TheGrumpyOldMan
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I was stuck using a Macbook for quite a while and really got used to the trackpad to the point where I purchased the standalone one for my desktop. At this point (Lion), Apple actually supplies most of the gestures I'd ever use with it... except for middle-clicking, which quite a few non-Apple apps use.
I used MagicPrefs briefly but thought it was overkill in terms of customization but most importantly -at the time- wreaked havoc when inside a virtual machine. I also have to work on machines where I don't have permissions to install software or drivers, so I didn't want to become dependent on it.
However for my personal use I found MiddleClick, a tiny selfcontained open source app that does only this one thing (3 fingers to middle-tap or click), without any problems so far in (Snow) Leopard or Lion: http://clement.beffa.org/labs/projects/middleclick/ It can run in userspace, no installation required, just add it to your startup items if desired.
Oh, and recently I had to fix somebody's Windows 7 laptop and it reminded me why I used to hate trackpads and use an external mouse everytime
Windows 7 is solid, but there are just some UI things that Apple's hardware/software/OS combo works out exceptionally well. OK, time to get back on topic...
Left handed person spotted. Btw, does that trackpad right click and middle click if you were to use MagicPrefs?
I was stuck using a Macbook for quite a while and really got used to the trackpad to the point where I purchased the standalone one for my desktop. At this point (Lion), Apple actually supplies most of the gestures I'd ever use with it... except for middle-clicking, which quite a few non-Apple apps use.
I used MagicPrefs briefly but thought it was overkill in terms of customization but most importantly -at the time- wreaked havoc when inside a virtual machine. I also have to work on machines where I don't have permissions to install software or drivers, so I didn't want to become dependent on it.
However for my personal use I found MiddleClick, a tiny selfcontained open source app that does only this one thing (3 fingers to middle-tap or click), without any problems so far in (Snow) Leopard or Lion: http://clement.beffa.org/labs/projects/middleclick/ It can run in userspace, no installation required, just add it to your startup items if desired.
Oh, and recently I had to fix somebody's Windows 7 laptop and it reminded me why I used to hate trackpads and use an external mouse everytime