Re: mac os et emacs

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> Count the number of buttons on the pointing device as well.
>> Especially if you like to use Emacs which makes good use of all
>> 3 buttons.

> It's perfectly okay to use other producers' mice on Apple's machines.

I believe we're talking laptops here, so the number of buttons is
relevant, unless you always use your laptop with a mouse on the side.
I don't, and I don't know anybody who does.

>> Stefan "Thinkpad addict"
> That Thinkpad doesn't have a touchpad keeps me away from it..

All Thinkpad keyboards have both trackpoints and touchpads (except that
one on the X series).
I do agree that the two-finger motion on the Thinkpad touchpad doesn't
work as nicely as on the Macbook Pro because the touchpad is a good
bit smaller.

>> PS: I'm personally not sure that Apple is any less evil than Microsoft.

> At least Apple is more friendly to free software(or open source
> software) community.

That's the thing of which I'm not sure.  Maybe it is.  But I fear that
it's simply much more clever, and instead of fighting the community it
pretends to play along with it.  But if you look at the way it tries to
lock its users, it smells like bad old proprietary all the way.


        Stefan