitive? Perhaps not, but I can create new folders and get info much faster with the key combos. I once had someone look over my shoulder as I was copying files and creating new folder directories on my Powerbook. "I didn't know you could move so quickly on Windows 95>" I replied, "You can't. This is a Mac." No matter the expertise on Windows, you cannot access these functions faster than a Mac with all those stupid drop-downs on Windows. -Bill_H

To: HerbVic who wrote (13731)	5/18/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: Jonathan Bird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

Mac OS 8.1 addresses several of those features you mentioned. No it doesn't. Not even one of them. There is some limited threading in the finder so you can erase/copy files and still have control of your machine. But it still stalls if you hold down the mouse button. I can't agree with you on the 2 button mouse You give the standard arguments. Arguments I used to use myself until I was forced to become a Win95/NT user. Turns out knowing which finger goes to which button is quite natural after a short while. Much like knowing which hand you write with. The index finger is the "main" button and middle is the "contextual" button. The second button provides much greater efficiency, especially for web surfing. And since contextual menus already work with the keyboard, Apple could support a two button mouse and you wouldn't need to use it if you couldn't learn how for some remedial reason. Plus we could use less expensive Windows pointing devices. It's a win-win all the way around really. After using a two button mouse for a while, going back to a one button mouse is like trying to use a keyboard without a tab key. Jon Bird