Pretty sure it's been in macs since the 90s (maybe 80s??) because of single 
button mice. 

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From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On 
Behalf Of Sam Lai
Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2011 3:21 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: Smart sheet - how do they do it?

On 12 May 2011 17:06, David Richards <ausdot...@davidsuniverse.com> wrote:
> Actually, long-press is the replacement for right click.  WinMo has 
> it, Android has it, I've seen it used in ios apps but I'm not sure 
> it's considered standard there.  Not sure about WP7.

It's used in Safari for opening links in a new page, so that's at least tacit 
approval by Apple, even if it isn't in the HIG.

>
> David
>
> "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes
>  will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!"
>  -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama
>
>
> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 17:02, Richard Blackman 
> <richard.black...@itvision.com.au> wrote:
>> Multi touch is becoming a replacement for right clicking as on the 
>> latest macbooks.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com 
>> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
>> On Behalf Of Michael Minutillo
>> Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2011 1:39 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> Fair enough. As we move into an environment where touch is more 
>> important, right-clicking someone loses it's meaning anyway I guess.
>>
>> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk 
>> <crai...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>

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