Hi all, I am getting serious RSI from having to click and drag through high resolution images in Photoshop CS2 to check for quality issues in my current job. Is there a shortcut, or a way to set a keyboard shortcut to basically make a key on my keyboard do this clicking-and-holding function? I would still be using the mouse to navigate the image, just not having to press down the left mouse button all the time. I would appreciate any help.
A number of two-button mouse devices have that option, maybe even including Apple’s Mighty Mouse. There are also OS-level haxies, but I generally stay away from haxies
How about turning on Mouse Keys and using the 0 and 5 keys?
To turn on Mouse Keys: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Universal Access. Then click Mouse. Select On next to Mouse Keys.
With Mouse Keys turned on, press the 5 key on your numeric keypad to click an item on the screen. Press the 0 key to press and hold. To release the press and hold, press 5 again.
Thanks Welles, I’ll try out Mouse Keys when I get back to work on Monday. Hopefully that option will be accessable, as all the Mac computers at my work place are locked down (you can’t run an installation of a program etc. without first contacting desktop support).
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