Disable scrolling only on mousedown?

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Disable scrolling only on mousedown?

Can I set my Magic Mouse to have scrolling disabled only on mousedown?

Using my index finger, if I click and hold a section of text that I want to copy, the slightest movement of my middle finger will induce scrolling. Consequently, more text is highlighted than intended. I want to retain the scrolling feature during mouseup, but free myself from having to lift my middle finger or keep it perfectly still during mousedown. How can I set this up?

I have all gestures disabled in the Mouse preference pane, including the secondary click function. Scrolling is enabled in the Mouse Options within the Accessibility pane.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jul 19, 2015 12:48 PM

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Dec 17, 2017 5:24 PM in response to whatthehalp

Here's the final bump from me. Just remembered this topic, but was fuzzy on whether I had landed on any closure. I'll have to let this remain open-ended for the Magic Mouse, due to my graduation to the Magic Trackpad 2 on OS X version 10.11.6. Despite having its own quirks, I'm happy to report that this device has more than ameliorated the frustration I had experienced with the Magic Mouse. FWIW... Take care, reader. Mods, thanks for keeping the thread open, since I don't have a definitive answer pertaining to the original question.

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whatthehalp Author

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Jul 28, 2015 4:55 AM in response to whatthehalp

Bumping this post in hopes of a solution!

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whatthehalp Author

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Sep 10, 2015 8:10 PM in response to whatthehalp

Here's an observation. When dragging an item, the scrolling is disabled just like I prefer. I imagine there could be a way to mimic this same function during highlighting. Any ideas?

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whatthehalp Author

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Jan 26, 2016 6:01 PM in response to whatthehalp

Still interested in a solution for this.

I'll add here that I see importance in retaining the ability to scroll by bumping the cursor into a window or folder's boundary during mousedown.

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