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 can I enable Trackpad tap-to-click for the login window in OS X 10.8?
In older OS X versions, this used to work just fine:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1
It would enable tap to click for built-in MacBook ...
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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 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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Macbook Pro with Lion: scrolling via trackpad vs. mouse
So the default scrolling behavior for the trackpad in Lion is to scroll in the direction of your finger movement similar to the iPad. This can be changed in the trackpad preferences by un-checking ...
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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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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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How can I disable the trackpad when my mouse is plugged in on Lion?
For the last few hours my trackpad has been behaving terribly, jumping all over the place and sticking. I believe I remember there being an option to disable the trackpad when a mouse is plugged in in ...
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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 application can record a cursor location and multi-touch input heatmap?
Are there any applications out there that can record mouse interaction, and save a standard image1 that adequately conveys the exact situation that using the mouse created?
Due to the proliferation ...
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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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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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How do I clean behind the trackpad on a late 2010 MacBook Pro?
Lately I've noticed the trackpad on my MacBook Pro has been getting stuck from time to time and generally isn't as clicky as it used to be. It feels to me like there's something stuck behind the ...
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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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Has Mountain Lion broken the ability to show Desktop with a gesture, begin dragging an icon, and unshow the Desktop?
I have just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Despite my initial concerns relating to the new gestures, I am actually getting on pretty well and many of the new features are welcome.
I do ...
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Alter inertia scrolling behaviour in Mountain Lion
I like how with inertia scrolling you can swipe harder to scroll further down the page, but what I don't like is how the scrolling speeds up quite a bit as you scroll. This was not the behavior in ...
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How can I set the double-click speed in Lion with a multi-touch trackpad?
In Snow Leopard and earlier (or perhaps the difference was with the hardware; I don't know which as I updated my computer and OS simultaneously), there was a preference under Trackpad to change the ...
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How can I use Lion's “look up” feature without the trackpad?
Lion introduced the new "Double-tap with three fingers" to Look up, which pops up a small definition of whatever word you double-tap. Is there any way to invoke look up without the trackpad? For ...
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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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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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Secondary click in Lion with two fingers OR bottom-right corner click
I just did a clean install of Lion on my 2010 MBP. It seems as though in the system preferences for the built-in trackpad, I have the option of setting the secondary click gesture to "Click or tap ...
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How to disable the MacBook trackpad click but keep the tap enabled?
I have a 3-year-old Mac and either the battery or something else is broken (does not matter because it's not worth fixing) and due to this the trackpad keeps getting stuck.
Now my question is: can I ...
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MacBook Pro touchpad not clicking? (Hardware issue?)
My hands were a little wet when I touched the touchpad on my MacBook Pro 15". I think that a little water went into the cracks, or the tiny space around touchpad. The "click" mechanism stopped working ...
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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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How can I scroll to the top/bottom of web page with a three finger gesture?
I'd like to use a three finger swipe to scroll to the top or bottom of a web page. Is there a way to make that work?
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Degeneration of Macbook Pro trackpad performacne / janky cursor movement
I have Macbook Pro 2009 model. I have been travelling with it in tropics and slowly trackpad performance has gotten worse and worse, to the point it is almost unusable.
The symptoms
Mouse pointer ...
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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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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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Moving files in Finder with drag and drop opens a new window
I'm trying to move files around in Finder by using my trackpad to drag and drop files. The problem is that I'm using tap to click with dragging enabled. So, when I decide to drop the files onto a ...
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Unflip mouse buttons in Microsoft RDC client
I have used an older version of Microsoft RDC client on an old MBP with mouse on the left side of the keyboard. I had flipped the left and right mouse buttons of the mouse in preferences, which made ...
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Mouse pointer intermittently jumps to corner of screen
I recently got two new Macs, an iMac (with magic trackpad) and a MacbookAir (both the most recent models - mid 2011 and both with Lion). They are both suffering from the same issue so I don't think ...
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Secondary click and primary click at the same time?
Is it possible to do this without owning an external mouse or having the latest multi-touch trackpads?
I need to do this for games originally made for windows, but either run through wine or ported ...
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MBP Keys 'stick' when it gets hot
Short Question
Why do the keys 'stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick' when my MBP gets hot? More importantly, how can I fix it?
Background
It is not any one key that sticks, I have had darn near ...
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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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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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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 ...
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How to get the three finger 'scroll to top' back in mountain lion?
Remember in Snow Leopard there was a gesture using three fingers to scroll to the top of webpages? Has anyone worked out a way of getting that back?
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How to disable three-finger tap word lookup?
Just upgraded to Mac OS X Mountain Lion, and I'm loving it so far.
One thing I don't care for though is that now, three-finger tapping links—or anything, for that matter—brings up popups with the ...
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How long does it take for Apple's AA battery charger to recharge?
I'm talking about the charger that comes with their new Bluetooth trackpad and keyboard.
If I put 2 empty batteries in it now, how long till they're full?
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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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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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Double tap to drag no longer works
I used to have the double-tap-to-drag working, where I would tap the trackpad, let go, then tap-and-hold and it would begin dragging.
I temporarily disabled the Tap to click setting in System ...
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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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Intermittently unresponsive keyboard and trackpad on Macbook Air
Especially since the 10.8.3 update, I've been experiencing occasional freezes of my 2012 Macbook Air's trackpad and keyboard. The trackpad will be completely unresponsive, and usually only a few ...
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Is it normal for my MacBook Pro (unibody) to creak in some spots?
I bought a new MacBook Pro 15-inch model with highest specifications in this June. I also installed Lion and have updated it.
Moreover, I would like to ask somebody who already has the same model, or ...
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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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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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What drivers should I install to use the trackpad “two finger swipe” on Windows 7 running under VirtualBox?
I'm using Oracle VirtualBox to run several VMs on my MacBook and am unable to use the trackpad to "two finger swipe" to the previous webpage under Win 7.
I'm guessing this is a driver issue.
Since ...
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In Lion can I get the four fingere swipe to do COMMAND+Tab?
I recently switched to Lion from Snow Leopard (Yah I know, I am late), it is great, the only one thing that I miss is the four fingere swipe that did COMMAND+TAB
Is there anyway I can enable that?
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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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No one- and two-finger tap in Better Touch Tool?
I'm trying to get my three-finger tap to middle-click functionality in Mountain Lion since MiddleClick seems to have been broken in the upgrade. However, in order to let BTT react to tap gestures, ...
