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Magic Trackpad is not scrolling or rotating
I've recently bought Apple's Magic Trackpad and was informed about its requirements for Snow Leopard.
I have currently installed Snow Leopard on my Mac but my Magic Trackpad still isn't doing all of ...
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Mouse pointer on my MacBook moves by itself
Starting today, my mouse cursor is moving by itself. Here's a video of it:
http://screencast.com/t/FxpuuEk2ehf
I use a MacBook Pro with an external display and a magic mouse. The laptop is ...
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Disabling trackpad on Lenovo laptop
How do I disable my mouse trackpad on a Lenovo notebook running Windows 7?
Usually Lenovo installs with tools which allows you to do so (Ultranav). However, this laptop has a modified image installed ...
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Exposing all apps/windows while dragging an item (using five fingers)
is there a way to use five fingers on the lion os the way we did on leopard one?
i mean, is it possible to drag an item (and while holding that item with your thumb for example) to expose all ...
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Getting Synaptics trackpad to send actual scroll-wheel events
I have a laptop (a Samsung Series 9) with a Synaptics trackpad, and I have Windows XP on it.
One of the nice features of this trackpad is that it allows you to scroll by placing two fingers on the ...
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Reinstall OS X on MacBook Pro with broken trackpad
I have to reinstall OS X on my MacBook Pro. I'm using the installation disk, but the only problem is that my trackpad is broken (I cannot click).
Is there any way to open and select the Utilities ...
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Double clicking on icons doesn't respond well on a Mac
I am a new MacBook Pro user and I am having a hard time opening programs on my desktop when I double click on the icon. I found out that if you go to System Preferences -> Trackpad and lower the ...
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How can I set the trackpad preferences in OS X Snow Leopard using a script?
I'm using 10.6 Snow Leopard and the Better Touch Tool (redefine trackpad functions, etc). I have a that when I restart several options in the trackpad system preference pane revert to OS X defaults. ...
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How to effectively reduce the track-pad sensitivity more than system preferences will let you (OS X Lion)
I am using a Magic Trackpad, and I have turned the sensitivity all the way down in System Preferences, but it's not slow/insensitive enough. I have a gaming mouse that has custom DPI settings, and I ...
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Trackpad on Acer Aspire laptop isn't working anymore
I have an Acer Aspire 5670 laptop with Windows XP.
After four years, suddenly the trackpad is not working anymore.
I connected an external mouse and tried to reinstall it, but, by mistake, it ...
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Macbook Pro forgets Trackpad settings when booting up
Is there any way to make your MBP remember the trackpad settings?
Every reboot makes the computer forget the trackpad settings, which have to be reconfigured.
This means I have to check the "tap to ...
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Is it possible to control a Mac Mini with VNC and a Magic Trackpad simultaneously?
Is it possible to remote control a Mac Mini from another computer through VNC (screen and keyboard sharing), but using the Magic Trackpad connected to the Mac Mini to control the mouse pointer and ...
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How to get my trackpad “driver” to always run when starting Windows 7
I have a HP netbook which came with Windows 7 Starter and a Synaptics track pad.
A few months ago while fighting a virus I removed everything that autostarted that I couldn't easily identify. I was ...
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Define right-click area for macbook pro trackpad
I'm looking for a way to define the right click area on the trackpad of the macbook pro - the one without a seperate mousebutton.
I'm using the option 'secondary click' where the bottom left (or ...
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Why does zooming in with trackpad sometimes not work on Safari?
I have OS X Lion and like to use Safari, however, sometimes I can zoom in and out with trackpad and then it just stops working. Why? Can I fix this?
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Can I send multitouch gestures over VNC to OS X Lion?
I see that my trackpad (Acer Aspire notebook) is able to detect double touches with Synaptic drivers installed. Is it possible that to recognize multitouch gestures so I can remote control a Mac with ...
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How to Find 3rd Party Applications that Use the Mouse in my OS X Installation?
I'm having a problem with Spotify that causes my mouse to not work properly. Based on my reading online, this problem is caused when third party applications like BetterTouchTool interact with ...
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Software (official or third party) to make a Dell laptop trackpad mimic touch gestures?
Is anyone aware of / have seen discussions of software that can translate actions on a Dell TrackPad to emulate swipe actions similar to those on touch devices?
Or is the Dell TrackPad hardware ...
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Macbook moves windows on single click
On occasion, when I click on a window (by tapping on the trackpad), the window goes into some strange movement mode - keyboard input is ignored, and wherever I click next the window is moved to (and ...
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OS X Lion + MBP + Trackpad = I can drag files in the finder, but they won't drop
I'm not trying to drag and drop to an invalid location. I'm just trying to drag files from one folder to another within the same path. Nothing crazy.
I tap and drag the files, move to the ...
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Can't enable universal zoom in OS X Lion
I upgraded to Lion from Snow Leopard and I accept the bugs with Microsoft Outlook but I have to find a way to fix my Trackpad zooming.
I used to be able to pinch with two fingers on the trackpad and ...
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OS X trackpad click-to-drag delay
I am so frustrated with the trackpad behavior in OS X. If you turn on "click to drag" with "drag lock" OFF there is still a delay where the mouse is "locked" in drag mode. That is, if I double click ...
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How do I enable Smart Zoom in OSX Lion only for Safari?
In OSX Lion, there are two trackpad system preferences I like: tap with two fingers to right click, and double tap with two fingers to zoom into content ("Smart Zoom"). The problem is that when both ...
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Disable “Natural” Scrolling for the Vertical Direction Only?
In Apple OS X Lion, how can I disable "natural" scrolling for up-and-down but leave it for left-to-right?
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Do any of the Synaptics touchpads come close to Apple's? [closed]
I own a 2007 Macbook Pro and am looking to buy a new notebook for school.
My first option is a new Macbook Pro, but I am considering a PC because I can get one for about 40% less than the Macbook. I ...
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MacBook Pro's Right Click / Secondary Tap is Switching Programs
A family member's MacBook Pro seems to have the "Secondary Tap" action mapped to program switching instead of popping up the context menu. This happens when a mouse is plugged in as well as when ...
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How to reset/restart an internal Macbook trackpad driver on OS X?
My Macbook's trackpad occasionally starts behaving erratically but after a system restart it works well again (at least for a while).
I'm still looking for a solution to the root problem of the ...
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Macbook Air trackpad not clicking nor moving cursor, but multi-finger gestures are working
This has been happening to me several times recently just after I disconnect my MBA from a USB hub (for an external keyboard and mouse). The internal trackpad just won't move the cursor, not does it ...
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How to get Windows 7 to open directories with single click and files with double click?
I've got a Windows 7 VM (VirtualBox) running on my Macbook, and I'm slowly working my way towards a configuration that gives as consistent behavior as possible between OS X and Windows.
In OS X ...
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my mouse appears to be weird on Macbook Pro
Does anyone have some problems using their mouse on Macbook Pro. My mouse works perfectly fine on my Windows laptop but it appears weird on my Macbook Pro. I think maybe the inertia thing is on or ...
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trackpad on laptop in Slackware 13.37 not very sensitive
I was using Slackware 13.1 and working on my laptop with its trackpad and it was all Ok. When I installed 13.37 my trackpad became somewhat insensible. I have to push it harder than usual to make it ...
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Macbook pro 10.6.7 mouse keeps freezing now won't work at all trackpad sometimes freezes too
Hi there I have really annoying problem with my macbook pro (1 1/2 yrs old)
I had a wireless mouse for first 14 months no problem but stopped working so bought new one which worked for 2 weeks then ...
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macbook pro: is it better to use a mouse with macbook pro [closed]
I want to know is the trackpad really that efficient? say my priority is to get things done Fast, i don't care whether using the trackpad or the mouse is cooler or whatsoever. I'm wondering if there ...
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How to reset trackpad settings of a Macbook Pro
In a Macbook Pro laptop, how do I reset the trackpad to the "default" status? (like default tracking speed, scrolling speed, preferences etc.)
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Switch spaces trackpad MacBook Pro
I want to be able to change spaces by swiping.
Example:
Swiping right would switch to the space to the right
Swiping down would switch to the space underneath
I tried BetterTouchTool but it only ...
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Macbook Pro click not working
The "click" on my MacBook Pro has started having problems. I haven't been able to find a root cause on the problem yet. It doesn't work on either my magic trackpad or the internal trackpad.
I have ...
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Macbook trackpad freezes some applications
Lately I'm having some problems with the macbook trackpad. Some applications freeze when scrolling. I have noticed this problem with Chrome, Firefox and Evernote. Safari and Picasa still work well.
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Apple Trackpad under old linux (no kernel patch possible)
Is it possible to use an Apple Magic Trackpad (external one) on Linux with kernel 2.6.24 or 2.6.26? I can't patch kernel nor update it.
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How to set up Mac Os X like dragging behaviour on Linux
I would like to use Linux(Fedora) on a Aluminum MacBook Pro, but since the Touchpad on a MacBook Pro is only a giant button Apple does some custom tracking.
When there is one finger placed, and a ...
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MacBook Pro TrackPad - Can you reverse the direction of the swipe?
I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro, my first Mac and love it.
I would like to be able to two-finger swipe right and the image/display move right, not left... swipe up and the image/display move up, not ...
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Can I use a Magic Trackpad on Linux?
I'd like to be able to use my Magic Trackpad with Linux. While I haven't installed Linux yet to test it, the trackpad will connect to Windows on the machine (i.e. it has bluetooth). I'm going to be ...
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Use cheap graphic tablet as a trackpad
since I have zero experience with tablets, I have a question to ask about this.
Is it possible to use (cheap) graphic tablet as a trackpad device, with your finger, and how (if possible at all)?
I ...
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Debian Squeeze: Trackpad on EEE PC 1000HA acts like slate
I'm using Debian on an Asus Eee PC 1000HA. It works flawlessly, except that the built-in trackpad acts as if it was a slate. That is, if I touch the upper-left quadrant of the trackpad, the mouse ...
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How can I release a click-locked mouse pointer in OS X? [closed]
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MacBook Pro Trackpad freeze / holds click on its own
Every now and then, seemingly randomly, the mouse pointer on my OS X 10.6.4-running MBP (summer 2009) will become ...
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Disable trackpad when mouse is connected (Dell laptop)
When typing on the keyboard of my Dell laptop, my palm occasionally slips over the trackpad, moving the cursor to another position in the text or putting focus on another window.
I'd like to find a ...
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Asus netbook trackpad suddenly stopped scrolling
I bought an Asus Eee netbook three days ago and, up until today, my two-finger scrolling was working just fine. All of a sudden, dragging two fingers in a downward motion does not scroll anymore. I ...
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Drag Lock bug on MacBook Pro?
Even tho I untick Drag Lock in Settings, still when I double tap, move the window and release the finger from trackpad, window is still locked to trackpad, I have to tap again to unlock it. Anyone ...
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How to disable Macbook's trackpad to not zoom?
I went to Mac's Preferences for TrackPad and uncheck Zoom already, but if I go to Chrome or Firefox, and use two fingers to zoom, the page will still zoom in or zoom out. It is troublesome because ...
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MacBook Pro Trackpad freeze / holds click on its own
My MacBook Pro's Trackpad shows an annoying behavior in the last few days. I think the only relevant thing that changed is the firmware for the Trackpad. An update has been distributed via Software ...
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Windows laptop trackpad doesn't accept input while typing
I am not as experienced with Windows as I am with Mac OS. I am borrowing a laptop running Windows 7, and the trackpad doesn't accept input until around 2 seconds after the last keyboard key has been ...
