[Ti] How can I make the touchpad button emulate a right-click?

[Edmund White]

There was an inquiry as to how to make the trackpad button on the
Powerbook function as a "Right-click" or "Control-Click" to get contextual
menu functionality. Someone replied:

On Sun, 15 Dec 2002, Tony Jayms wrote:

> At 10:23 -0800 15/12/02, Henrik Tidefelt wrote:
> >I've read somewhere that the touchpad button can be used to emulate
> >pretty much about anyting (I remember the author saying that he used
> >it to shut down his computer).  My which is simple though; I just
> >want it to ctrl-click.
> >
> >Can anyoune tell how to configure this?
>
> System Prefs > Mouse - Trackpad tab
>
>

I wasn't sure what the poster was talking about. I didn't have any such
options under the trackpad tab.

-- 
Edmund William White
http://www.djedwhite.com
ewwhite at mac.com

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Bill Reburn wrote:

> Sorry - wading into this late - what are you guys talking about??
>
> Ya click on tha System Prefernces, then tha Mouse Pane.
> What comes up for me is a Tab that syas 'Mouse' and a tab that says
> 'Trackpad'
>
> The Trackpad Tab is exactly the same as 'Mouse' except for the 5 "Use
> Trackpad For" radio box selections below "Tracking Speed" and "Double-Click
> Speed".
>
> Radio Box selections exist for
> Clicking
>     Dragging
>         Drag Lock (tap again to release)
> Ignore trackpad while typing
> Ignore trackpad when mouse is present.
>
> Are you saying you're missing something there?
>
>
>
> On 12/16/02 11:37 AM, "Edmund White" <ewwhite at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I'd like an answer on this also.
> >
> > --
> > Edmund William White
> > http://www.djedwhite.com
> > ewwhite at mac.com
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Henrik Tidefelt wrote:
> >
> >> Edmund and I obviously don't have the right Mouse preferences pane.  Maybe
> >> someone who has a good one could send us a copy by email, please?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Henrik
> >>
> >>> I have the Mouse preference pane, but I don't have those trackpad options.
> >>> I can only control Tracking Speed, Double-Click Speed and several trackpad
> >>> clicking options.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Edmund William White
>
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> Bill Reburn
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