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Calgon Woodrunner
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Join date: 3 May 2009
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09-14-2009 14:14
Hi! I have been having some problems using my MacBook on SL.

I know on my laptop there is not a left click, however, on SL I have encounter this problem---what do I need to do?

Also, the settings that will be best for me to use (I will be updating to Snow Leopard soon)?

I am also having a problem now, since attempting to modify my preferences, of what appears to be .gz, .cache., .slc, textures, and Sobjects files appearing on my desktop every time I log in. What have I done!

I am not that knowledgeable with Mac's nor with SL, so please bear with me. I did contact a Mac User group on SL, but have not received any info from them yet. Much gratitude for any help, basic to more complex!
Milla Janick
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09-14-2009 14:48
From: Calgon Woodrunner
Hi! I have been having some problems using my MacBook on SL.

I know on my laptop there is not a left click, however, on SL I have encounter this problem---what do I need to do?

Go to the trackpad system preferences. You can set tapping with two fingers to be a left click.

It sounds like you've set the netowrk cache to the desktop somehow. In SL, under the Edit menu, go to network. There's a line for "Disk Cache Location", click the reset button and it should start putting those files where they belong instead of on your desktop.
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Calgon Woodrunner
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Thank you!
09-14-2009 16:13
From: Milla Janick
Go to the trackpad system preferences. You can set tapping with two fingers to be a left click.

It sounds like you've set the netowrk cache to the desktop somehow. In SL, under the Edit menu, go to network. There's a line for "Disk Cache Location", click the reset button and it should start putting those files where they belong instead of on your desktop.


Thank you very much! I am a little confused however--in my trackpad I have two fingers set, but it has always been for right clicking...

Clicking is not checked. And for Secondary click, it is set for using 2 finders then click. I think i need to experiment with these two settings.
Milla Janick
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09-14-2009 16:33
My bad, checking clicking means tap the trackpad with one finger to left click. Checking two fingers means tapping with two fingers does a right click.
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Missy Malaprop
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09-15-2009 13:11
how can you not left click? "left click" means a normal click, where "right click" is a secondary click.
Argent Stonecutter
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09-15-2009 13:42
I just plug in a USB mouse.

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Calgon Woodrunner
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left click
09-15-2009 16:20
From: Missy Malaprop
how can you not left click? "left click" means a normal click, where "right click" is a secondary click.


Yes it is in normal computer usage, however, about 4 times while on SL it was required for me to perform a left click, which I could not. Tried all ways possible, but never got them to open....=/

Weird sounding, but it happened =)
Calgon Woodrunner
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thank you!
09-15-2009 16:21
From: Argent Stonecutter
I just plug in a USB mouse.

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Lol, I will most likely do that do and soon if i can't get this resolved. Thank you!
Calgon Woodrunner
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Join date: 3 May 2009
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thank you!
09-15-2009 16:23
From: Milla Janick
My bad, checking clicking means tap the trackpad with one finger to left click. Checking two fingers means tapping with two fingers does a right click.


Thank you for all your help! =)
Missy Malaprop
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09-20-2009 06:50
From: Calgon Woodrunner
Yes it is in normal computer usage, however, about 4 times while on SL it was required for me to perform a left click, which I could not. Tried all ways possible, but never got them to open....=/

Weird sounding, but it happened =)


then you performed a left click fine, its just the thing in SL didn't respond to it... which sounds like an SL issue, not a computer clicking issue.
Calgon Woodrunner
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09-21-2009 15:26
From: Missy Malaprop
then you performed a left click fine, its just the thing in SL didn't respond to it... which sounds like an SL issue, not a computer clicking issue.



Everyone I got it to work! Thanks for all the help. I had to check both boxes in trackpad menu =)