Fusion Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Being a new powerbook user, there has really been only 3 things that bothered me. One was fixed by sidetrack, turning the right side of my trackpad into a wonderful scroll pad. This app has been awesome with no complaints whatsoever. So this leads me to my 2nd problem - the right click function. Yes I confess, I am a PC user and the right click has just become natural to me. Even when I use an externam mouse on my powerbook, I am constantly using the right click. On my powerbooks keyboard though, the control key is on the left, causing me to look like I have leaporsy when using cntrl+click. Sooo, ucontrol to the rescue. This app has many features, but my favorite is that I can switch some keys around. So now, that useless (to me anyway) enter key that is on the right of the spacebar now acts as a second control key. This means that I have option+click and control+click right next to each other now. perfect one handed right handed action. Jagged, this one's for you! Also another great app I have come accross is saft. A program designed to give kiosk mode to safari but I use it for an entirely different purpose. It was actually just updated yesterday but I have had it for awhile and love it. It changes safari into a totally tabbed browser. Everytime a link is supposed to open in a new window, it opens in a tab instead. You can tell it whether to open it in the background or focus on the new tab via Safari's tab preferences. This means that I have no more than one window of safari open at a time, the way a browser should be IMO. I find it an invaluable app so maybe some of you will appreciate it also. Overview and Links Sidetrack - Gives specified regions of you trackpad scrolling capability. Saft - Adds default tabbed browsing and kiosk mode to Safari. uControl - Among other useful features, allows you to replace certain keys on your keyboard with other functions. Sorry if all these are old new, but I thought someone might find it helpful. I will also add the links to the newbie guide :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks for the ""Saft" link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbero Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks a lot for the tip about Saft. I've always wanted that kind of functionality! Edit: Didn't work with the version of Safari shipped with Panther, but I'll be keeping a close eye on this for updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 i will be checking these out a little later :) thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetman Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 as soon as i get that new ibook 14"......these are programs that I will have to have when I get my mac (bookmarks page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks a lot for the tip about Saft. I've always wanted that kind of functionality!Edit: Didn't work with the version of Safari shipped with Panther, but I'll be keeping a close eye on this for updates. Yea, well the Panther box hasn't gotten to many people yet, has it? :p Thanks for uControl Fusion! Now I'm happy. I like Saft too. Always wanted that function with the tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Thanks a lot for the tip about Saft. I've always wanted that kind of functionality!Edit: Didn't work with the version of Safari shipped with Panther, but I'll be keeping a close eye on this for updates. Yea, well the Panther box hasn't gotten to many people yet, has it? :p Thanks for uControl Fusion! Now I'm happy. I like Saft too. Always wanted that function with the tabs. NP man. I am having some trouble with the app not working afte the computer has been put to sleep. Are you experiencing this also? I'll try to figure out what's up. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron901 Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 saft and sidetrack just make my life easier. thank you Fusion! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbero Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Yea, well the Panther box hasn't gotten to many people yet, has it? :p Of course not. I didn't mean it as a complaint or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Yea, I know Cerbero. I'm just joking around. No, I'm not experiencing any problems with Saft or uControl after my Powerbook wakes up from sleep. Seems strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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