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From: kateley@Apple.COM (Jim Kateley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: 2 button mouse
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Date: 10 Mar 88 20:45:34 GMT
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In article <3611@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> chekmate@athena.mit.edu (Adam Kao) writes:
>You know, I will never understand why Apple made such a big deal about
>the one-button mouse. 
...
>
>I understand Apple wanted everything to be perfect for the novice
>user, but how long can you stay a novice anyway?  Using two buttons
>isn't as hard to learn as riding a bicycle; it's more like learning
>how to use a door.
>

I disagree, from a coordination and subconcious level.  If you think about it,
its easier for your mind to do two things with two hands vs. two things with 
two fingers.  With a one button mouse, you never think about the mouse, you
use it.  With multiple button mice, you have to stop and think about what
button to press next.  If you do that, you probably will look at the
mouse, which makes you stop as the decision comes to the front of your 
mind, distracting you from what you were trying to do in the first place.

The modifier key/click seems (IMHO) to be more desirable since your using
two hands to do two thing together, which you learn to do as a part of life.
(driving a car, eating, etc.)
On the other hand, I did not learn how to move one finger
over a small space with accuracy, or two decide between two fingers quickly.

BTW, I have used a multiple button mouse before, and the problems I had with
it were along the lines I described above.

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