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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by rcarmo on Monday May 13, 2024 @06:00AM (#40341445)
I tried Plan9 as a minimalist desktop. I soon realised that three-button mouse chording isn't doable in this decade, and wish someone had written a Platinum-like window manager to replace rio.
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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by anthk on Monday May 13, 2024 @07:44AM (#40342133)
Forking Rio to create a Twm clone would be nice.
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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by rcarmo on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:02AM (#40344137)
It's been somewhat done (there are a couple of forks out there, but nothing usable or maintained).
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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by lproven on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:44AM (#40343921)
> I soon realised that three-button mouse chording isn't doable in this decade,

The scroll wheel on any wheelmouse is a button and you can click it as well as spinning it.

All wheel mice are also 3-button mice.

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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by rcarmo on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:01AM (#40344128)
Try doing that on a trackpad--but if I wanted to use a mouse, the chording is too cumbersome.
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Re:MacRelix – Unix-like features for classic Mac OS by lproven on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @05:51AM (#40353369)
On my work MacBook Air, I installed a FOSS app.

https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-Sonoma

Works well, but I miss the physical middle button on my Thinkpads.

The chording isn't really cumbersome, just unfamiliar. You get used to it quite quickly with a few tens of minutes of practice.

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