- #Windows equivalent to steermouse driver#
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- #Windows equivalent to steermouse mac#
It’s really strange that mousefix should stop working.
#Windows equivalent to steermouse mac#
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. I’m surprised not more people are bothered about this. Now I can’t seem to get it to enable itself. I got mousefix to work once (using version 1.1 on his site). I just want to forget the mouse acceleration. Regardless, it’s for graphical work, and there it might make sense. However, the acceleration slows me, and in my opinion, all other mac users down, too. 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. The mouse acceleration thing has me completely vexed. OS X seems pretty sweet so far to me, too (this is after one day of switching – I think I’m catching on quickly). Hey – I agree totally with you on this post. 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. This entry was posted on Jat 1:45 pm and is filed under OS X, Review, Technology, Troubleshooting. 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. It alleviates this problem, but unfortunately doesnt’ fix it completely.
#Windows equivalent to steermouse free#
Through Google, I found a free application called mousefix, which attempts to adjust the settings in the mouse driver.
#Windows equivalent to steermouse driver#
Happily, there are settings for these things in the OS X mouse driver – they are just not exposed to the user via the GUI. And at first sight, there is nothing to do about this. In comparison, the OS X cursor feels light, but sticky. In Windows, the cursor is very responsive, and relatively little effort is required to move it. Meaning: How fast does the cursor move when you start to move the mouse? It is a bit tough to explain, but in Windows, there’s a setting for mouse acceleration. The problem is that it handles really badly.
Since the keyboard shortcuts aren’t as efficient as I’d like them to be, I use the mouse more than I would in XP. (I should probably mention that using the keyboard in this fashion in OS X is not the default – it must be enabled in the System Preferences / Keyboard and Mouse settings.)īack to today’s topic: Mouse acceleration. Then it is possible to use keys to jump directly to menus, but there is no visual indication of this feature. I have to press Ctrl + F2 to get into the menu, which is more cumbersome than just pressing Alt. This is not always a perfect solution, but it’s better than OS X.
After opening that menu, you can navigate inside it in the same fashion. All menus now have a letter underlined in their name, so you can navigate to the menu with the arrow keys or just by pressing the underlined key. One example is how you can navigate in application menus in Windows – you simply press the Alt key, and focus is moved to the menu bar. OS X is a lot less keyboard-friendly than Windows XP. Today’s specimen is the weird mouse handling of OS X. However, it does have its faults, and being a long-time Windows user, there are quite a few features I miss in OS X. I bought a MacBook a few weeks ago, and I’m generally happy with it.
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