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It's not a bad pointing device, that's the thing. I can use a Mac with a trackpad for pretty much anything, including image editing. It's precise, doesn't do gh
by herval 3y ago
It's not a bad pointing device, that's the thing. I can use a Mac with a trackpad for pretty much anything, including image editing. It's precise, doesn't do ghost clicks/taps, and it's BIG
I never found a non-Mac with a trackpad I could use _at all_. I always need a mouse to use my windows laptop...
- _ZeD_ 3y agoYeah try playing doom
- fredoliveira 3y agoHopefully you don't mean original doom, because if you do, boy do I have a surprise for you ;-)
- miffe 3y agoI'm curious what the surprise is? Is og doom actually playable with a trackpad?
- braymundo 3y agoKeyboard only.
- mrob 3y agoFalse. The installer lets you choose between keyboard only, keyboard + mouse, and keyboard + joystick. According to John Romero, keyboard + mouse was intended: https://twitter.com/romero/status/473587688977596416 https://twitter.com/romero/status/473587688977596416
- pmontra 3y agoWasn't that keyboard only?
- mrob 3y agoMouse was always the best way to play. Doom comes with demo files that are obviously recorded using mouse, and the manual clearly recommends using it. It also supports keyboard only play, but this is in no way the "intended" method.
- RajT88 3y agoThese days, even mice annoy me. Trackball or bust. Trackpads are better than touchscreen interfaces though.
- jwells89 3y agoI find touchscreens fine in the right form factor (handheld, mainly), but I’ll never get the appeal of a touchscreen on a device running a desktop OS. Reaching up to touch a laptop screen feels awkward and laptop screens are some of the worst when it comes to rejecting fingerprints.
- themadturk 3y agoPlus, even if the manufacturer gets on board with an OS that is truly touch-friendly on a laptop, getting all the software manufacturers to also update their UIs for touch will be a long, long haul, I'm afraid.
- tstrimple 3y agoThe only time I reach for a mouse on my mac is for gaming. It just doesn't feel necessary or helpful otherwise, even when using at a desk with plenty of room.
- 0_____0 3y agoI've designed non-trivial mechanical components in Solidworks on an Intel Macbook using the trackpad. Arrow keys to spin the model. Having a mouse is better but the trackpad is much better than using a mouse on a poor surface while mobile.
- Aerbil313 3y agoReally? For example as a software dev using Linux as a daily driver (so no gaming), would I not need a mouse at all with a Mac? (considering buying one)
- pmontra 3y agoWhy do you need a mouse to write software? I didn't use a mouse since at least 2006. Before that I was mandated to use one by the company I was working for but I probably didn't. Why should I lose time to move my hand to grab the mouse when it's already close to the touchpad? I connected a mouse a few times to play some casual game but I'm not playing games anymore on my laptop.
- Aerbil313 3y agoI'm a keyboard extremist myself, not wanting to touch even the trackpad. Still there are some things where I can't overcome the need to use a pointer device (some GUI apps etc.). It'd be nice to not worry about carrying one more thing (mouse) in my bag, if Mac trackpads are as good as they say, which they prob are.
- hyperdimension 3y agoThis is going to be extremely off-topic, but I'm just too terribly curious: the company mandated the use of the mouse? Do you mean that figuratively, as in your tasks were a lot harder to do without a mouse or did they actually make you use one for something like RSI concerns?
- pmontra 3y agoIt was regulations, same ones that mandate the use of a five wheels chair with armrests. I remember we had to connect the laptop to a monitor and a mouse. I don't remember if we had a docking station and a keyboard too.
- dsego 3y agoNo need for a mouse at all.