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Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by mehlmao » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:45 PM UTC

I've used Smooze [1] in the past. It has a ton of features, but I really just need it for turning off mouse acceleration and making the scroll wheel usable. Glad to see an open source option.

[1] https://smooze.co/

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by 0x0 » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:46 PM UTC

lode wrote: post #8

This is what I've been looking for for such a long time. The maximum speed that can be configured using the built in tools for both mouse and trackpad is way too slow for my liking. In the past I used MagicPrefs to do this, but that sadly doesn't work anymore. This is the first time I'm able to do this again, and with a free tool too! Thanks a lot for submitting this.

I ended up having to pay(!) to re-enable middle clicking after magicprefs stopped working at some point in the macos upgrade race. I bought this. https://middleclick.app/

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by jonny_eh » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:46 PM UTC

idle_zealot wrote: post #5

This is a mandatory install on macOS for me (one of many). The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous, but I'm glad to see open source maintainers working to keep my mouse working.

> This is a mandatory install on macOS for me

Would you mind expanding on that? I'm not sure what I'd improve about my touchpad experience on my Mac.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by baq » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:48 PM UTC

mehlmao wrote: post #21

I've used Smooze [1] in the past. It has a ton of features, but I really just need it for turning off mouse acceleration and making the scroll wheel usable. Glad to see an open source option. [1] https://smooze.co/

I'm using https://github.com/ther0n/UnnaturalScrollWheels, literally the only thing it does is invert the scroll wheel direction.

"You're holding it wrong" taken to absolute mastery.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by LoganDark » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:49 PM UTC

tambourine_man wrote: post #16

idle_zealot wrote: post #5

This is a mandatory install on macOS for me (one of many). The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous, but I'm glad to see open source maintainers working to keep my mouse working.

>The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous Use Windows or Linux. Good luck and have fun!

Windows isn't Unix, which is one of macOS's biggest selling points for developers and hackers (remember which website you're on). Recommending it as the solution whenever someone complains about macOS is counterproductive, because in many cases it's not a suitable substitute for macOS.

WSL isn't a solution to this problem, especially ever since they gave up adding support to the actual Windows kernel and just used a virtual machine.

I shouldn't have to wait for all my software to add support for putting the WSL wrapper around all of their commands. I should be able to just run them on bare metal. This is why JetBrains IDEs can do profiling, valgrind etc on macOS but not Windows.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by ayemel » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:49 PM UTC

idle_zealot wrote: post #5

This is a mandatory install on macOS for me (one of many). The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous, but I'm glad to see open source maintainers working to keep my mouse working.

On the flip side, this is exactly how I feel with Windows in order to get the base OS usable.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by baq » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:49 PM UTC

ahstilde wrote: post #9

idle_zealot wrote: post #5

This is a mandatory install on macOS for me (one of many). The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous, but I'm glad to see open source maintainers working to keep my mouse working.

what are your other mandatory installs?

https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by biomcgary » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:51 PM UTC

faitswulff wrote: post #15

ahstilde wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what are your other mandatory installs?

Rectangle for window management

Rectangle is the only way I can make reasonable use of my external monitor on MacOS.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by ayemel » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:52 PM UTC

The lack of mouse acceleration in Windows is what make it feel, to me, clunky and slow. I know it’s a function of what you grew up with/are used to but it’s interesting to see. Personally I like being able to flick my mouse across the screen without having to pick up my mouse—enables faster work.

Re: An open-source mouse and trackpad utility for Mac

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Post by frou_dh » Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 4:52 PM UTC

idle_zealot wrote: post #5

This is a mandatory install on macOS for me (one of many). The suite of extra software utilities required to make the base OS usable is ridiculous, but I'm glad to see open source maintainers working to keep my mouse working.

Funnily enough, they've just added a toggle to disable pointer acceleration in this year's macOS Sonoma: https://i.redd.it/rezxi3gfwf4b1.png