Pro Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse
Evidence points to it, and I've been waiting for it - two very good reasons that a new Pro, multibutton, bluetooth alu keyboard/mouse should be introduced in January.
(well, it should've been introduced a long time ago - but that's a different point)
Opinions?
P.S. does anyone have strange spacing problems within Safari text boxes/address bar every so often? As in, the cursor isn't hovering over the right spot and there are strange spaces everywhere?
(well, it should've been introduced a long time ago - but that's a different point)
Opinions?
P.S. does anyone have strange spacing problems within Safari text boxes/address bar every so often? As in, the cursor isn't hovering over the right spot and there are strange spaces everywhere?
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Originally posted by Malokata
P.S. does anyone have strange spacing problems within Safari text boxes/address bar every so often? As in, the cursor isn't hovering over the right spot and there are strange spaces everywhere?
All the time. From what I've read, it seems this is a very common problem with Safari under Panther.
However, I wouldn't hold my breath for a multi-button mouse
bah
o well no complaints with it and other than cosmetic changes i don't see apple doing anything with the keyboard anytime soon
Originally posted by pscates
What "evidence", other than everyone wanting it?
It's Apple! The original one button mouse! This will never change, at least while Steve is around. Macs are easier to use for those who don't know computers well, and more powerful for those who need power. A one button mouse is easier to use, most consumers don't need a second button because they won't know what to do with it. If a more pro user (or even just more advanced user) wants a second button, they can get a third party product.
I just want a bluetooth mouse designed for my 12" PowerBook, one WITHOUT a receiver!!!
For me, and I'd guess 80% of users, the keypad is just a nuisance. It's precisely where the mouse should be. Also, if the keyboard is cordless and you're using it from your lap, you don't want a numeric keypad screwing up the balance.
Originally posted by Gon
One thing Apple could do that most keyboard manufacturers don't: make a Bluetooth keyboard with no numeric keypad...
Hear hear! They can make a corded keyboard with no numeric keypad. The industry has built millions of keyboards with numeric keypads merely for a tiny fraction of users - accountants - surely a much tinier fraction of the user community than those who want a two-button mouse.
I talked to a friend of the family who is pretty far up towards the top of food chain at Apple and tried to plead my point for the need of a two button mouse and/or at least a scroll wheal. I told him that I didn't know anyone who uses the original single button mouse. His reply was that he does. That was the end of that part of our discussion.
Originally posted by Malokata
The "evidence" I'm recalling, from our earlier speculations, is Apple's renaming of its keyboard and mouse set from "Pro Keyboard and Mouse" to "corded" and calling the bluetooth simply "Bluetooth", with nothing filling in the "pro" gap. Also the color scheme, though that's a bit shaky as evidence; the current strategy is consumer = white, pro = aluminum.
Yes, but remember WHY they were called "Pro" in the first place. They were replacements for the original USB Mouse (puck) and keyboard (no num-pad) that came with the first few iMacs.
Just because they have taken the "Pro" away does NOT mean they're going to add in back again to something new.
Originally posted by cubist
Hear hear! They can make a corded keyboard with no numeric keypad. The industry has built millions of keyboards with numeric keypads merely for a tiny fraction of users - accountants - surely a much tinier fraction of the user community than those who want a two-button mouse.
Accountants? I'm a designer and find my numeric keypad-less AlBook almost unusable for design. I type numbers all the time when designing, when accessing online accounts and when entering contact information into Address Book. It's so much faster than typing numbers arranged horizontally.
However, I would certainly welcome a keyboard with a detachable bluetooth numeric pad. I would prefer my numeric pad to sit to the right of my mouse.
Apple will keep the one button mouse around, probably for as long as there are Macs. It makes sense. I used to be in the "no one likes the one button mouse, just kill it" camp, but now I have to say that although I like my 8-button mouse (
By the way, the original USB keyboard did have a numeric keypad. It was missing a few keys between the keypad and the keyboard - the arrow keys were smaller and kept under the right side shift key, the page up, page down, home, and delete keys were put above the numeric keypad, and the help and end keys were eliminated (as were the right side option and control keys). It was very much like the old Apple ADB Keyboard (not the Extended keyboard).