Re: Random thought...

[Tom Vogt <tom lemuria org>]

Dan Effugas Kaminsky <effugas@best.com> wrote:
> >just two comments: a) you CAN assume everyone has at least 3 buttons. for
> >those that don't, there's always emulation in xfree86.
> 
> OK, remember our target audience, I'd say 5-10% have three button mouses...

ehm - I thought a while ago we discussed the problem wiht "target audience"?
:)


> This means that we're designing for the emu people.  So--is it usable to
> "chord" rightclick-then-leftclick?  Maybe.  This still isn't assuming 3
> buttons...cuz we can't assume leftclick-then-middleclick and
> rightclick-then-middleclick exist.

3-button emulation isn't a problem. you just click right between them two
and unless  you have REALLY small fingers  and/or a really bad mouse, both
buttons will go down.


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