[Klug-general] Re: You can't dis apple

[Karl Lattimer]

> I never did understand quite why Mac's only have one mouse button. I
> don't understand what it is they thing it adds to have only 1.
> Personally I use a 3 button wheel mouse, and thats plenty. Left click,
> right click, and middle click for paste. Technically I don't really need
> the middle click, I can chord middle. But its nice to have.

The one mouse button is a sticking point a lot of the time, I remember
reading from a former apple developers opinion on this. He said
something like 'its to try and stop developers relying on context menus,
which are by their nature hidden, the user doesn't know they're there
until they right click, limiting the use is a good thing and right click
is still available from CTRL+click'

> 
> Why then, does apple insist on crippling the device so much? 
> 
> J
> 
> PS Bonus question for 10 points: Is mac bashing really off topic for a
> LUG mailing list?

Mac bashing is a waste of time. They have come back from the dregs of
destruction, with a highly usable desktop which is ideal for every day
use. It isn't the thrown together discord which is Linux. Even though I
love Linux, it isn't anywhere near as good as OSX

K,