It alleviates this problem, but unfortunately doesnt’ fix it completely. Next time: How on earth can I right-click (bring up the contextual menu) in OS X Finder using only my keyboard? My life would really be so much better if the OS X design team could copy a few features from the Windows XP design. This entry was posted on Jat 1:45 pm and is filed under OS X, Review, Technology, Troubleshooting. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.ġ31 Responses to “Mac OS X annoyances: What’s up with the mouse acceleration?” You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Hey – I agree totally with you on this post. OS X seems pretty sweet so far to me, too (this is after one day of switching – I think I’m catching on quickly). The mouse acceleration thing has me completely vexed. When I go to Windows, one of the reasons why I’m so fast moving around is because I’m VERY used to it – this I can get over with mac. However, the acceleration slows me, and in my opinion, all other mac users down, too. Regardless, it’s for graphical work, and there it might make sense. I just want to forget the mouse acceleration. I got mousefix to work once (using version 1.1 on his site). Now I can’t seem to get it to enable itself. I’m surprised not more people are bothered about this. Of course, there is quite a large contigent of Mac users who will always reply “Just accept it, it’s the way it is” anytime someone makes an objection to the way OS X works. It’s really strange that mousefix should stop working. #Windows equivalent to steermouse free#.#Windows equivalent to steermouse driver#.To see how this works in detail, check out the Mac Mouse Fix source code GitHub. For example when you Hold Command (⌘) and scroll at the same time, Mac Mouse Fix will capture this input and transform it into 'Zoom in' or 'Zoom out' instructions for your computer. This lets Mac Mouse Fix take these inputs and transform them into something more useful. Mac Mouse Fix uses these special privileges to capture input from your mouse as well as some keyboard modifiers. Why does Mac Mouse Fix need Accessibility Access? To get rid of all residue I recommend the awesome AppCleaner by FreeMacSoft. However, macOS might have created more Mac Mouse Fix related files automatically. Mac Mouse Fix will then delete all files which it created on your system. Mac Mouse Fix is compatible with macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later. Which macOS version do I need to run Mac Mouse Fix? Mac Mouse Fix makes your third party mouse better! But it has no effect on Apple's Magic Mouse. Is Mac Mouse Fix compatible with the Apple Magic Mouse? I used this to see how many times the site was visited and how many times the download button was clicked. This Website used to use Hotjar which I chose as a more privacy focused alternative to Google Analytics. I can't retrieve any information about that however. If you have automatic updates turned on, Mac Mouse Fix will ping Github's servers every time you launch the app to ask for an update. Mac Mouse Fix does not have ads and it doesn't track any information about you. So I decided to build my own - 100% free - solution.Īt some point I started working on a smooth scrolling algorithm for fun and it led me to the idea of tackling all the most common problems which Mac users have with their mice in one neat little package.ĭoes Mac Mouse Fix track your information? I found some great software like Steer Mouse and BetterTouchTool, but none of it was free. I was looking for an easy way to use Spaces and Mission Control from my mouse. Questions Why Mac Mouse Fix? There are already apps for smooth scrolling and remapping mouse buttons.
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