(Notebook users) How do you click?

**SPeedY_B** · October 1st, 2004

Pointless poll time! Just curious how notebook/laptop users click their mouse.

I use the track-pad myself.

**chastity** · October 1st, 2004

external mouse at times other times the earser head think.

**NetRyder** · October 1st, 2004

Tap the touchpad, even for right-clicks and middle-clicks. The only time the buttons below the touchpad are ever used is if someone else is using my notebook and they don't know about the tap-zones and virtual scrolling features.

I also have an external MS IntelliMouse that I plug in when doing finer work with Photoshop etc.

**perris** · October 1st, 2004

man, I love the touchpad on laptops...they're so configureable with tap sones and everything

I deliberately don't use desktops even though they're more powerfull boxes...if my laptop is handy

tap zones are great

**Henyman** · October 1st, 2004

i use the touch pad

**Grandmaster** · October 1st, 2004

I hate using trackpads...if it were up to me I'd carry around an external mouse with me everywhere

**SPeedY_B** · October 1st, 2004

Originally Posted by Grandmaster

I hate using trackpads...if it were up to me I'd carry around an external mouse with me everywhere

You get used to them when you use them a lot, I love using mine

.... except for playing Unreal Tournament.. that's bad, just bad :P

**NetRyder** · October 1st, 2004

Originally Posted by SPeedY_B

You get used to them when you use them a lot

True.

**Hsn** · October 2nd, 2004

I use the laptop mouse buttons, when I get a chance to use a laptop.

**funky dredd** · October 2nd, 2004

I use the touchpad! I have my zones set up so there is no clicking.

Ferral_Imp · October 2nd, 2004

Depending on what I'm doing, I will either use the buttons or just tap the touch pad.

I did try using a ps\2 mouse(ran out of usb ports) for playing the few games I do play, but I kept trying to use the touchpad and wondering why the mouse pointer wasn't moving. So I just gave up and learned to play with the touchpad.

Scooter · October 2nd, 2004

I use a hammer

**X-Istence** · October 2nd, 2004

If i have an external mouse available, ill use it, but if not, i love the apple touchpad, it is so reactive, and ****. And the button underneath it is so big, you almost want to click it :P

**ming** · October 2nd, 2004

The thing that annoys me the most is sometimes when I try to move the cursor using the touch pad.. it closes the window that I'm using (i.e closing the browser if I'm trying to surf the net.)

**sean.ferguson** · October 2nd, 2004

tap the trackpad

Bucky Badger · October 3rd, 2004

Touch Pad

delta4s · October 3rd, 2004

Originally Posted by NetRyder

Tap the touchpad, even for right-clicks and middle-clicks. The only time the buttons below the touchpad are ever used is if someone else is using my notebook and they don't know about the tap-zones and virtual scrolling features.

I also have an external MS IntelliMouse that I plug in when doing finer work with Photoshop etc.

^^^

he said it for me

**Mainframeguy** · October 3rd, 2004

tap for left - click for right here...

must learn about tap zones now I have seen this thread though!

delta4s · October 3rd, 2004

My HP notebook has a Synaptics Touchpad where you can configure tap zones virtual scrolling and much more

**Sazar** · October 3rd, 2004

I love touching and tapping things

so I use the touchpad...

View Poll Results: How do you click your mouse?
Use the mouse buttons	6	16.22%
Tap the track-pad	19	51.35%
Use an external mouse	8	21.62%
Other (post in thread)	4	10.81%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #1
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	(Notebook users) How do you click? Pointless poll time! Just curious how notebook/laptop users click their mouse. I use the track-pad myself. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #3
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Tap the touchpad, even for right-clicks and middle-clicks. The only time the buttons below the touchpad are ever used is if someone else is using my notebook and they don't know about the tap-zones and virtual scrolling features. I also have an external MS IntelliMouse that I plug in when doing finer work with Photoshop etc. http://kunal.kundaje.net

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #4
perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,258 Reputation: 4333 Power: 291	man, I love the touchpad on laptops...they're so configureable with tap sones and everything I deliberately don't use desktops even though they're more powerfull boxes...if my laptop is handy tap zones are great IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #5
Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,602 Reputation: 3548 Power: 253	i use the touch pad http://Henyman.com

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October 1st, 2004	Top \| #2
chastity OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2002 Location: Arizona near the Grand Canyon Posts: 2,109 Reputation: 613 Power: 147	external mouse at times other times the earser head think.

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #6
Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	I hate using trackpads...if it were up to me I'd carry around an external mouse with me everywhere

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #7
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Originally Posted by Grandmaster I hate using trackpads...if it were up to me I'd carry around an external mouse with me everywhere You get used to them when you use them a lot, I love using mine .... except for playing Unreal Tournament.. that's bad, just bad :P 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

October 1st, 2004	Top \| #8
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Originally Posted by SPeedY_B You get used to them when you use them a lot True. http://kunal.kundaje.net

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #9
Hsn King Joined: October 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,082 Reputation: 430 Power: 119	I use the laptop mouse buttons, when I get a chance to use a laptop.

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #10
funky dredd OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,346 Reputation: 300 Power: 146	I use the touchpad! I have my zones set up so there is no clicking.

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #11
Ferral_Imp OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: PA Posts: 685 Reputation: 90 Power: 108	Depending on what I'm doing, I will either use the buttons or just tap the touch pad. I did try using a ps\2 mouse(ran out of usb ports) for playing the few games I do play, but I kept trying to use the touchpad and wondering why the mouse pointer wasn't moving. So I just gave up and learned to play with the touchpad.

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #12
Scooter Random Apple Dude Joined: July 2004 Location: Northeast England Posts: 244 Reputation: 40 Power: 99	I use a hammer

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #13
X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,496 Reputation: 2808 Power: 220	If i have an external mouse available, ill use it, but if not, i love the apple touchpad, it is so reactive, and ****. And the button underneath it is so big, you almost want to click it :P An engineers technical notebook

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #14
ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 162	The thing that annoys me the most is sometimes when I try to move the cursor using the touch pad.. it closes the window that I'm using (i.e closing the browser if I'm trying to surf the net.) Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

October 2nd, 2004	Top \| #15
sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 130	tap the trackpad Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

October 3rd, 2004	Top \| #16
Bucky Badger OSNN Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 185 Reputation: 100 Power: 105	Touch Pad My Box Win 7 Premium Home MOBO:MSI NF980-G65 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a CPU:AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz GFX: NVIDIA GeForce 8 series MEM:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 PS: Thermaltake 480W

October 3rd, 2004	Top \| #20
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	I love touching and tapping things so I use the touchpad... Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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October 3rd, 2004	Top \| #17
delta4s BLACK HAWK ALOFT Joined: April 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 340 Reputation: 220 Power: 129	Originally Posted by NetRyder Tap the touchpad, even for right-clicks and middle-clicks. The only time the buttons below the touchpad are ever used is if someone else is using my notebook and they don't know about the tap-zones and virtual scrolling features. I also have an external MS IntelliMouse that I plug in when doing finer work with Photoshop etc. ^^^ he said it for me "Everything that can be invented has been invented." ---Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, in 1899. If you liked my post, click the to the left.

October 3rd, 2004	Top \| #18
Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 169	tap for left - click for right here... must learn about tap zones now I have seen this thread though! hosted by Lord

October 3rd, 2004	Top \| #19
delta4s BLACK HAWK ALOFT Joined: April 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 340 Reputation: 220 Power: 129	My HP notebook has a Synaptics Touchpad where you can configure tap zones virtual scrolling and much more "Everything that can be invented has been invented." ---Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, in 1899. If you liked my post, click the to the left.