Roy Smith wrote: > I never understood why people switch mouse buttons. I'm left handed, so I > put the mouse on the left side of my keyboard. It never occurred to me to > flip the buttons around. Well, I switch 'em because the "forefinger is primary" is ingrained.
> When somebody right handed sits down at my keyboard, I often see them > trying to avoid using the mouse (using arrow keys, control keys, anything > to avoid mousing). I just pick up the mouse and move it over to the right > side for them, and then they often say, "But, the buttons are backwards > now". Apparently most right handers *expect* that I, as a sinister mouse > user, have changed the buttons. Why? > > Of course, I grew up (and still prefer) the Mac, where there *is* only one > button. I grew up on 3-button mice, and later worked with people used to the original optional chord pad, so I find the Apple "users can't count past one" attitude strange. With the chord pad and three-button mouse, you could fill in forms without touching the keyboard. http://www.cedmagic.com/history/first-computer-mouse.html --Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list