Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
When installed on a Mac, Ubuntu does not offer a friendly way to bring up a contextual menu. As the Apple mouse has a single button and the keyboard does not have a contextual menu button, it is effectively impossible to bring up a menu without changing mouse/keyboard. This issue has been discussed in this spec draft: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Specs/MouseTweaks/Details Quote: Apple PowerMac traditionally have a single-button mouse. You can access the context menu with a modifier key, but the click&hold is more intuitive for many. A problem I can foresee is that ctrl is currently used to select multiple items. Alt and Windows key are used as the Movement ket in Sys > Prefs > Windows. Tested in 10.04 and 10.10 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-mouse (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Usability issues between Apple single-button mouse and contextual menus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/667838 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-mouse in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
