Mouse - Snap to default button

hstaniloff · 03-27-2006, 06:17 PM

Hello!
I am a switcher with an OS X mouse question: Is there any way to have the mouse snap to the default button of a dialog window? This was a nice behavior under Windows XP that I liked. It cut down the amount of mouse movements. I'll even install a third-party app if I had to.
Thanks!
/Hal

giskard22 · 03-27-2006, 06:49 PM

I don't know of a way to do that. However, the default button should always correspond to pressing Return or Enter on the keyboard. It's relatively easy to just press the key, and it saves accidentally clicking a button that you didn't want to.

Personal preferences vary, of course, but I always thought that Windows feature is awful. It makes it so easy to accidentally OK an action you didn't want because the system hijacked your pointer.

yellow · 03-27-2006, 07:54 PM

But it makes sense when I think about how many questions with buttons Windows asks me when I install something. OK OK OK Continue OK Continue Finish. Sheesh!

tommaso · 03-28-2006, 12:13 PM

There is an app for the Mac that does this.
It's called Lazy Mouse.
It was one of this switcher's missed itmes, too!

tommaso

hstaniloff · 03-28-2006, 12:29 PM

OH! Excellent! I will check it out.
Thanks!
/H

tommaso · 03-28-2006, 12:32 PM

You're welcome.
Stick around; there's lot of good help on these fora!

03-27-2006, 06:17 PM	#1
hstaniloff Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	Mouse - Snap to default button Hello! I am a switcher with an OS X mouse question: Is there any way to have the mouse snap to the default button of a dialog window? This was a nice behavior under Windows XP that I liked. It cut down the amount of mouse movements. I'll even install a third-party app if I had to. Thanks! /Hal

03-28-2006, 12:13 PM	#4
tommaso Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Uranium Capital, NM Posts: 417	There is an app for the Mac that does this. It's called Lazy Mouse. It was one of this switcher's missed itmes, too! tommaso __________________ Mac Pro 2x2.66 GHz 10.6.2 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 10.6.2

03-28-2006, 12:32 PM	#6
tommaso Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Uranium Capital, NM Posts: 417	You're welcome. Stick around; there's lot of good help on these fora! __________________ Mac Pro 2x2.66 GHz 10.6.2 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 10.6.2

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03-27-2006, 06:49 PM	#2
giskard22 Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,251	I don't know of a way to do that. However, the default button should always correspond to pressing Return or Enter on the keyboard. It's relatively easy to just press the key, and it saves accidentally clicking a button that you didn't want to. Personal preferences vary, of course, but I always thought that Windows feature is awful. It makes it so easy to accidentally OK an action you didn't want because the system hijacked your pointer.

03-27-2006, 07:54 PM	#3
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,660	But it makes sense when I think about how many questions with buttons Windows asks me when I install something. OK OK OK Continue OK Continue Finish. Sheesh!

03-28-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
hstaniloff Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4	OH! Excellent! I will check it out. Thanks! /H