Changing the scrolling direction for my mouse will change the scrolling direction for my trackpad

I really like the new feature "natural scrolling" with the trackpad, but when I use my mouse, the scrolling direction is reversed as well. So I tried to change the settings of my usb mouse (razer diamondback) from "natural" back to the old scrolling. Unfortunately it also changed my trackpad settings back to normal.


Is there a possibility to use my mouse scrolling the "old style" while using the "natural scrolling" with my trackpad ?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 3, 2011 4:22 AM

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Oct 8, 2011 7:18 AM in response to madmonkey

I've said a very similar thing in this thread:


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3290807?start=15&tstart=0


The thing is that someone from Nova Scotia posted a link in that thread to "Scrollreverser", and it looks like that tool can actually de-couple mouse and trackpad scrolling.


I've sent the proprietor of the app an e-mail asking if it will also work in Lion... If the answer is yes, this might do you fine...

Aug 20, 2011 1:26 AM in response to madmonkey

There is an option in the mouse options of Lion called:
'Move content in direction of finger movement when scrolling of navigating'

Yet when you unselect this (while having Scroll Direction: Natural selected) it will unselect automatically the 'Scroll Direction: Natural' option in the Trackpad settings. It seems like a bug to me as why would there be two separate options in two different locations if they're toggling the same thing and it's possible to have them both unselected.


Am I misunderstanding the meaning of the option?

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