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Magic Mouse - Disable horizontal scrolling ?

like the Magic Mouse a lot, just horizontal scrolling drives me nuts with some apps.

Could you disable horizontal scrolling and keep vertical scrolling activated ?

tx, W

dual 2 ghz PPC G5, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 8, 2010 8:24 AM

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LEK2

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Posted on Feb 9, 2010 11:54 AM

Open a command line window using the Terminal app (in your Applications/Utilities folder):

Paste the following command, and hit Return:

defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseHorizontalScroll -bool NO

Go to the Bluetooth Preferences panel in System Preferences, turn off your mouse with its power switch (watch in the pref panel that it has disconnected), and then re-power it, and your mouse should reconnect.

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CKorasi

Level 1

11 points

Aug 9, 2017 4:22 PM in response to walter maldeghem

I don't have an answer to your question, but I can't help but remark that... well, the only kind of scrolling you can do is horizontal haha

I know you mean left/right scrolling, but yeah it made me laugh imagining what vertical scrolling would look like

just ignore me, I'm being daft

flx777

Level 1

0 points

Jan 22, 2010 3:29 AM in response to walter maldeghem

Same problem here. That really *****.

Jan 23, 2010 12:10 AM in response to walter maldeghem

I'm training my finger to only move in one direction on my Mighty Mouse. But I miss the scroll wheel clicks. I need those clicks on one program I run.

Tracy

Apr 29, 2010 7:41 AM in response to GeekBoy.from.Illinois

no such feature in Magic Prefs. Two finger scroll prefs only.

Jul 16, 2010 9:05 AM in response to LEK2

*THANK YOU PAULMAN*

Jul 27, 2010 6:51 AM in response to LEK2

Tx a lot ... this really does the trick

Famrboy

Level 1

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Sep 23, 2010 7:57 PM in response to walter maldeghem

THANK YOU!!!! In every CS app I was going insane trying to stop that. Almost went back to the old mouse. Works like a charm.

Sep 28, 2010 5:40 PM in response to Robert Gallup

Robert,
Your little app is a Godsend. Thank you for the public service.

Nov 4, 2010 4:48 AM in response to rbfraven

Does anybody know how to do the same in Windows 7?

Nov 4, 2010 4:48 AM in response to walter maldeghem

Does anybody know how to do this in Windows 7?

NickSeam

Level 1

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Jan 21, 2011 9:52 AM in response to Robert Gallup

Script works a treat, thanks mate.

Jan 23, 2011 7:40 PM in response to LEK2

worked great, thanks!

Jul 19, 2011 4:17 AM in response to walter maldeghem

is possible to do the same for the trackpad?

Aug 1, 2011 2:17 AM in response to sket123

The sad reality is that Apple are incapable of making a decent mouse. Sell it to some schmuck on ebay and buy a $5 no name brand one with a USB cord and you'll be much happier.

Aug 8, 2011 3:57 PM in response to Treefrogcreative

Can anyone confirmt that they've been able to turn off horizontal scrolling in Lion?

I haven't been able to get it to work for me...

Magic Mouse - Disable horizontal scrolling ?