A rodent-shaped device used to move a pointer on the screen
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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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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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Mouse cursor jittery when hover state on browsers in OS X Lion
I recently upgraded to OS X Lion from Snow Leopard. One bug I've found is that in browsers (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera), when you hover over any link, the cursor doesn't only change, it jitters ...
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USB Optical Mouse not working with Mac Mini
I have a Mac Mini. I also have a cheap optical mouse.
The two do not seem to be able to co-exist.
I've tested the mouse on a Windows PC. I've tested the USB ports of the Mac with the keyboard and ...
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Why does my mouse cursor stick as the default arrow instead of a text selector?
I use NetBeans, and when I activate other applications or windows then return to NetBeans, the cursor no longer changes to the text selection cursor, but instead it remains as the default mouse icon. ...
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847 views
Wireless Mouse only works with USB hub
I have a Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000 and a mid-2012 Macbook Pro (non-Retina). I normally have a lot of USB devices that I need to have plugged in so when I got my Macbook Pro I just continued ...
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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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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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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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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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Lion not responding to mouse clicks over VNC
Under Snow Leopard, I had no problems with VNC connections from my Windows 7 64-bit PC to my Mac mini. However, after upgrading to Lion, my Mac mini no longer responds to mouse clicks when using any ...
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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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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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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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1answer
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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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Is there a way to turn off BeamSync of the mouse cursor in Mac OS X?
The mouse cursor in Mac OS X has a lag to it that drives me crazy. I love everything else about the OS though so I'd like to solve this.
In an earlier attempt to get rid the lag, I used a couple of ...
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Mouse stops working in Bootcamp (XP)
I've been using Bootcamp (XP) with no problem for quite a while now. Today, when I tried booting to XP, my mouse will work for about a second and then stop working. If i unplug/replug it, it will ...
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Mouse jumps to input-bar text when using Google Chrome in Lion
I'm using Lion 10.7 and Chrome 13.0.782.
When I'm in Google Chrome and hit “Cmd-T” (new tab) or “Cmd-L” (change location) and any character, my mouse cursor jumps/changes its position to the Chrome ...
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Wireless keyboard/mouse problem with iMac during start-up
I have an iMac 21.5 inch (late November 2010, 10.6.8 with latest update). I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse at same time. When I started up with shift or optionkey down, the computer starts up ...
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Inconsistent mouse behavior in Lion
Two different mice?mouses? work for a while and then the light connection gets intermittent and eventually is lost. The pointer is then inactivated - but I can use the scroll wheel on the mouse and ...
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Screen brightness decreases when I middle-click
I have a logitech wireless mouse hooked up to a macbook pro running 10.7. Whenever I middle-click the mouse button, the laptop's display brightness decreases. It behaves just as if I had pressed the ...
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Restoring the mouse movement settings
I have a Microsoft laser mouse, which was nice and smooth in OS X, until I installed IntelliPoint for OS X in an attempt to make the scroll wheel nicer. The result is I hate the mouse ...
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Spontaneous right click without touching mouse
I sign in to my iMac running OS X Lion. Since this morning I am continuously seeing popups as if I right-clicked my mouse.
I changed my keyboard and mouse from wireless to wired, but the problem ...
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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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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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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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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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Mouse pointer disappears in web browser
I have this issue and from what I discovered a lot other people do - my pointer disappears. I can see stuff beneath reacting to the movement, but the pointer is gone. It happens rarely, but is ...
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Mouse Buttons Unclicking after Mountain Lion
Since I upgraded to mountain lion, my mouse buttons seem to release in the OS, even though I'm holding them down. I've changed the batteries, adjusted the double click speed with no effect, and the ...
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Why do wired and wireless mice have different accelerations?
For some reason, when I plug in a wired mouse to my iMac, and then plug in a wireless mouse, the acceleration of both are totally different.
The acceleration curve for the wired mouse seems to be ...
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Optical USB Microsoft mouse stops responding after computer wakes up
I am using Lion, and the usb optical mouse works fine until the computer sleeps. Then when it wakes up, the mouse no longer tracks. The buttons still work, right clicking brings up a context menu, but ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cursor flickers
I have a problem with my cursor. Especially when taking screenshots the cursor and the coordinates (numbers) flicker pretty much. I can't see the numbers when I drag the cursor. That error wasn't ...
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Using button 4 on mouse to repeat a set of characters
I have Mac OS X Lion and a Logitech MX 518. I tried both SteerMouse and USB Overdrive and neither does what I wants it to do.
What I want to do is when iI press and hold button 4 on the mouse, it ...
