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Some powerbook settings questions.
« on: September 04, 2014, 08:26:02 PM »
Hi All,

Been using MorphOS for awile now on a mac mini, but not spent much time on it for awhile.

Just got myself a powerbook G4.  All installed with morphOS and Mac OSx10.5 dual boot :)

Two Quick questions(for now) that I hope somone can help me with.

Loving have wirless at last on MorphOS :) :)

 1)  I cannot seem to get the right click on the trackpad to work as a right click.  How do I go about doing this ? Is there a way.  I cannot find a specific option in prefs like u get on OSX.

2) This is a longshot.  Is there anyway of switching on and controlling the backlight on the keyboard.

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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 08:46:46 PM »
Worked out the backlight. Just the right mouse button to go
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 09:24:46 PM »
Worked it out. PowerBook don't have right click. Have to use gesture or shift lick commodity
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 10:20:53 PM »
I dont like using trackpads at all and prefer wireless mouse...
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 10:53:18 PM »
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Worked it out. PowerBook don't have right click. Have to use gesture or shift lick commodity


Indeed it's listed as gesture, but it's the way most laptops do it today: A two finger tip does the right click.

Preferences -> touchpad. Checkmark at "gestures" "use two fingers for a richt button click".
Can't remember when I used a physical right button on a laptop for the last time. It's pretty quick and convenient, albeit a little too sensitive on MorphOS for my taste.

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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 07:03:15 AM »
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Preferences -> touchpad. Checkmark at "gestures" "use two fingers for a richt button click".
Can't remember when I used a physical right button on a laptop for the last time. It's pretty quick and convenient, albeit a little too sensitive on MorphOS for my taste.


I don't like that option, no feel with it. I've disabled that setting, but enabled "Hold two fingers and press the touchpad button for a right button click" instead. I can live with that much better when I don't have external mouse connected (which I usually do) :)
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 07:51:09 AM »
I use mouse on most laptops.  As this not main machine will probably not bother.  Unless the support for modern wireless keyboards/mice from Microsoft work on morphos ?
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 07:59:01 AM »
I've heard few times that Microsoft's wireless devices haven't worked, but Logitech and other cheap brands have worked always here and haven't heard complaints about them either.
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2014, 09:12:14 AM »
I got use to the touchpad while playing a game.
If the laptop is positioned correctly it is easier. I bet a lot of people are hunched over their laptops and it is awkward.
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Re: Some powerbook settings questions.
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2014, 10:09:33 AM »
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I got use to the touchpad while playing a game.
If the laptop is positioned correctly it is easier. I bet a lot of people are hunched over their laptops and it is awkward.


Wow, I could never get into a touchpad enough to play games with it, tho I never use laptops, I only have an old Thinkpad T41 with the big docking station for use with my EPROM burner and other old software that requires Windows 98/Windows XP and legacy ports and even there I rather use the little "mouse knob" in the middle of the keyboard instead of the touchpad haha :)