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Mouse hovering problem on Lion

Hello everyone,

my problem is that with no reason mouse hovering in Lion is not responding. For example, when I hover my mouse on the dock it does not magnify, it is like there is no pointer at all. In addition, another instance of this is when I am on a webpage, and the mouse hovers over a link where it would normally change to a gloved pointer hand to indicate that it was hovering over the link, it does not; the pointer stays the same black-on-white shape. Moreover, when I hover the mouse over the red button to close the window in the top left-hand corner of the window, the X does not appear on the red button, the - does not on the yellow, and the + does not on the green. Finally, when I open a menu where there is a submenu in a software like Photoshop, neither it highlights nor it shows the submenu until I click on it. It does not happen always and a restart resolves the problem but it is annoying. I am using a Logitech MX600 Laser Cordeless mouse (Unfortunately the magic mouse lags terribly cause the bluetooth signal is not strong enough). I have all the latest updates and I am using an 8 Core Mac Pro (early 2009).


In this video, you will see exactly what I mean:


http://youtu.be/qD_nlMhQUvs

Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Windows 7

Posted on Apr 2, 2012 5:53 PM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 6:09 PM

UPDATE: I just found out that the problem is my Logitech Mouse. You just need to unplug the USB receiver and it works fine again. At least, it is better than restarting the computer.🙂

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Jul 8, 2012 11:15 AM in response to Bibyfok

If this happens in Mountain Lion too, then 😠⚠ Apple. I know what it s like to have an expensive item (in your case a mouse) that does not work in Mac, while it works perfectly on Windows. Take for example gamepads, none is working in Mac....why?? is it so difficult for Apple to create Generic Drivers that at least do the basics work? One thing that OS X should be envious about Windows 7 is its ability to download automatically drivers that make your device work even in doomsday. Even if I plug in my washing machine in a USB port Windows 7 will make it work! Let's just hope that Mountain Lion is still not in its last final release.😐

Mouse hovering problem on Lion

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