![]() Select which action is assigned to each of the Clicks and Taps you selected. In this case we are interested in Expose and Spaces so check the Click or Tap combination you wish to use to enable their use.Ĥ. When MagicPrefs opens you will be able to assign Clicks and Taps to specific actions. Note: You can also access MagicPrefs from System Preferences under Other.ģ. When you run MagicPrefs it will place an menulet in the Menu bar so that you can access Magic Mouse preferences right away. Note: You will receive a warning stating potential issues if you use Parallels on your Mac. How to Enable Expose and Spaces for the Magic Mouseĭownload and install MagiPrefs free from. Software/ Hardware used: MagicPrefs 1.8 running on Mac OS X 10.6.5. The following instructions will show you how use the MagicPrefs application to add Expose and Spaces functionality to Apple’s Magic Mouse. However as I read through the list of about 60 comments I encountered an even better solution, one that’s blessed by Apple, MagicPrefs 1.8. The first article I encountered by GigaOM required that I install several applications to add a couple of spells to the Magic Mouse, specifically Expose and Spaces, promising. Admiting that this was an issue that needed a resolution I headed over to Google to see if I could find a solution. The ability to access Expose and Spaces with a swipe of four fingers is severely missed when I use an external display on the MacBook Pro. ![]() What they did was extract the update from the BootCamp version of a Mac, and slightly modified it to run on non-Apple hardware.I was kind of bummed when I discovered that the Magic Mouse wasn’t as magical as I had hoped. First make sure you update the Magic Mouse driver along with Apple’s Bluetooth Update and if the notorious scrolling still doesn't work, it's worth checking out is the discussion on the Apple forum for any updates : Īlso, some gleeful geeks have had some success by using a program called Katmouse ( ) or even a "tweaked" Bluetooth driver over at UnEasySilence ( ). Some have found a few workarounds to mimic the experience. UPDATE : For those who have tried and failed to make it also work on the Windows side, all is not lost. It’s great to see that such a great and sleek product not going unnoticed, and proving that it’s worth edging its way into your workflow. The middle axis stripe does need some time to get used to if you’re used to the feel of scroll wheel panning, but it soon becomes second nature. I actually remember trying MagicPrefs after the Magic Mouse first came out, and it really does help because you can customise to such depth. Mind you there are different gestures - as there’s no point in moving the cursor with your finger - but it allows you to scroll in all directions and also swipe left or right to move forwards and backwards within the Safari or Chrome browsers as well as in Finder windows. It’s a bit awkward to get used to at first, but soon it feels quite natural, especially if you’re used to the multi-touch trackpad on the Macbooks and Macbook Pros. The Magic Mouse doesn't have anything on its surface, it’s an aluminium base topped off with a smooth white polycarbonate multitouch panel, one seamless surface, and obviously with no Mighty Mouse scroll nipple. ![]() In the past Apple hasn’t been very successful with its mice, if you recall the round “hockey puck” in ’98 and the deceivingly useless Mighty Mouse with its dirt-gatherer scroll ball, but many are starting to come around now that the company has seemed to have nailed it. Back in October 2009, Apple surprised us with a new introduction to the mac peripherals, the Apple Magic Mouse, the world’s first multi-touch mouse. ![]()
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