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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse

When installed on a Mac, Ubuntu does not offer a friendly way to bring
up a contextual menu. As the Apple mouse has a single button and the
keyboard does not have a contextual menu button, it is effectively
impossible to bring up a menu without changing mouse/keyboard.

This issue has been discussed in this spec draft:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Specs/MouseTweaks/Details
Quote: Apple PowerMac traditionally have a single-button mouse. You can access the context menu with a modifier key, but the click&hold is more intuitive for many. 

A problem I can foresee is that ctrl is currently used to select
multiple items. Alt and Windows key are used as the Movement ket in Sys
> Prefs > Windows.

Tested in 10.04 and 10.10

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-mouse (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Usability issues between Apple single-button mouse and contextual menus
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/667838
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