Comment Mice buttons vs. Fighter Jet controls (Score 1) 1271
The more buttons on a mouse the better.
Take a look at this image from the flight stick of an F-16 fighter jet:
http://www.simflight.com/~reviews/com-chrevi ew/sma ll%20Real%20F16%20Stick.jpg
The military has invested much Research and Development effort into creating an input controller that will allow it's pilots the easiest way to get their jobs done and survive battle. They must be doing something right.
Having aircraft controls on the flight stick is equivalent to having them on a mouse; having the controls on the cockpit dash is equivalent to having them on the the keyboard.
I am a loyal Mac user, but I do not like single button mice. I have upgraded my Macs to Logitech MX-1000s that have buttons way beyond two.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detai ls /US/EN,CRID=3,CONTENTID=9043,ad=g03
I work much faster now that I've memorized what each one does. We're not talking a pilot-training learning curve here. Just a few hours to set your habits and you'll be using all the buttons without thinking about it.
It's probably ok that Apple still ships single button as default since there's an expectation for things to "just work" without reading manuals and such for new users.
More buttons are definetly better though.
Take a look at this image from the flight stick of an F-16 fighter jet:
http://www.simflight.com/~reviews/com-chrev
The military has invested much Research and Development effort into creating an input controller that will allow it's pilots the easiest way to get their jobs done and survive battle. They must be doing something right.
Having aircraft controls on the flight stick is equivalent to having them on a mouse; having the controls on the cockpit dash is equivalent to having them on the the keyboard.
I am a loyal Mac user, but I do not like single button mice. I have upgraded my Macs to Logitech MX-1000s that have buttons way beyond two.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/deta
I work much faster now that I've memorized what each one does. We're not talking a pilot-training learning curve here. Just a few hours to set your habits and you'll be using all the buttons without thinking about it.
It's probably ok that Apple still ships single button as default since there's an expectation for things to "just work" without reading manuals and such for new users.
More buttons are definetly better though.
