Hell freezes over - Apple 2 button mouse released

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:06 pm

That mouse actually works like anyone new to a mac would expect it works.
I remember squeezing the hell out of that one-button mouse. In search for the second button and a wheel of some sorts

bencodec · Post by **bencodec** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:24 pm

personally, i won't be buying the 2 button mouse. i have a keyboard full of buttons in my left hand and really don't need another. i guess it's nice to have it if you feel you need it but i can't see it making any difference accept for the laziness factor.

Chris J · Post by **Chris J** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:41 pm

bencodec wrote:personally, i won't be buying the 2 button mouse. i have a keyboard full of buttons in my left hand and really don't need another. i guess it's nice to have it if you feel you need it but i can't see it making any difference accept for the laziness factor.

do you guys also have to pedal to get it working ?

Agent47 · Post by **Agent47** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:57 pm

I just bought a Logitech LASER mouse! It is the king of mice!

Better be for the 90 bucks I paid for it!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:12 pm

I love how being productive and efficient can so easily be reduced to laziness! That's like saying "key commands in live is lazy - the mouse works just fine"

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:26 pm

draff wrote:Also, WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY RELEASE THIS AND NOT INCLUDE A BLUETOOTH WIRELESS VERSION?!?!?!?!?

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but what about a blutooth trackball

how long has bletooth been out?????

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:28 pm

i'd love a decent trackball....nevermind a bluetooth one. you'd think they'd be easy to come by but they seem to be very unpopular.

robtronik · Post by **robtronik** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:45 pm

mike holiday wrote:
draff wrote:Also, WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY RELEASE THIS AND NOT INCLUDE A BLUETOOTH WIRELESS VERSION?!?!?!?!?

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but what about a blutooth trackball

how long has bletooth been out?????

Yeah, I was just searching for one of these last night and couldn't fine ONE. There is a soon to be released on coming soon, but that's it.

A trackball for live performance that was bluetooth wireless enabled would be awesome.

Kabuki - take a deep breath. No need to hate the player. Hate the game.

rob.

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:10 pm

Can't hate the game if you can't PLAY it... you need a TWO BUTTON FRIGGIN MOUSE to play (alt fire).

I REALLY HATE STEVE JOBS STILL (but I love my Mac)

telekom · Post by **telekom** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:41 pm

mmmm... could you use the wee ball thingy to control the wee circle in the graph screen of Auto Filter, for instance? I'd like that. Except I'm trying not to use a traditional mouse as I got myself a tasty right-arm RSI over the last 17 years...

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:13 pm

telekom wrote:I got myself a tasty right-arm RSI over the last 17 years...

I know the feeling, I'm getting one on my right wrist too.

I use macs at work and have actually got really used to those little circular mice. everybody else hates them, but I actually find them really easy to draw with. It's surprising how possible it is to get used to lots of different hardware, it's a bit like driving lots of different cars, weird as hell at first, then you don't notice any more.

I don't care what it is as long as it does the job i want it to do, and that I dont have to wait too long for it to finish.

One button, two, three, trackball, thet're all giving me RSI, i wish somebody would invent something new.

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:25 pm

I hate Mac mouses with a vengeance too. Not just the lack of a second button, scroll wheel etc, but also the general "springiness" in it. I don't want to click the whole goddamn mouse! Gimme a button to press!

I've used Macs at work for a loong time and always asked the IT department for a replacement mouse as soon as I got a new machine.

quandry · Post by **quandry** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:29 pm

f-ck two buttons, my mouse has six plus side-to-side scroll. May be overboard for others, but it is super-handy for graphics and CAD applications. I have one button that acts as the delete key, another thumb button for "enter" (totally crucial in all apps.), another for "ctrl". These three come in handy in most all apps, including Live. The ctrl mouse button gets me close to Live 3 style scrubbing using Live 4 (at least I only have to use one hand).

Ryan

Livewire · Post by **Livewire** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:42 pm

lol mighty mouse was a cartoon. way to be original apple. well the mouse has some good ideas, but this is better:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ ... entid=9043

i think its kinda exaggerated for just a mouse, but hey, its gotta laser..

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:44 pm

Mouse?

Why the fuck would i want a mouse?