Magic Mouse hypersensitivity and InDesign

I've been having the same problem a bit, but generally only with the Adobe apps that have big pasteboards like Flash, InDesign and Illustrator. I doubt there's anything that can be done about it...

It doesn't seem to matter which software application is being used. The inadvertent scrolls and clicks happen all the time. I think it's a driver issue that Apple needs to address.

Ryan Homer wrote:
I think it's a driver issue that Apple needs to address.

As opposed to a finger wiping across the body of the mouse? Takes a bit of getting used to but it's a problem I rarely have now.

Yeah, I don't think it's a driver issue at all, or even really a problem. I think it's just that the amount that it scrolls depends on the amount of time between the beginning and the end of the touch, so a tiny little touch, even one that you might not feel, can trigger a massive unintentional scroll. I had it a lot at the start but now I'm used to it and it hasn't happened at all lately.

Well, the scrolling is one thing, but I also get inadvertent clicks too. I've been using the Magic Mouse for over a month now, after having used the Mighty Mouse for a long time. Let's see what happens in the next month or so.

I too have been having loads of problems with this. Not great when you have a design client sitting beside you!
I have turned down the sensitivity and disabled momentum... but does that not negate why I bought this mouse in the first place?
Initially I loved this mouse but as most of my work in is design I am wondering should I buy a different one. It is just not usable for me.

Just got my new iMac, and immediately noticed the problem with the Magic Mouse causing the screen area to jump. Clicking on a word to edit text, for example, sometimes causes the page to shift to the right. Very annoying, and it makes it very hard to do close work, particularly at the edge of the screen. I've tried different scroll and speed settings, and nothing makes a difference. Hope someone out there comes up with some ideas about fixing this issue.

I am having the same issue with both apple mice and indesign. I think the issue is with indesign not having a fine enough scroll line pattern. I would really like to see the ability to disable mouse scrolling within indesign its self, the only way I have been able to get indesign to scroll smoothly is by space bar grab scrolling. I love the magic mouse when using anything apple written, it also makes surfing and navigating the system a truly smooth and pleasurable experience. I believe they had the "default apple user" in mind and not the power user/professional during the development of this product. Just my two cents.

Found this thread while looking for a solution. Let's hope Adobe / Apple don't just blame each other, but it seems more of an InDesign issue to me as most other apps don't suffer the same problem.
Annoying as Apple seem to have made their first ever decent mouse!

I got the same issue, when working in MS Word - suddenly the page jumps up or sideways. Never occurred in Safari. Very annoying.

Try a different driver.

http://vladalexa.com/apps/osx/magicprefs/

http://plentycom.jp/en/magicdriver/download.html

The same problem for me as well.

I have been using the Mighty Mouse and InDesign for a long time and bought the Magic Mouse as soon as it got out. It does not work well at all with InDesign. I have tried to get used to it, but no...

So now I use both of them – i.e. I use Magic Mouse with all applications except InDesign. There must be a solution to this...

I don't know if this is an Adobe or Apple related problem.

Same problem here. Other apps are fine, but InDesign + Magic Mouse = screen scrolling wildly left & right for no reason (my fingers are nowhere NEAR the touch surface of the mouse - only on the sides!)

I'm having the same problem with the mouse. It seems not only did I upgrade to iMac (with yellow tinge), but now have to upgrade inDesign and lost some of my fonts. Ahhhh the agony of upgrading! 😟

I have to say, the way the Magic Mouse scrolls in InDesign is so 1991...
I'm having a really hard time understanding why can't an A class mouse won't work with one of the industry's leading design applications...

sad.