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Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by grishka »

guidedlight wrote: post #11

This website really struggles to define the problem, it goes straight into the solution. If I have a Magic Mouse do I need this?

Definitely not. This is intended for those "gaming" PC mice with extra buttons. I tried it with mine (I normally use a magic trackpad but sometimes, rarely, I need a real mouse) and it works really nice. The only thing I'm missing is horizontal scrolling but I have no idea how to fit it in there.

edit: it can scroll horizontally if you hold shift while scrolling

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by leidenfrost »

notepalf wrote: post #19
apatheticonion wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used PCs for decades before transitioning to Mac based laptops for work which I continued to use for the last 6 years. Due to the M1 laptops being poorly suited to my workflows, I have now changed back and am on a Linux powered Dell Precision laptop and am overall happy with the decision - though I had to compromise on a few things. I dislike Apple and find a lot of their choices distasteful - but I just haven't be…

Great hardware held back by its software

It's not "bad". It's that it's very opinionated towards its real target: Designers, "high level" developers (e.g. web), and office 365 users.

Of course it won't do the trick if you want to do something like linux or bsd development

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by leidenfrost »

apatheticonion wrote: post #17
LAC-Tech wrote: post #14

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I used PCs for decades before transitioning to Mac based laptops for work which I continued to use for the last 6 years. Due to the M1 laptops being poorly suited to my workflows, I have now changed back and am on a Linux powered Dell Precision laptop and am overall happy with the decision - though I had to compromise on a few things. I dislike Apple and find a lot of their choices distasteful - but I just haven't be…

This. Macbooks are okayish computers but terrific laptops.

The MBP shines in things like screen quality, performance per watt and integration between every part of the laptop.

And it doesn't take much knowledge to tweak things a little bit further to enhance the experience outside the Apple bubble.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by leidenfrost »

notepalf wrote: post #19
apatheticonion wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used PCs for decades before transitioning to Mac based laptops for work which I continued to use for the last 6 years. Due to the M1 laptops being poorly suited to my workflows, I have now changed back and am on a Linux powered Dell Precision laptop and am overall happy with the decision - though I had to compromise on a few things. I dislike Apple and find a lot of their choices distasteful - but I just haven't be…

Great hardware held back by its software

And, tbh, at least MacOS has Independent Virtual Desktops per monitor.

I'd sell my soul to have that on KDE

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#26

Post by eitland »

leidenfrost wrote: post #22
notepalf wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great hardware held back by its software

It's not "bad". It's that it's very opinionated towards its real target: Designers, "high level" developers (e.g. web), and office 365 users. Of course it won't do the trick if you want to do something like linux or bsd development

I say some of it is still just plain bad - and I say it as someone who is considering a MacBook this year:

For example: the keys that Macs have instead of page up, page down, home and end still feels like four different "surprise me" buttons in every app I tried them in.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#27

Post by leidenfrost »

jzelinskie wrote: post #20

It looks like this competes with Mos.app[0]. Honestly, I'm not sure how folks use non-magic mice without this. If you use macOS on a desk setup, I still recommend the magic trackpad over everything else; macOS is just designed around trackpads. It might not be the best for ergonomics, but if that's your concern and you work as a programmer, you should just optimize your workflows around the keyboard instead of the mo…

Totally unrelated, but since we are talking about QOL tools on macOS, i thoroughly recommend BetterDisplay[0]

It enables reting scaling functionality on any external monitor, regardless of the resolution or the Apple compatibility.

It's great for 2k monitors that are totally hiDPI but are not deemed enough by Apple, and even for FHD secondarh displays that don't need that much display real state so you can use that real state to scale everything nicely.

[0]: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by BirAdam »

leidenfrost wrote: post #22
notepalf wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great hardware held back by its software

It's not "bad". It's that it's very opinionated towards its real target: Designers, "high level" developers (e.g. web), and office 365 users. Of course it won't do the trick if you want to do something like linux or bsd development

I feel like all three major OSs are crap and have trade offs. It’s all about finding which one’s trade offs are ones you can live with. I can use any of the three, but each annoys me in different ways. I use macOS because I find it less annoying than Windows or Linux once I’ve set it up. The truly annoying bit is that each OS has a bit of exclusive software and a few exclusive features that are amazing… but I don’t want 3 OSs.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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Post by rcme »

jzelinskie wrote: post #20

It looks like this competes with Mos.app[0]. Honestly, I'm not sure how folks use non-magic mice without this. If you use macOS on a desk setup, I still recommend the magic trackpad over everything else; macOS is just designed around trackpads. It might not be the best for ergonomics, but if that's your concern and you work as a programmer, you should just optimize your workflows around the keyboard instead of the mo…

I tried using the magic trackpad. I liked it a lot, but something about how I held my pinky and ring finger kind of "tucked in" eventually lead to pain and I had to switch.
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