How can you simulate a right click on Apple's one-button mouse on the PC?

December 7, 2004 7:37 AM

OS X geekery: I've installed Synergy on the PC and PB on my desk. I'm using the PB as the server so I can use my wireless keyboard and mouse (Apple's) to control the input of both machines. However, I haven't found a way to simulate a right click on the PC (with the one-button mouse). Any thoughts?
posted by o2b to computers & internet (9 comments total)

Doesn't Ctrl+Click work as usual?
posted by veedubya at 8:05 AM on December 7, 2004

None of the expected/possible key combos seem to work.
posted by o2b at 8:09 AM on December 7, 2004

Get a two (or three, or four) button mouse. It'll make your OS X experience better as well.
posted by zpousman at 8:30 AM on December 7, 2004

Thanks, but I prefer the one button mouse. If I wanted to go that direction I would just plug in the mouse that is already plugged into my PC.
posted by o2b at 9:12 AM on December 7, 2004

From Synergy's home page "The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver, only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work), non-US English keyboards are untested and probably don't work, and there may be problems with mouse pointer and mouse wheel acceleration."

Looks like they're working on it.

o2b, out of curiousity, why do you like the one button mouse? I'm a mac guy as well but I can't get used to that single button arrangement.
posted by fenriq at 9:40 AM on December 7, 2004

I go the other way, using my PC as the server so that my MS 4 button mouse with wheel works the same across both computers.
posted by mathowie at 10:23 AM on December 7, 2004

While I use and enjoy multi-button mice when I'm on my PCs (and when I'm playing games), I find that the ergonomics, design and simplicity of the single button, bluetooth mouse far outweigh all the other benefits. I used to get hand pains from working with a three button mouse all day, but the single button gives me no pains, and my workflow has transitioned nicely.

Thanks for the info, I obviously didn't see that.
posted by o2b at 10:43 AM on December 7, 2004

I should add -- Quicksilver has so embedded itself into my workflow that my hands are on the keyboard a good 50% more than they used to be, so I don't mind using the keyboard (as opposed to second and third mouse buttons) as much as others.
posted by o2b at 10:45 AM on December 7, 2004

I'll second the painful hand experience. I absolutely love multi-button mice, but the pain in my fingers just isn't worth the convenience they provide.

(Sorry, I don't have an answer or anything...)
posted by spaghetti at 10:50 AM on December 7, 2004