A rodent-shaped device used to move a pointer on the screen
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Logitech Wireless Mouse Non Functional After Sleep?
I have a Logitech Wireless Mouse with Unifying Receiver plugged into my iMac - and when the computer is put to sleep (cmd alt eject), after wake it will not respond to mouse movement. If the computer ...
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Shift Key Problem Display jums [closed]
I need help. This Problem is making me crazy!!!! I coudn find any help on the web.
Everytime i use the shift key for important short cuts on my wireless keybord the display jumps up or down / changes ...
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Strange looking mouse pointer with squiggles and 24
I opened up my macbook this morning (resumed from sleep) and found that my mouse pointer looked like this:
If I hovered over a button, the pointer part would change to the little hand, but the ...
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FocusFollowsMouse, cut-paste from browser to Terminal in 10.8 (duplicate)
Added: this was discussed in
focus-follows-mouse-plus-auto-raise-on-mac-os-x on SO in 2010. In short, accept it,
or buy an addon:
how-can-i-make-focus-follow-the-mouse-cursor.
The sequence:
cut ...
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Scroll button on Logitech mouse won't left/right “click”
I just got a Mac and couldn't stand the Mighty Mouse it came with, so I got a nice little Logitech wireless USB mouse (Model M325).
It's much nicer, but when I have Finder in column views and go to ...
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Using different bluetooth mouses and keyboards on a MacBook
I was wondering if it is possible to get a wireless mouse and keyboard less expensive than Apple's that would still work the way Apple's do - without the need to use extra USB toggles for bluetooth ...
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How can I easily toggle the cursor size back and forth between normal and largest?
I'm using Mac OS 10.8.3. I have a huge display and bad eyes, so I like to have the mouse cursor be the largest possible size. (under System Preferences: Accessibility: Display: Cursor size.
However, ...
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Cursor stuttering: “IOHIDSystem cursor update overdue. Resending.”
My 2011 iMac running Lion recently developed a new problem; the mouse cursor stutters. At random intervals when I move the mouse it lags, then jumps, like it missed a couple of frames. Ordinarily I'd ...
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How do I make OS X auto focus on the window in the screen the mouse moves into?
I work with two screens. On the primary screen, I have XCode on. On the other screen, I have the browser. While reading docs, I am usually focused on the XCode screen, typing in code.
So I want to ...
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Have Voiceover read out just paragraph or sentence under cursor
I work with a disabled user who controls their iMac using keyboard and mouse input from their communication-aid. They have dyslexia and would like to use voiceover to read certain paragraphs or ...
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drop of water on mousepad of macbook pro and now the mouse is being odd?
I had wet hair and some drops of water landed on my trackpad. It happened on last friday or thursday, so like 4 or so days ago. And basically now my mouse will just randomly click on stuff and right ...
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microsoft mouse trackball explorer new driver doesn't work
Otherwise known as "intellipoint."
There's a page where it's suggested that mountain lion users go into library/preference panes, and put the microsoft mouse pref.pane in login items. But there is no ...
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Is there a hand tool for xcode's storyboard (scrolling without scrollbars, PDF style)?
I guess the title says it all. I was looking for a way to e.g. hold down a modifier key and "grab" the storyboard so that I can stop trying to aim for the scrollbars every time I want to scroll freely ...
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How do I invert the scroll direction on my Magic Mouse? [duplicate]
I'm used to Windows so I'm not used to the natural scroll with the Apple bluetooth mouse. How do I change this to be the standard, scroll down goes down functionality?
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Need to set mouse setting to default
In no pop up when right click, I ask how to make right click. The right button works as the same as the left button and it bothers very much!
I searched on google and someone said he set the ...
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no pop up when right click
There is no pop up menu when I right click. I have set right button to secondary button as in the following picture.
Using ctrl+left click, there is a pop up menu so I can copy/paste selected or do ...
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Mac External Monitor Touch Screen Mouse Not Working
I just connected a Mac external monitor (touch screen) to my MacBook Pro.
After spending awhile calibrating it to my liking, I thought I was ready to use it. I notice that when I tap the touch ...
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How can I remap the right mouse button to the left mouse button?
My googling abilities have failed me and I can't figure out how to remap the mouse buttons.
My 3 year old niece is having trouble using the mouse on the computer because she is right clicking by ...
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Comfortable mouse tracking speed not available in system preferences
The mouse section of the OS X version 10.8.2 system preferences has 10 different tracking speeds for my mighty mouse.
Unfortunately, the 4th fastest option is too slow for me, and the 3rd fastest ...
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How Do I use the Logitech G600 mouse with my Macbook pro?
How do I make all the buttons work, how do I configure different modes on this gaming mouse?
I've tried steermouse but that did no good for me? Any help with this will be awesome, I plan on using it ...
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Microsoft Arc Mouse on Mountain Lion
Does the Microsoft Arc Mouse work on Mountain Lion 10.8.2? I'm especially interested in the touch gestures that are described on the product page.
If it works, do I have to install software that runs ...
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Change mouse pointer in iTerm2 (or disable mouse pointer)
In iTerm2 (fullscreen mode) my pointer is permanently a "text select" pointer. It bothers me, so I would either like to change it (to the regular arrow-type pointer) or disable it when in my ...
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Mouse sensitivity is set to zero on game startup
I'm currently using a Macbook Pro and wanted to play a game and came up with Warsow. I downloaded it, dropped the app in my applications folder (is it even called folder on Macs?^^). As soon as I ...
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OS X Mountaion Lion, Retina Mouse Resolution?
I'd really like some HiDpi mouse resolution in os x.
Currently with Retina display, the mouse still acts like it's on a 1440x900 resolution. It's chunky and very noticeable to me. OS X won't use high ...
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Can Third-Button Paste be emulated on the Mac? [duplicate]
On Linux if you highlight a section of text then click somewhere with the "third button" (on some mice its the scroll wheel, often its just clicking the right and left button together) it will paste ...
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App for remembering different mouses' tracking speeds?
I'm just wondering if there is an app/prefpane to remember different tracking speeds for different mouses when you have a Macbook and are switching between mouses constantly?
Thanks for any ...
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Use unsupported USB footswitch?
I am attempting to use this footswitch:
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/input/008/usbfootswitch_detail.html
They only support windows, and USB Overdrive apparently doesn't support it either.
I ...
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Mouse clicks on toolbars (and window close/minimize/resize buttons) don't always register in Mountain Lion
I am using OS X Mountain Lion (on a MacBook Pro). I have noticed that sometimes if I try to close a window by clicking on the red close button or if I try to click a toolbar button (like get new mail ...
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Is there a 3rd party mouse that has inertia scrolling support?
Is there a 3rd party mouse that has inertia scrolling support (slide when you scroll like the iphone or sometimes they call it rubber band)? I know all the apple products support it but I need a right ...
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Where does OS X store mouse preferences?
I couldn't figure out where the settings I change with the "Mouse" system preferences are stored. Neither plist ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple..plist nor /Library/Preferences/com.apple..plist changes ...
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Mouse not reacting to hover when bamboo tablet unplugged
I have a mid-2010 15" Macbook Pro with 10.8 installed, and I use a Wacom Bamboo tablet (one of the older ones, it's model MTE-450). I've noticed that whenever the tablet is plugged in, many hover ...
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How can I modify or eliminate the mouse pointer while recording the iOS Simulator with QuickTime Player?
I would like to use QuickTime Player to create a screen recording of the iOS Simulator running an app. I need to simulate taps on the simulator with the mouse, but I don't want the standard arrow ...
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Mouse cursor goes crazy!
This is driving me insane... All of a sudden my mouse cursor starts jumping and clicking around by its own. It doesn't look like somebody is remote controlling it. It rather is jumping around ...
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Dell mouse triggering double-click on almost every single-click
My generic Dell mouse behaves pretty strange compared to all other mice I have used with my MacBook. Almost every single-click is treated as if it were a double-click. Both the right and left button. ...
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How to reset Logitech mouse's back/forward buttons?
I've been using my Logitech Anywhere MX with my Mac succesfully for a couple of months, but suddenly last week the functionality of the back/forward buttons changed from navigating to previous/next ...
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First click doesn't register?
For some reason, from time to time, I'll have this issue where the first time I click something, nothing will happen. But, the second time I click the exact same spot, it will work as normal. This ...
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Apple magic mouse only works on surfaces that are slightly reflective after 10.8.2 update
My magic mouse suddenly stopped tracking on the mousepad I have been using for a month now. Everything about the mouse works (gestures, clicking, etc) except tracking. Strangely enough, the mouse ...
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How do I disable hiding of the mouse pointer while typing text?
I think I'm finally annoyed enough with my mouse pointer disappearing as I start typing to want to do something about it.
I want to move the mouse. I want to click. I want to start typing, but I want ...
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User Control screwed up but unable to click on icons with Mouse on OSX 10.8
I dont know what has happened, but today user control with mouse and trackpad on my macbookpro is screwed up.
I rebooted twice, it made no difference.
The trackpad moves the cursor okay, but I ...
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Multiple Mouse clicks
I need an extremely simple way for my mouse to perform a multiple clicking action once I point it on a target and hold, for example, a hot key. I tried with an applescript but it's not convenient ...
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How do I prevent accidental double clicks?
My Magic Mouse is going bad and sometimes detects a double click when I single click.
I know that there is a setting which allows you to set the upper threshold for double click speed, but not a ...
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Why didn't my Macbook sleep (USB Keyboard/Mouse was connected, lid open)
First off, let's begin with some research that I did before asking this question.
Now, in my situation, I was using my Macbook Pro (Mountain Lion) with an Apple USB keyboard connected to the ...
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Is there an official direction for scroll zoom?
I am using a Magic Mouse on Lion and I have scroll direction set to natural.
Google Maps: Scroll Up zooms out
Excel: Ctrl + Alt + Scroll Up zooms out
OSX Zoom Dekstop: Ctrl + Scroll Up zooms in
I ...
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Is it possible to simulate multi-touch mouse down events?
I'm wondering if there's some application that allows you to simulate mouse-down events?
I looked at BetterTouchTool and it can bind to specific actions, but I can't do something like Hold Down a ...
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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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Select and drag text on Mac OS X 10.6 doesn't allow me to drag
I have just been enlightened on what I previously thought was a short-coming of the whole Mac OS X platform - that like Windows, a user may select a block of text and drag it. This is particularly ...
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Is there an OSX workaround to configure a “unifying” receiver without Logitech's control center?
I have two Logitech wireless devices (keyboard and mouse) that work well on my ppc mac (running OSX 10.4.11). Each has a little USB unifying receiver that came with it, each receiver being paired with ...
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Volume
Real quick, I own a Macbook Pro 2010.
I recently purchased a new Razer Naga mouse, and aside from using it for gaming, I've been adding various keyboard shortcuts into my mouse's side buttons. ...
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Can I map mouse mouse buttons 3 and 4 to control the system volume?
Is it possible to map mouse buttons 3 and 4 to control system volume on a Mac? KeyRemap4Macbook doesn't seem to have the functionality, nor SizzlingKeys. I have them both. Is there some way to ...
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What might cause mouse and keyboard freezes after updating to OSX 10.8.2?
After the 10.8.2 update, keyboard and mouse input is hanging intermittently on my 2011 MacBook Air. It occurs in several applications (have tested with Safari and App Store). The keyboard input and ...
