a multi-touch trackpad developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is similar to the trackpads found in the current MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, but much larger
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What's the touch resolution (LPI) of the Magic Trackpad?
I'd like to know how the Magic Trackpad compares with Wacom tablets as far as resolution goes. The Wacom Intuos5 line has 5080 LPI, while the Bamboo line has 2540.
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Seems like my trackpad is never sleeping/shutting off
I'm experiencing some funny behavior with my Retina MacBook Pro and my Magic Trackpad. There are two symptoms that I believe could be related:
The batteries on my trackpad drain far more quickly ...
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Is my Bluetooth Connection to Magic Track Pad Encrypted?
I know bluetooth supports encryption, but is it in use? How do I know?
The help in the Bluetooth preference pane gives some vague answers:
For extra security, you can stipulate that only trusted ...
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Glitchy behavior with my Magic Trackpad
My Magic Trackpad (on a 2011 iMac) keeps randomly clicking, which causes random text selects, etc. Also the cursor seems glitchy while it's happening too, it'll slow down and erratically move around.
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Magic Trackpad / Mouse very spongy on Windows 7 with Bootcamp Update Drivers [closed]
It seems to me that both, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad respond differently on Windows.
While using them with Mac OS X feels natural, on Windows 7 with drivers extracted from Bootcamp Upgrade, it ...
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Is there any way stop my Apple trackpad from rotating?
My Apple trackpad seems to rotate counter clockwise (I am right handed) through my use of it over the day. This happens several times normally during the day. It never used to do so when it was new ...
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lagging cursor from magic mouse and magic trackpad
I have a brand new mac mini 2012 connected to a Thunderbolt display. Since the Thunderbolt display was connected, I sometimes get a lagging cursor, meaning that moving the mouse/trackpad leads the ...
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How to disable Magic Trackpad while typing?
Is it possible to get the external Magic Trackpad disabled automatically while I'm typing?
I do get a lot of cursor movements/clicks when just touching the trackpad accidentally.
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Is there an easy way to repeatedly connect a Magic Trackpad to different workstations?
We pair program where I work, and like many people there, I have my own mouse and keyboard that I take with me as I rotate between workstations. I want to try using a magic trackpad at work, but I ...
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Mouse tracking speed randomly resets?
For whatever reason, the tracking speed of my mouse resets to the midway mark every once in a while.
Running Mountain Lion (10.8.2), and I've got two mice connected: Magic Mouse, WoW Legendary Gaming ...
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How to fix the Jerky and jumpy Apple Magic Trackpad behavior?
My Apple Magic Trackpad has started to move the pointer on the screen with a jerky and jumpy way, that makes it difficult to use it (compared with the macbook pro mid 2010 17inch touchpad).
How can I ...
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How to set already-paired bluetooth devices again into discovery mode?
How can I set a Magic Trackpad (or, any other bluetooth device, I guess) into discovery mode, if it has already been paired to another mac?
Anything I find on google just mocks me.
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How can I pair my Magic Trackpad with multiple Macs?
I have a Magic Trackpad that I'm using with my iMac.
Everything works great, but I would also like to use the trackpad with my MacBook.
For some reason, it seems that I can only pair the trackpad ...
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Pairing MacBook Pro and two Magic Trackpads
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro (non-Retina) running Lion and two Magic Trackpads - one for work and one for the home office. If I'm away from the office for too long (say a long holiday weekend), my office ...
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How to clean a sticky Magic Trackpad click?
My magic trackpad seems to have gotten dirty in the button.
I've tried swabbing around the button with alcohol but I still, at times, have to lift the trackpad to release the mouse click.
Do you ...
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Is there an alternative to apple's standard wireless bluetooth trackpad? I.e., an aftermarket version of the same basic thing?
I have had continuing problems with apple's bluetooth wireless trackpad. the first one had strange performance problems -- I got a friendly apple agent to exchange it for me. The new one was better, ...
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VirtualBox Win7 enable horizontal trackpad scrolling
I use a Windows 7 installtion in Virtual Box. The magic track works fine for scrolling up and down but scrolling sideways doesn't work. Does anyone know how to get it working?
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Close tab without clicking on X?
I'm using a 2012 Retina Mac Book Pro running OS X 10.7.5. I am a Windows power user and a OS X neophyte. While many of the keyboard and mouse shortcuts I am familiar with in Windows have functional ...
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Is it possible to set Magic Trackpad option via Terminal?
Is it possible to set the magic trackpad options with the menu topics:
Point click,
scroll & zoom,
etc.
by using the Terminal?
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Apple Magic Trackpad tap to click is not working inside games!
I am trying to play some games using Apple Magic Trackpad (for example Endless Space) and I realized that tap to click is not working inside games.
The only click that works inside games is the click ...
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My Magic Trackpad can click but only if I press all the way and can't move the pointer
I have a:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
with a BlueTooth Magic Trackpad that used to work fine. I hadn't ...
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Pointing devices not properly recognised and wont left/right click after upgrade to Mountain Lion
Have loved my Magic Trackpad since it first came out. Since upgrading to Mountain Lion, the system fails to recognize the Trackpad after a reboot. I need to pull the batteries, reload them, and power ...
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Why don't older Macbooks support multi-touch?
Why don't older Macbooks (Macbooks with a physical button on them, I think up until 2008) support multi-touch when upgraded to an operating system that supports it?
They are able to distinguish two ...
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Magic Trackpad gestures don't work
A brand new Magic Trackpad has been paired to a 2011 Mac mini with OSX 10.8. This mini has no other bluetooth devices. OSX was upgraded in-place from Lion to Mountain Lion.
The trackpad doesn't ...
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Lion: four finger swipe to switch desktops (spaces) works on internal trackpad but not magic trackpad?
Even though in the pref pane for Trackpad it says "Swipe between full-screen apps" when I'm using the internal trackpad in my laptop, it will switch desktops even if I'm not using full screen apps. ...
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What other alternatives to multi-touch trackpad besides Apple's Magic Trackpad?
I've inherited rather old iMac (Core 2 Duo) from a friend who moved out from the country. He gave me the keyboard but not the mouse / trackpad.
Is there a lower-cost option than Apple's Magic ...
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Is it possible to use mac trackpad gestures on, say, a linux virtualbox machine?
Specifically, I would just love to use the trackpad to do "three finger swipes" and switch between Linux workspaces (desktops), that would be extremely slick.
I imagine this might require a plugin or ...
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Bluetooth Not Available?
Mac OS X 10.6.4, MacBook Pro, Apple Magic Trackpad.
The trackpad is unresponsive. Right-clicking on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar shows me gray text that says "Bluetooth not available".
I don't ...
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Bluetooth Magic Trackpad not recognized after sleep
When I put my MacBook Pro (2011, 13") to sleep and wake it up again, the Magic Trackpad doesn't get recognized. I have to turn Bluetooth off and back on again to get the trackpad to work. It shows up ...
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What Apple mouse or trackpad is best for navigating large two-dimensional documents? [closed]
I've been using Xcode on my Mac Mini for a few months with large app storyboards etc. To do this, I need to constantly zoom in/out of the document to see what I need to.
I've increased the size of my ...
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Four finger swipe not working on Magic Trackpad
Even though in the preference pane for Trackpad it says "Swipe between full-screen apps" when I'm using the internal trackpad in my laptop, it will switch desktops even if I'm not using full screen ...
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Trackpad gestures stop working
From time to time, my Magic Trackpad gestures will stop working. I can restart to bring them back, but this is pretty disruptive.
Is there a process I can kill to bring them back?
(I've tried ...
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How to properly use drag and drop with MacBook Pro on OS X 10.7?
It seems extremely hard to be able to drag and drop files between two finder windows with a single move on the trackpad - as soon you reach the end of the trackpad you'll drop the files,… in the wrong ...
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Does Apple have a patent of their three finger drag feature? [closed]
I like Macbook's multi touch, especially three finger drag feature. It's very convenient to me.
I'd always like to use this feature in other laptops and OS. Except Apple, however, any other venders ...
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Trackpad and mouse require two taps/clicks to register first click
I'm having a horribly frustrating issue that I can't seem to work out. Here are the steps to reproduce the problem, which happens with both an external Logitec VX mouse, the internal MacBook Pro ...
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Right Click Drag with Magic Trackpad
Is it possible to perform a "right click drag" with a Magic Trackpad? What gestures/settings do I need to accomplish this?
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Is it possible to use the Magic trackpad on Windows?
Is this possible to use the Apple Magic Trackpad on a Windows Computer ?
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Magic trackpad pairing issues with Lion
The Question
How can I unpair the trackpad as a mouse and pair it using trackpad option instead?
Background
I made the mistake of pairing the Magic trackpad via System->Bluetooth->Bluetooth Setup ...
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Does a Magic Trackpad have a button?
Does a Magic Trackpad have a button, as opposed to just being a trackpad? I am not sure if this even makes sense, so let me know if I need to clarify.
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Apple Magic Trackpad issue: occasionally it interprets one-finger click as two-finger (“right”) click
I wanted to see if my technical hiccup was experienced by others, as well as any obvious fix I am missing.
Perhaps 5-10 times per day, my external, bluetooth, apple magic trackpad will interpret a ...
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Is there a way to swipe down instead of up to launch Mission Control?
To me it feels more natural to "pull" down the Desktop down to access Mission Control however System Preferences for the Magic Trackpad only allow for swiping up to access Mission Control.
Is there a ...
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Will I need a Magic Trackpad to take advantage of OS X Lion? [closed]
From what I have read and/or seen about OS X Lion, it sounds like many of its new features rely on gestures. I have a Mac Pro and do not have a trackpad of any kind. Will I need to get a Magic ...
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with magic trackpad, time lag between when i droped a something and when it actually dropped
I'm using a magic trackpad.
There is a time lag for about 0.5 second between when i dropped a something, for example desctop icon, and when it actually dropped.
I can drop immidiately by touching ...
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Reassign Trackpad Gestures?
The current behavior for an upward four-finger swipe on the trackpad is to move all Windows to the side and display your desktop. I personally have no use for this since I keep absolutely nothing on ...
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How do I adjust the tap-to-click sensitivity on the Magic Trackpad or the built-in MacBook trackpad?
I have the tap-to-click feature enabled on my Magic Trackpad and find that it works very well for the most pat. However, I think it tends to be a little too sensitive at times. Is there any secret ...
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How to use (magic) trackpad scrolling to scroll only one page up/down with Preview?
When I view pdf file with Preview, I can use wheel click mouse to scroll one page up/down.
How can I do the same thing with trackpad? Using two finger scroll gives me two much scroll. I need to scroll ...
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Tap to click on only one trackpad?
Is there a way to configure the Magic Trackpad with tap-to-click without having tap-to-click on the built-in trackpad of a MacBook Air?
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any bluetooth keyboards with integrated pointing device (trackball/trackpad)?
I'm looking for a keyboard and pointing device which I can use when my laptop is plugged into my TV. It needs to be able to connect to the laptop via bluetooth (I want to minimize the time and effort ...
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iMac bundled pointing devices
With the purchase of a new iMac, Apple seems to be offering your choice of Mighty Mouse (Apple Mouse) or Magic Mouse with the option of adding a Magic Trackpad to the Magic Mouse. I have no interest ...
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Using a Magic Trackpad and a USB mouse at the same time
I know that the Magic Trackpad is not good for a few things (I personally don’t like trackpads in general too much when I’m on a laptop). I tend to start looking for a mouse. (18 years of mousing ...
