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Q: Magic Mouse too Sensitive Under Mavericks

Sensitivity is an issue with all Apps under Mavericks.  The slightest touch is detected as a swipe or scroll.   I can't find any preference to adjust this.  Any suggestions?

The sensitivity was fine under Mountain Lion.

 

Message was edited by: xnav

OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 26, 2013 4:41 AM

by philgooii,Solvedanswer
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A:

I'm repeatedly exeperiencing this issue in PhotoShop and it's driving me nuts! I've filed a report to Apple but in the meantime I may have a temporary solution. If you download and install Magic Prefs from http://magicprefs.com (the settings live in 'System Preferences') under 'Configure Scrolling' you can use the marquee tool to limit the scroll area below where you click.

 

It's not an ideal solution but it does seem to work, though you might need to find your sweet spot - a place that enables you the ability to scroll freely with enough room to click without hitting the scroll area.

 

I hope that helps until Apple releases a fix.

Posted on Jan 16, 2014 5:29 AM

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  • by socki4HOU,

    socki4HOU socki4HOU Apr 5, 2014 7:31 PM in response to xnav
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    Apr 5, 2014 7:31 PM in response to xnav

    Same issue. I'm working with 3ds MAX and the zooming goes absolutely insane. MagicPrefs has been my only band aid for now....but I still hate it. I have to use another mouse while using this software. I want to use the Magic Mouse but it just is too difficult.

     

    #socki2015

  • by TrueValhalla,

    TrueValhalla TrueValhalla Apr 5, 2014 7:43 PM in response to xnav
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    Apr 5, 2014 7:43 PM in response to xnav

    Honestly, how has this not been fixed yet? It's been over 5 months.

  • by georgeny,

    georgeny georgeny Apr 6, 2014 7:19 AM in response to TrueValhalla
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    Apr 6, 2014 7:19 AM in response to TrueValhalla

    TrueValhalla wrote:

     

    Honestly, how has this not been fixed yet? It's been over 5 months.

    Nope not fixed yet! Rumor has it they have a microsoft team working on it. ( sarcasism honest, not true )

     

    George in NY

  • by btreuoinbuwerbgre,

    btreuoinbuwerbgre btreuoinbuwerbgre Apr 6, 2014 5:13 PM in response to xnav
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    Apr 6, 2014 5:13 PM in response to xnav

    If everyone here can report this issue to Apple https://bugreport.apple.com maybe the problem will get high enough up on their radar so they will prioritise this issue.

  • by btreuoinbuwerbgre,

    btreuoinbuwerbgre btreuoinbuwerbgre Apr 6, 2014 5:16 PM in response to Dave_K.
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    Apr 6, 2014 5:16 PM in response to Dave_K.

    I installed MagicPrefs long time ago.  It does not do anything to sort this issue, unless you define a narrower area of the mouse that is used for scrolling.  This will sort of help, but then you have the issue that you have to move your finger far down on the mouse to scroll, and I just can't wrap my head around that, ending up trying to scroll and only the last part of my scroll gesture is registered.  It is sort of a solution, but it is not a good solution.

  • by btreuoinbuwerbgre,

    btreuoinbuwerbgre btreuoinbuwerbgre Apr 6, 2014 5:26 PM in response to arpi
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    Apr 6, 2014 5:26 PM in response to arpi

    What??  How the **** can they say that?  It worked well under Mountain Lion, and that is not two years ago...  Something has changed for worse since Mavericks!

  • by georgeny,

    georgeny georgeny Apr 7, 2014 4:27 AM in response to btreuoinbuwerbgre
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    Apr 7, 2014 4:27 AM in response to btreuoinbuwerbgre

    Many, many have reported I am sure they are aware. Who knows why it remains unfixed? Since the new Apple computers come with magic mouse or trackpads they must work on those or their would be wholesale problems galore. Imagine paying Apple prices and gettig home and having to go buy a regular mouse. So that makes it a problem going from Lion to Mavericks, something left behind, conflicting with mouse and trackpads? Maybe they simply can't figure it out? Is it possible they just aren't good enough to figure it out? Maybe fixing it impacts something else and requires a lot of code change? Who knows, but what I do know that this is not isolated problem and they must certainly be aware of it! Just wish they would officially admit and advise.

     

    George in NY

  • by meesh100,

    meesh100 meesh100 Apr 7, 2014 4:32 AM in response to xnav
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    Apr 7, 2014 4:32 AM in response to xnav

    I had issue to a crazy extent. BUT, I got an Apple Trackpad. And since installing this, the mouse problem has gone. Although this shouldn't be the solution to spend yet more money on something you may necessarily not need, it has solved the issue.

  • by Lindsayannb,

    Lindsayannb Lindsayannb Apr 7, 2014 9:14 AM in response to georgeny
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    Apr 7, 2014 9:14 AM in response to georgeny

    That alone would make me happy.. if they simply said "we are aware of the problem and are working on a fix"

  • by csp256,

    csp256 csp256 Apr 8, 2014 9:12 AM in response to btreuoinbuwerbgre
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    Apr 8, 2014 9:12 AM in response to btreuoinbuwerbgre

    Check this out.  After several tries, I got the cursor to click on the link you provided and this is what I got.

     

    You must be a Registered Apple Developer to file bugs via Bug Reporter.

        Register at https://developer.apple.com/programs/register/.

     

    I'm very dissapointed.  I've never had these kinds of issues with Mac.  Also not happy with the latest iPhone downgrade.

  • by LarryFromBeaverton,

    LarryFromBeaverton LarryFromBeaverton Apr 8, 2014 5:16 PM in response to philgooii
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    Apr 8, 2014 5:16 PM in response to philgooii

    I filed bug report which was immediately closed as a duplicate, and referred me to this issue.  Apparently Apple has no intention of fixing this.  Perhaps it's only manifesting on older versions of Magic Mouse and they don't have time to backport the fix?

     

    Anyway, MagicPrefs gave me a satisfactory work around, but I don't like the fact that it's inserting itself in the input queue of my Mac.  Not only because it slows things down a little, but it also has a high potential for malware abuse.

     

    Oh well, time to upgrade this ol' Mac anyway.  Windows 8.1 looks very actractive too me now

  • by nopow,

    nopow nopow Apr 9, 2014 10:16 AM in response to xnav
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    Apr 9, 2014 10:16 AM in response to xnav

    Just upgraded to Mavericks and am thoroughly annoyed with this issue. Even now, as I click the magic mouse, this page wiggles every time I click. I upgraded from Snow Leopard, and the magic mouse worked beautifully with that OS. 

  • by NSRichard,

    NSRichard NSRichard Apr 28, 2014 3:48 PM in response to xnav
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    Apr 28, 2014 3:48 PM in response to xnav

    Just bought my first ever Mac less than 30 days ago, so it's all new kit. I have no point of reference for anything other than Windows. What people describe here is my problem too; a hyper-sensitive Magic Mouse. Very surprised there's no sensitivity setting for this. I get seasick looking at Chrome web pages!! There's a lot of juddering in Safari too, and sometimes I go back a page by accident through an inadvertent swipe.

     

    Apart from reporting the issue, there's else that can be done? Sounds like it all worked fine in earlier versions of the OS...

  • by georgeny,

    georgeny georgeny Apr 29, 2014 4:51 AM in response to NSRichard
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    Apr 29, 2014 4:51 AM in response to NSRichard

    You know I have been curious not to see owners of new machine not posting here. Noted that new machines come with magic mouse or track pad. I wondered do they work okay on new machines versus our older updated OS machines?

     

    You shoudl still be covered under Apple Care warranty have you contacted them and if so what have they said concerning the problem? If you have an Apple Store or purchased from Apple store have you made contact with genious bar?

     

    George in NY

  • by NSRichard,

    NSRichard NSRichard Apr 29, 2014 9:01 AM in response to georgeny
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    Apr 29, 2014 9:01 AM in response to georgeny

    Well, the whole Mac experience is so different that it's taken me a while to appreciate this behavior as uniquely irritating and try to fix it.

     

    Based on the descriptions in this thread, I'm getting the exact experience everyone else is. Having said that, I think my (brand new) Mac came with Mountain Lion installed and I upgraded to Mavericks (for free) on day 1.

     

    But I might call Apple Care and see what they say. That's a good idea. Or drop by my local Apple Store...

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