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Re: Mac Mouse Fix

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post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 w…

and the fact that among the 3, MacOS is the hardest to virtualize on any other platform (technically against their ToS to do so on non-Apple hardware too last I checked half a dozen years ago). This effectively puts a stop to most practical use within bigger companies; it’s a safer bet to just buy a few Mac minis and toss them on a rack shelf somewhere, and a lot less of a headache when that on person who figured out how to make it work leaves.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#53

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…

https://www.usboverdrive.com/index.php/information/ Can also do some useful things for mice, keyboards, and gamepads / joysticks on MacOS. I’ve had a license for many years.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#54

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

This tool exists to make scrolling on other mouse devices feel more like it does on the Magic Mouse. Since you already have that, you don't need the tool.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#56

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…

Unnatural scroll wheels is the only app I need for using a regular mouse, which it looks like mos also has, but I don't need the other stuff. I use a magic trackpad in office and a mouse at home.

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#59
I've started using this and also tried LinearMouse and LogiOptions. Using two Macs interchangeably with two different Logitech mice, I somehow fail to get a consistent experience across all setups. Scrolling behavior also 'feels' different depending on the application browser vs code editor, etc.)

And then there's some weird scroll wheel wobble on my MX Master 3, which gets interpreted differently depending on what software I use and the occasional disconnect even if the receiver is right next to the mouse...

Why is this so hard? :)

Re: Mac Mouse Fix

#60
post #30

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.

Similar for me. Tried to use it, but the rigid surface instead of a click just started causing pain for me from tapping. Just can't use it long-term.
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