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These kinds of things are funny…
Authored by: jiclark on Feb 08, '07 09:43:27AM

…and not to denigrate those with issues, since I know how frustrating they can be, but I have just the opposite problem!

When I use a MM, I have a really hard time *not* triggering a right-click! And I've experienced this with several different computer/mouse combos, since I do a fair bit of Mac consulting. I've always wondered why, but for me, something about the way I hold the mouse causes me to trigger a right-click all the time. I have to really concentrate on clicking on the left side of the mouse to get a consistent primary click.

Weird, eh? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I use a trackball on my computers, so I don't find mice in general very satisfactory.

It sounds to me like there are some software issues out there though.



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These kinds of things are funny…
Authored by: dand on Feb 08, '07 12:31:59PM

My girlfriend and a couple of other people who have used my MM have had this problem. It makes it pretty much impossible to use for them! I suppose this is why right-clicking with the MM is disabled by default.

I noticed that these people hold the mouse closer to the bottom of the mouse and the index finger lies further to the right.



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