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I fail to see the advantage (swipe, swipe, swipe, press) has over (move, press). Not to mention that trackpads are fairly sensitive to sweaty fingers. Do peop

by ezy 16y ago

I fail to see the advantage (swipe, swipe, swipe, press) has over (move, press). Not to mention that trackpads are fairly sensitive to sweaty fingers. Do people really rely on multitouch gestures that much? Frankly, I don't get it. Trackpads are vastly inferior to mice. I bring a mouse with my macbook whenever I can.

scott_s 16y ago
Using two fingers to scroll has become so natural to me that if I use a non-Apple trackpad I'm momentarily bewildered why it doesn't work.
- lanstein 16y ago
  I was mindlessly scrolling with two fingers as I was reading your post :)
- catch23 16y ago
  I also love the 3 finger navigation in web browser. I remember in the old days I would right click the page and select the "back" option so that I didn't actually have to do much movement.
  - bbgm 16y ago
    Likewise. Also heavily use the four finger swipes (for Expose, and switching between apps). At work I have a keyboard and mouse, but when I want to rotate something, I end up using the trackpad. Can't wait to get this one.
guns 16y ago
> I fail to see the advantage (swipe, swipe, swipe, press) has over (move, press) Turn up your trackpad's sensitivity. Also, if you have a keyboard driven workflow, a trackpad means shorter travel from the keyboard to the mouse.
- sliverstorm 16y ago
  > Also, if you have a keyboard driven workflow, a trackpad means shorter travel from the keyboard to the mouse. (cough) Trackpoint (cough)
ugh 16y ago
I can reach any point on the screen with one swipe. I will need at most two if I want to be really precise. (It’s something you have to get used to, though. When all I had was a desktop I didn’t think I could ever use anything else but a mouse. After I got my ThinkPad I thought I could never manage without a track point. And right now I like my trackpad on my MBP best and would never rather use a mouse [exception: gaming]. Oh, and then there’s the two finger scrolling. Damn precise, better than any mouse wheel I ever used.)

by ezy 16y ago

scott_s 16y ago

Using two fingers to scroll has become so natural to me that if I use a non-Apple trackpad I'm momentarily bewildered why it doesn't work.

lanstein 16y ago
I was mindlessly scrolling with two fingers as I was reading your post :)
catch23 16y ago
I also love the 3 finger navigation in web browser. I remember in the old days I would right click the page and select the "back" option so that I didn't actually have to do much movement.
- bbgm 16y ago
  Likewise. Also heavily use the four finger swipes (for Expose, and switching between apps). At work I have a keyboard and mouse, but when I want to rotate something, I end up using the trackpad. Can't wait to get this one.

guns 16y ago

> I fail to see the advantage (swipe, swipe, swipe, press) has over (move, press) Turn up your trackpad's sensitivity. Also, if you have a keyboard driven workflow, a trackpad means shorter travel from the keyboard to the mouse.

sliverstorm 16y ago
> Also, if you have a keyboard driven workflow, a trackpad means shorter travel from the keyboard to the mouse. (cough) Trackpoint (cough)

ugh 16y ago

I can reach any point on the screen with one swipe. I will need at most two if I want to be really precise. (It’s something you have to get used to, though. When all I had was a desktop I didn’t think I could ever use anything else but a mouse. After I got my ThinkPad I thought I could never manage without a track point. And right now I like my trackpad on my MBP best and would never rather use a mouse [exception: gaming]. Oh, and then there’s the two finger scrolling. Damn precise, better than any mouse wheel I ever used.)