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[i]Command-click on a Dock icon. You get a context menu [/i] Still having a hard time with command and control, huh? ;) Ctrl-clicking is what gives you a contextual menu. Cmd-clicking on a dock icon will reveal that application in the Finder.

I've said all I intend to say to him, which I thought I made clear in my last post.

[i]I explained it earlier in this thread and you even responded to it. I can’t help it if my explanation isn’t good enough, but I doubt ANYTHING I say would be good enough.[/i] Good enough? I just want it to make some kind of sense.

[i]To be explicitly clear, I haven’t attacked anyone’s opinion of computing/technology. I’ve questioned your opinion of me because it doesn’t seem to be based on anything substantial.[/i] [i]You know why I think you’re a troll, but you still haven’t explained why you think I’m a zealot. Why repeat your opinion over and over again if you aren’t going to explain how you formed it?[/i]

[i]Arguments that justify the single-button mouse are UNIQUELY Mac-centric (for obvious reasons) and only ever made by Macophiles because only a Macophile would bother. And your argument in particular actually went beyond even what the typical Mac defender uses to justify the single-button mouse.[/i] My argument was atypical of Mac defenders, yet that's what makes you think I'm a typical "Mac zealot"? It never crossed your mind that I said the one-button mouse is better ergonomically because it actually feels better to me? Really? [i]But while subsequent comments sometimes dissuade me from applying the “Mac zealot” label to particular users, yours have not.[/i] Why not? You know I support other people using two-button mice if they choose (and I said that before Mighty Mouse). You know I own a two-button mouse. You know I think Mighty Mouse is slightly overpriced. You know I missed Alt-Tab switching before it was implemented in OS X. You know I don't like OS 9's ridiculous instability. You're acting like some kind of modern-day Don Quixote, inventing "Mac zealot" windmills so you can tilt your sword at them. [i]Btw, I and others have gotten called “trolls” after a single comment before. Again, none of this unique to me but you two have certainly never rushed to defend those guys.[/i] I'm talking to [b]you[/b]. You disrespected me. If you feel others are doing the same to you, let them know. I haven't attacked anyone's opinion on this site. I've tried to be as respectful as I can. The same doesn't hold true for you and that's what's disturbing.

[i]Yes, we all have our reasons. I just want to make sure that I understand YOUR “rule”: It’s okay and justified for YOU to call ANYONE ELSE names. It’s NOT okay for anyone to call YOU names. Is that about right?[/i] I never said or implied that, but you already know that. [i]Unfortunately for you, I don’t live by that rule. Unlike you, I try to apply the SAME rules to myself that I apply to others.[/i] No you don't. You keep throwing out the word "zealot" while denying that you're as big a zealot as those about whom you complain. [i]Being arrogant myself, for example, I wouldn’t call James “arrogant” because to do so would be just like your INSANE HYPOCRISY of being able to call me names while getting all offended at me calling you names.[/i] It took me 15 days to accept that you're a troll and to call you one. That's the same as you calling me a whole slew of names and making baseless accusations from the beginning? Whatever.

You know, I can't say I'm a fan of wireless mice at all. In fact, they'd have to be priced lower than wired versions for me to entertain buying one. The idea is inherently cool, but I don't want to deal with changing batteries or charging it.

Samuel, I'll try to help. On the Mac, Tab moves between GUI controls, Cmd+Tab switches applications, and Cmd+` switches between windows of the current application. [i]A huge trouble for me is jumping between GUI widgets. Thanks for the “All controls” prefs setting but it’s not supported in e.g. Firefox. Not even Safari - but Safari seems to recognise Ctrl-F7.[/i] What do you mean with Safari? Like switching between buttons in a dialog box or sheet? That works fine for me. Ctrl-F7 switches the behavior. [i]For Copy-Paste I have used Ctrl-Insert and Shift-Insert for a long time since they work also in terminals. Since I don’t suppose they have any special meaning in Mac yet, would it be possible for someone to write a simple hack for OS X to make them alternative keyboard shortcuts for Copy and Paste? And maybe Apple could even support them in the next OS X version (preferably including X11). (I’m using my old Logitech cordless keyboard so I don’t know whether you even have Insert key in Mac keyboards.)[/i] I don't have an Insert key on my iceKey. Anyway, you should be able to use the Keyboard Shortcuts found in Keyboard & Mouse preferences to make your alternate Copy and Paste shortcuts. There are third-party programs as well.