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Trackpad as mouse--Would it make more sense for the rightmost button below the trackpad to be the primary button? It is closer to the right hand, and most people are right handed. [[User:24.19.6.204|24.19.6.204]] 16:44, 11 December 2006 (EST)
Trackpad as mouse--Would it make more sense for the rightmost button below the trackpad to be the primary button? It is closer to the right hand, and most people are right handed. [[User:24.19.6.204|24.19.6.204]] 16:44, 11 December 2006 (EST)

:When you think about it, in order to position the index finger centrally on the trackpad, the thumb of a right-handed individual will naturally rest either directly in the middle, or perhaps even moreso over the left mouse button than the right, especially due to the small size of the trackpads on the laptops. - [[User:Eben|Eben]] 13:10, 22 December 2006 (EST)

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Trackpad as mouse--Would it make more sense for the rightmost button below the trackpad to be the primary button? It is closer to the right hand, and most people are right handed. 24.19.6.204 16:44, 11 December 2006 (EST)

When you think about it, in order to position the index finger centrally on the trackpad, the thumb of a right-handed individual will naturally rest either directly in the middle, or perhaps even moreso over the left mouse button than the right, especially due to the small size of the trackpads on the laptops. - Eben 13:10, 22 December 2006 (EST)