tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post826858386569990044..comments2023-09-19T12:43:28.638+01:00Comments on Far Beyond the Edge of Reason: Are Macs designed for the left-handed?MattBDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-59109180827052893002009-12-05T18:08:37.833+00:002009-12-05T18:08:37.833+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.coma boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321099244181870689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-18828598612437158052009-12-05T18:08:02.410+00:002009-12-05T18:08:02.410+00:00Am a leftie.
I use my LH for the touchpad.
To ...Am a leftie. <br /><br />I use my LH for the touchpad. <br /><br />To Ctrl+CLICK either I have to awkwardly swap to RH to click, and press Ctrl with LH, OR awkwardly reach over my LH to press Ctrl with my RH. <br /><br />It's tricky. I can no longer "right-click" using a Mac.<br /><br />Then again, I may figure it out once I use a Mac for more than ten mins at a time...coma boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321099244181870689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-13094509409945324212009-02-03T22:50:00.000+00:002009-02-03T22:50:00.000+00:00I totally get your point! I am left handed and pur...I totally get your point! I am left handed and purchased a Macbook just over a month ago - still getting used to the ports on the left side but love that they are there. <BR/>And, my left handed son asked for a Macbook for his birthday. Why? Not sure but he hasn't fired up his less than a year old Dell since.RoxAnneJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076462620978164266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-24685421515240872832008-12-05T20:34:00.000+00:002008-12-05T20:34:00.000+00:00I'm a left-hander and, yes, I think we southpaws a...I'm a left-hander and, yes, I think we southpaws are perhaps over-represented in the Mac community. But I wonder if the ergonomics of Apple computers tend to draw left-handers, or whether it's some more complicated or abstract reason. I do know that I always keep the Mighty Mouse -- which I love (360 degree scrolling) and hate (perpetually gunky scrollwheel) -- on my left side, which annoys the hell out of righties.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, I've got no statistics to back up any part of this theory, just limited anecdotal evidence.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on my Ubuntu post, by the way.EJIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785572811586563892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-59832114646831656322008-12-04T11:07:00.000+00:002008-12-04T11:07:00.000+00:00I didn't know that other Mac models have their por...I didn't know that other Mac models have their ports elsewhere, cheers for that. As for the one-button touchpad, the Ctrl button is on the left and that's used to replicate the functionality of the right mouse button, so I would say that favours the left hand. It's debatable, though.MattBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070988462909190312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1408460297852826853.post-28436232086954176712008-12-04T04:34:00.000+00:002008-12-04T04:34:00.000+00:00I don't get your point about the one-button mouse ...I don't get your point about the one-button mouse favoring left-handedness, but I would point out that other Mac models have different configuration (and, indeed, iMacs have their ports on the right side).Test Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352069003272264041noreply@blogger.com