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10.5: Open menus via track pad only on some laptops
Authored by: Peachie on Wed, Nov 21 2007 at 2:35PM PST

Trying this on Firefox, i notice 2 things...

1- it doesnt seem so much to me to be scroll - tap, but rather a 2 finger scroll makes the next mouse movement open the menu. Try it by hovering over a menu item, using a quick 2 finger scroll gesture, and then just move the cursor just a bit with one finger - any direction will do.

2- my bookmarks menu is full enough that I cant see the whole thing at once, and it has scroll controls on it when opened. To activate this menu without clicking, all you have to do is move the mouse over the bookmarks menu, and 2 finger scrolling immediately opens it up and scrolls through it. no tapping or second movement necessary. just scroll it!