A touch-sensitive device for controlling a pointer on a computer's screen. It is similar to a mouse, but translates the motion of a user's finger to a relative position on a screen.
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How do I get three finger gestures working again in Twitter for Mac after installing Lion?
After installing Lion, three finger gestures no longer work in the Twitter for Mac app. (I've gotten used to swiping left with three fingers to go "back" after—for example—clicking on a person's ...
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Faint clicking noise in trackpad in Macbook Pro
I recently purchased a Macbook pro, and I have some issue with my Trackpad. I notice that if I lightly press on it, I can hear a click (sometimes faint, sometimes clearly audible) but no click action ...
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MacBook multi-touch trackpad support
Why is 3-4 finger multitouch support not available (not even listed as trackpad preference options) on my late 2008 white plastic Mac book?
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Why is my Magic TrackPad losing functionality after Fast User Switching several times?
Basically, after using Fast User Switching to go back and forth between my wife's login and my own, we begin to experience loss of capactive touch functions on the Magic TrackPad. This occurred on ...
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Should I buy a trackpad?
I've never really been a huge fan of trackpads but after playing with the official Apple Magic Trackpad using Lion, I have to admit, I loved the full screen swiping and using two fingers to swipe ...
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Double click to open documents and folders
Before I installed Lion I was able to open folders and documents by using double click/tap on the trackpad. Now it doesn't work anymore. Did this happen to anyone else?
How do I resolve this problem?
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How can I set a different scrolling direction for mouse and trackpad in Lion?
I want to give the new scrolling behavior in Lion a try (both on the built-in as well as on the magic trackpad).
But on my Mouse (a Logitech Anywhere MX), I don't want reverse scrolling. In ...
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Can I assign a gesture to Mission Control on an older MacBook?
I have an older MacBook (2006) that I want to use the four finger swipe to enable mission control. It is not the glass trackpad, but it does have two finger scrolling. Is there any way to enable this?
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Can water seep into my laptop through the sides of the trackpad?
If I use the my laptop while my hands are (very) wet, will the water get into the insides of the computer through the gaps at the side of the trackpad?
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What are some unusual uses of the MacBook trackpad?
You know, the MacBook has such a beautiful trackpad. Are there applications that use its power for music-making, drawing, or anything else unusual?
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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 to increase “tracking speed” beyond the maximum?
For a Macbook Pro, I've set trackpad settings for Three Fingers to "Dragging":
However the tracking speed is too slow, and often it's impossible to drag for a larger distance due to the size of the ...
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magic trackpad scrolling doesn't work even after software update [closed]
Just purchased magic trackpad and installed software update. Scrolling and multi gestures sill don't work. Do I need to install other extra softwares or drivers to make it work??
I installed ...
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Make Solid-state scrolling trackpad behave like Multi-Touch trackpad
I am using an early 2009 MacBook.
Is there any way or any APP that can make Solid-state scrolling trackpad on my MacBook behave like Multi-Touch trackpad
Solid-state scrolling trackpad supports ...
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Macbook pro trackpad stops working after plugging in USB mouse in Windows 7 under bootcamp
We have a new Macbook Pro which we've installed Windows 7 under boot camp. We've also installed the drivers off the OSX CD.
When I plugged in a USB mouse the Trackpad stops working, which is fine ...
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Is there a way to speed up the way Mac responds to my trackpad clicks?
I'm new to Mac and Xcode. I realize there's always a significant delay when I click the trackpad and when Mac responds to my action, around 300-500 ms or so, which is very annoying for me. I'm using a ...
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Cursor selection behavior
When clicking something on the Mac screen, the cursor will
a) take up residence as directed,
If I click again, it will
b) select the whole word,
If I click again, it will
c) select the whole ...
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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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How power efficient are Apple's bluetooth devices?
I learned from this post that I can hold the power button long enough to turn off the bluetooth keyboard.
I used Apple's bluetooth mouse around 5 years ago, and I just threw it away as it was a ...
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trackpad stops working on 2009 Macbook Pro
The trackpad on my wife's 17" Macbook Pro seems to be failing. She'll be in the middle of working when suddenly it will stop responding to input. Both the tracking (i.e. mouse movement) and button ...
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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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What could cause this sporadic cursor problem?
I've got this problem where my cursor is jumping left and right all on it's own. I'm not touching the computer at all, I've rebooted the system, and the only way to get it to stop is to use a mouse ...
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Selecting a minimized window in Expose via the trackpad two finger swipe gesture
Normally when you invoke expose, you can use the trackpad's two finger swipe gestures (up, down, left, and right) to highlight a window so that it has a blue border around it. You can then select the ...
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How can I allow the cursor to continue moving immediately after clicking the trackpad?
I have a Macbook, though I assume this behavior occurs on all of Apple's newer trackpads (the multitouch ones where the entire trackpad acts as a button).
For a split second after clicking the ...
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Why are there two different sleep states on a MacBook?
It seems that there are two different sleep states on my MacBook:
Sleep State 1:
Invoked by: closing the lid or by the sleep timer.
Awaken by: touching the trackpad, clicking the trackpad, pressing ...
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Disable mouse acceleration
Is there any way to disable mouse acceleration on a mac?
Mouse acceleration is what causes the mouse to move slowly when moving it a tiny bit, and a farther distance when moved fast. In other words, ...
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Select whole words using single finger tap gesture
If you double click a word to select it, and keep the mouse held down, you go it starts word selection mode, meaning it will select whole words as you move the mouse over them.
This only works when ...
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Toggle between applications via four finger gesture?
Currently, if you enable it, the four finger gesture popups a window that shows you the apps you can switch to, You can then select one of them using the mouse.
Is there any way to modify this ...
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What trackpad gestures does Safari support?
Which trackpad gestures does Safari support, and what do those gestures do?
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How can I get my trackpad settings to work on the login screen?
I enabled the System Preferences > Trackpad > Tap to Click which causes it to work while I am logged in. However, in the login screen, it does not work. How can I get this setting enabled in the login ...
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Triple finger tap for middle click?
I can single tap my trackpad for a left click, and tap it with two fingers for a right click. Is there any way to bind a three finger tap to perform a middle click?
I tried MagicPrefs, but it's ...
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What's the difference between one finger dragging and drag lock?
If I go into Settings > Trackpad and enable Tap to click, I can enable the settings Dragging and Drag Lock.
What is the difference between these two settings?
It appears that they are doing the same ...
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Custom “mouse” gestures for Trackpad on Macbook Pro and Magic mouse
Is it possible to create custom gestures for Macbook Pro Trackpad and Magic Mouse to custom actions? For example to close a window or launch some application.
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Enable 3-finger swipe for home and end in Chrome
3-finger left and right swipes on my trackpad work in Chrome. They take me back one page in my history or right one page. However, 3-finger up and down swipes does not appear to be implemented.
In ...
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How well does the Apple Magic Trackpad perform as a mouse replacement?
I'm planning to replace my mouse entirely with the Apple Magic Trackpad on my desktop Mac. My work involves lots of typing (both code and prose). I also use Aperture quite a bit for processing photos. ...
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How can I unstick my trackpad button?
The trackpad button on my 2007 Macbook Pro seems to be sticking. Specifically, it's stuck in the "down" position, which means I'm selecting pretty much everything all the time (you wouldn't believe ...
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Scrolling Settings - “Throw”
I was trying to change my scrolling settings to keep the screen from scrolling when I take my hands off the touchpad. Right now, if I do a two-finger scroll, and take my fingers off the pad while ...
