When I hover my cursor at a point on the screen, I can two finger click and get a info box to open. Is this considered a left or right click with a mouse? Whatever it is . . . what is the opposite gesture? For example, if two fingers is equal to a mouse "left click" then what gesture gets a "right click"?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
One-fingered tap is the primary click, and two-fingered tap is the alternate click.
Holding the control and command keys while clicking (with one finger) can also bring up additional functions, depending on the context. Holding the control key while clicking with one finger is, well, control click.
My phrasing here? On a mouse, there’s a primary and a secondary or alternate click or control click, and mice do sometimes have a third button or yet additional buttons. Why primary and secondary or alternate? Because the leftmost and rightmost buttons switch in function, depending on whether the mouse is configured for left or right-handed operations. That is, “left” and “right” as mouse button labels gets ambiguous quickly.
Yes, most folks that are either left-handed or ambidextrous are used to the confused phrasing of right-handed users, too.
As for using the Apple trackpad, different Mac trackpads have different capabilities. Older tadkpads lacked various multi-touch gestures. Pretty much everything has primary and secondary click, though.
Here’s the current set of gestures for Apple trackpads: Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac - Apple Support
One-fingered tap is the primary click, and two-fingered tap is the alternate click.
Holding the control and command keys while clicking (with one finger) can also bring up additional functions, depending on the context. Holding the control key while clicking with one finger is, well, control click.
My phrasing here? On a mouse, there’s a primary and a secondary or alternate click or control click, and mice do sometimes have a third button or yet additional buttons. Why primary and secondary or alternate? Because the leftmost and rightmost buttons switch in function, depending on whether the mouse is configured for left or right-handed operations. That is, “left” and “right” as mouse button labels gets ambiguous quickly.
Yes, most folks that are either left-handed or ambidextrous are used to the confused phrasing of right-handed users, too.
As for using the Apple trackpad, different Mac trackpads have different capabilities. Older tadkpads lacked various multi-touch gestures. Pretty much everything has primary and secondary click, though.
Here’s the current set of gestures for Apple trackpads: Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac - Apple Support
Two-finger tap is equivalent to holding down the control key and clicking, which is loosely related to the right mouse button click in the Windows OS.
A single-finger tap is a regular mouse click. This would be equivalent to pressing the left mouse button on a Windows OS.
Is there a gesture for a left-click?
Thanks, guys. I guess that makes sense its just that in doing either I wasn't getting the response indicated in the instructional photography manual I was following. I'll keep working at it.
What are you doing and what do you expect to see?
The manual you are using may be outdated.
Secondary click must be enabled in the Trackpad System Preferences.
A two-finger tap on an Apple trackpad is considered a right-click. For this to work, it must be selected in System Preferences : Trackpad under Point & Click tab. The left click is a selection gesture. Review the videos in the Trackpad preferences pane.
Left and Right clicking on a track pad?
