context menue by holding mouse button?

[tgrund]

Hi folks,
I'm using mac os x and searching for a tool or a possibility to open the context menue of a file by not holding down the ctrl button and clicking the mouse button. In OS 9 there has been the possibility to just hold down the mouse button for a while? Same for OS X?

Thanks in advance!!!

[DeltaMac]

Easy, get a USB scroll wheel mouse (any major company), and right-click, you may not go back to a one button mouse! Holding down for a context menu is programmed into some browsers, but not with most OS X browsers(although OmniWeb does the button-hold down for menu trick, there may be others). There's always a short delay with holding the one mouse button down, but with a 'right-click', there's usually no delay at all

[Arden]

You can hold the mouse button down in many instances and it will pop up a menu, like in the Dock.

[karavite]

Oh, you just have to get a two button mouse! Why Apple does not include one with all new Macs is beyond me. Without it, you are really missing a great deal in OS X (I personally will not do combination keystrokes/mouse button actions - I just don't like it).

[Arden]

Karavite, how many buttons does your mouse have?

Apple's stance on mice seems to be simplicity. They want their mice to be as easy to use and nonthreatening as possible, and I can understand this from the neophyte/luddite computer user's perspective, as many people seem to have trouble with left- and right-clicking on Windows boxes. But a $3000 Powermac meant for Photoshop and Final Cut Pro should not have to ship with a simple, 1-button mouse.

[DeltaMac]

What's the problem, here? Apple currently (and always) ships their systems with their single button mouse. That may change soon,but there's been rumors for a long time. the single-button works great, but OS X also supports multi-button and scroll wheel devices, and those can give you other options for interfacing with your system. I prefer multi button mouses, so I added one that I like, easy!