Illustrator CS4 The hidden tools palette

For some reason when I hold down the right hand side on my mouse pad to access the hidden tools in the tools palette in illustrator, it shows the alternative tools but wont let me switch to them eg I hold down the right hand pad and can see the smooth tool underneath the pencil but I cant switch tools.
It certainly has worked in the past but appears to have stopped working any ideas?

Are you perhaps thinking about Photoshop instead of AI ?
In any case, just try doing the same using the left mouse button.

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http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?s=5&o=desc&exc=16&cat= 292&event=productHome&l=%2D1&from=4
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