[Virtualacorn-list] Mouse nightmare

[charles]

On 06 Nov, Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn
<jn.ml.vac.83 at wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:
> Vince M Hudd <vince at softrock.co.uk> wrote:

> >It didn't occur to me until I was actually using my laptop *like a
> >laptop* at one point today - but my laptop keyboard lacks a 'menu' key
> >...

> Wouldn't it be easier then to map some other keyboard combination so it
> produces 'menu'?

> I've only once doen something like that, to produce a Del key for someone
> whose laptop had a broken key; although various utilities exist that will
> do it I chose to install  the (on the face of it, more complex)
> AutoHotKey and use a very simple AHK script.


> > Since I didn't have a mouse handy (which is likely to be the case when
> > using it as a laptop - and even if I carry one in the bag, I can't be
> > sure of having anywhere to use it) 

> Some of the wireless notebook 'laser' mice are very small and will track
> on pretty much any surface, eg a trouser leg...

muji do a very nice small one which has 3 buttons. At least, you can use
the scroll wheel as a push button for "menu"

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