I cannot seem to get anything to drag with my new magic trackpad. Is there a little secret touch you need to get this to work?
Dan
Thank you, but I finally realized the correct way to do this. I was not pressing and hold down with the necessary firmness before dragging.
Dan
Dan,
I've found the easiest way was to change the 3 finger gesture to drag. Then just lay three fingers down to mark or drag.
Regards,
Captfred
fred
Absolutely!!! You are a big help,thisir! Thank you!
The MT is an interesting bit of hardware. The design and functionality of this has a very serious learning curve. Most users are totally put off by the "sensitivity" issue when first using it. They would love to be able to dial down the pad's touch responsiveness.
But actually the designers of this trackpad intended the thing to be overly responsive so as to give the experienced user the ability (once learned) to fly through the screen.
Anyway, fred......your suggestion was a huge help!
Dan
Happy to help.
Captfred
.......check the typo to see what I'm referring to when using this MT.
I'm willing to bet that 85% of all new users just put the thing away, and bring out their old safe mouse.
I don't think that asking people to juggle balls while riding a unicycle is going to go over in a big way, given how short life is.
Dan
Howdy folks. This is an old thread but I feel it needs an update because the title is precisely the problem I was having with a new mid 2015 MBP, running Yosemite 10.10.4, with the new force touch build in trackpads, which are VERY nice, but restrict your position if you are working for extended periods of time. I bought the magic trackpad to free up my right hand.
Feel free to skip to the solution below (>>>)
As an aside, I recently made the switch from PC to Mac for compatibility with pro audio hardware and software. I am a GIS analyst by trade, which means I make maps all day long on computer. I have found the Logitech M570 trackball to be the most ergonomic and precise tool for working non-stop day after day on a PC with multiple screens. (normal mice are horrible working on 2-3 screens...) On a PC, the M570 is an absolutely phenomenal, fast and ultra precise tool. I am a diehard fan of that trackball mouse, and have worn out a few over the years. To my great consternation I found that the M570 is very laggy and doesn't work well on my MBP, doesn't work with momentum scrolling, and needs 3rd party software to make the back and forward buttons work. It also occupies one of my two precious USB 3.0 ports, all of the time.
The built in trackpad is amazing however. Certainly good enough for fast precision work, it's best track pad I have ever used hands down. It has two levels of force touch clicking (a first shallow click, and then a second deeper click when more force is used), which are adjustable for the amount of pressure needed to push and click the trackpad. That is amazing. Kudos Apple.
But having my hand in one position for a long time bothers me and so I bought the Magic Trackpad for it's bluetooth capability to free up a USB port, and for more realestate on the pad itself. But it does not have same force touch that the built in trackpad has, and I quickly found out that I could not drag and drop anything at all, after trying all the options available in the system preferences for the trackpad.
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A quick call to apple and they had the workaround: System Preferences>Accessibility>Scroll down in the box on the left until you see Mouse & Trackpad>Trackpad Options>Check Enable Dragging> and choose your style.
I cannot say how well a trackpad works on a desktop with 3 screens. But I can say on a laptop both of these trackpad leave nothing to be desired, coming from a hardcore trackball guy who demands speed and precision. Pretty good stuff.
Hope this helps someone.
Thank you sir, this really helped me !
I spent 3-4 days trying this, its default on MacBook, MacBook Pro, so I thought I had a defective trackpad....
The question will be for the geniuses in Apple, why did they put this feature in accessibility and not under System Preference --> Trackpad .... ???
How do you click and drag with the magic trackpad?
