Help with MacBook Pro Trackpad- Input Chinese Option
I'm trying to use the Chinese input trackpad option where you write characters on the trackpad and then select them, but whenever I select a character, it doesn't show up on the screen. It used to work before. How can I fix this?
For which os? Post in your os forum area. The font experts hang out there.
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 426924 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 423B767D-9E7C-43C9-BACC-A95B04EB2D41
Tue Nov 6 08:38:56 2012
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80002c4794): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80002b8449, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000002000024, CR3: 0x00000000250c5041, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0
RAX: 0x000000000003fbef, RBX: 0xffffff80008d8b70, RCX: 0xffffff80008df0e0, RDX: 0xffffff80008c7d00
RSP: 0xffffff80f1043530, RBP: 0xffffff80f1043540, RSI: 0xffffff8012627000, RDI: 0x0000000002000020
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0xffffff80f10432b6, R10: 0x00000000f104002e, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xffffff801e75bb98, R13: 0x0000000000000001, R14: 0xffffff801e75bb98, R15: 0xffffff8012837808
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff80002b8449, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
CR2: 0x0000000002000024, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x2
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f10431e0 : 0xffffff8000220792
0xffffff80f1043260 : 0xffffff80002c4794
0xffffff80f1043410 : 0xffffff80002da55d
0xffffff80f1043430 : 0xffffff80002b8449
0xffffff80f1043540 : 0xffffff80004de471
0xffffff80f1043560 : 0xffffff80004df47a
0xffffff80f10435a0 : 0xffffff800031979c
0xffffff80f10435d0 : 0xffffff80002ffead
0xffffff80f1043620 : 0xffffff80002ffa2e
0xffffff80f1043660 : 0xffffff8000301e26
0xffffff80f10436f0 : 0xffffff80004deacc
0xffffff80f10437e0 : 0xffffff80004e6d09
0xffffff80f1043990 : 0xffffff8000319534
0xffffff80f10439d0 : 0xffffff80002f74ca
0xffffff80f1043a50 : 0xffffff80002f633c
0xffffff80f1043af0 : 0xffffff8000313d98
0xffffff80f1043b90 : 0xffffff800030ce20
0xffffff80f1043c50 : 0xffffff800030d39e
0xffffff80f1043f50 : 0xffffff80005ce4cb
0xffffff80f1043fb0 : 0xffffff80002daea3
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Mac OS version:
11G63
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1847252424495
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Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
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Pace is a copy protection software for some third party program your running, it's for Snow Leopard and this issue has appeared here before and once today even.
Quark Inc was here about their driver, so check them for a update.
Take note of the softwares above, your going to be reinstalling some of them from fresh sources and updating.
Run through the Steps 1-8 here and see if that solves your problem.
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Disable all at login/boot softwares.
Yes some third party software mentioned above is not going to work as #8 Reinstall Just OS X will kick their parts out of OS X itself (but not out of Applications), but what you do is reinstall them one at a time, when it's been updated and verified to work with your OS X verison. (uninstall using the developers program or instructions, do not use AppDelete type software)
Take your time and if problems come back you know it's the last one installed is at fault.
The object with #1-8 is to make sure machine and OS X is fine, then decide from there what third party software is at fault.
If your problems continue despite the above software not being run or installed, then proceed with the further Steps #9-16 in the hunt for the real cause.
Chrome has been known to cause problems around here, it runs a root level updater for all Google software, it's hard to remove and one has to not use any Google software to prevent it being reinstalled.
Good luck in your process of elimination. -
Please read my story because I really need some help...
I've had my Macbook Pro for only a little over a year now but it has already given me tons of problems and headaches. I was very happy when I first got it but over the next few months I noticed strange things with it. For instance, the lid is slightly bent but not so much that it still looks ordinary when closed. I was annoyed with it but I tolerated it since it is not that disruptive. Then dust appeared underneath a small part of the screen, forming a rather conspiscuous, slightly discolored spot. Again I was annoyed but I just went with it. And then after only 5 months after purchase, something related to the hard drive broke. I think the ribbon cable that was connecting it to the motherboard died or something. It was still under warranty so it was easily fixed. A few months passed without incidents. Then a month after its warranty expired, it started to have kernel panics every single day. Most of the time the screen would just become a mass of messed up colors and nothing would respond. Sometimes the screen just went black and then the computer shuts itself down. Other times the computer just freezes with nothing responding and I have to force shut it down. I sent it to an Apple service center and had it diagnosed. The genius said that the hard drive is damaged and needs replacing but other components are still fine. So I bought a new hard drive and had it replaced. For a few weeks, the problem seem to have gone but soon, the kernel panics started again and occurred more frequently. After days of research I finally found out the problem is RAM related. I tested each stick and each slot and concluded that the bottom ram slot was busted. The Apple Service Center offered no help but to replace the motherboard (or logic board). I cannot go with this because I already spent a ton of money in purchasing the computer. I also could not get Apple Care because it is very expensive and I had no ability to spend more. So I resorted to just buying a single 4gb ram stick and tried to live with only one ram slot. I thought that I could finally relax and try to enjoy the computer even with all of its annoyances. But only a few days ago the Wifi just turned itself off and won't turn on. Only after a restart will it start working again. I tried to tolerate it but it keeps turning itself off just minutes after I turn the computer on. I suspect that it might be a hardware problem (again) because the same thing is also happening with my Bootcamp partition; wifi disconnects and will not reconnect. Bluetooth also is not working anymore. I know that this is a vague question but I'm desperate. Is there anything at all that I can do in order to fix all of the problems and prevent all sorts of headaches? I feel that I have tolrated enough and I just can't take it anymore. I want to have it replaced but I do not know how I am going to do that without Applecare (which again is very expensive for someone like me). Please help me. I do not want to go back to normal, less expensive PC's. If this keeps up then I will be forced to do so because it is very expensive to buy another macbook.Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience but I do not think you can get AppleCare at this point in time.
Can I purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime?
You can purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime within the one-year limited warranty period. Your eligibility for coverage under the AppleCare Protection Plan starts from your hardware purchase date. Apple strongly recommends that you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan when you purchase your Apple product to maximize the additional benefits provided under the plan.
You will most likely need to try to sell the mac for a parts machine and consider a PC. You may wish to explore Apple refurbished Macs that have a warranty of a1 year.
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Issues with Macbook Pro Trackpad
I have a 15" Macbook Pro i5 2.4 Ghz, 4GB ram, 500 GB HD (Early 2010) Running Snow Leopard. My trackpad will begin moving on it's own at random. It also decides to right click on it's own at times. It's totally random though, at times it happens frequently, the next day it may not happen at all. Any about what causes this? And how I can fix it?
see if anything in here provides a fix: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449
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i have a macbook pro 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo 4gb memory 1067 mhz DDR3 250gb hard drive
my problem at times it seems to lag a lot here and there i also installed lion could it be because of lion
or because i have a lot of stuff on my hard drive lie music pictures and ect. i bout motion5 the other day and its really hard to use it
after so long because of the lag i just get frustrated and just turn it off could it be because its not fast enough?
please help!!!!187.11gb is left this computer is just 21 days from being only a year old also
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Issue with MacBook Pro trackpad and Adobe Lightroom 5
I'm using Lightroom 5 on a MacBook Pro (mid 2012). Whenever I'm in the development tab I am unable to click on anything within the center third of the screen. If I want to get to the 5th or 6th photo in the bottom pan, I have to use my mouse. I am able to click on things only on the left and right sides of the screen for some reason.
This only happens in Lightroom. Any ideas?Thanks for the quick reply.
Lightroom 5.7.1
OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
I'm not using an external display. If it matters my MacBook is a 13".
As an example of what I mean, look at the image below. Everything highlighted in green I'm able to click. After I'm in develop for more than a few minutes, I'm suddenly not able to right click or left click on anything. The typical "mouseover" changes don't happen either, such as the subtly highlighting that happens when you mouse over an image in the bottom pain. As if Lightroom isn't detecting the mouse there at all. -
not sure what else to try? and im kind of technology challenged so if any one can help with some step by step answers would greatly appreciate it.
This is what Apple has to say about this problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449
If the suggestions made by Apple does not help, you may have to take the MBP to the Apple store
for service. -
Problem with macbook pro trackpad
The bottom right part of the trackpad feels really weak, when i push it down it goes really deep i really dont know how this happened.
Can you help please.Hi psheraton,
I have found now some setting so that I can first at all live with it. Nevertheless i would be very thankful when Apple would work the touchpaddriver over so that it works smoother. Its such an nice device and the big touchpad is great but its realy working very poor under bootcamp.
Maybe you try my settings:
First at all start bootcamp from windows system, and go to the trackpadsettings. Take out the touch for klick. You can forget working with this as when you write it just hops wherever it wants.. as I wrote before, youre suddenly write on in a completly different paragraph...that impossible to use with this settings.
Its a shame as acutally using this touch to click in other applications than writing is very smooth and good.
Other notebooks having an automaticle regonizion function which notices when your accidently put your wrist or palm on the touchpad whilst using the keyboard. Thats certanly what is needed here es well, especially because of the huge touchpad.
Next you have to go to the windows mouse driver which is not in bootcamp but in the standard Windows system settings and adjust the scroll speed down to 1 on each of the two functions there.
This then takes the overdose of speed away when you use two fingers on the touchpad to scroll.
Having it set to more than 1 is not usable either.
These are the setting how I have build myself a workaround for the moment.
But as I said...please please Apple work at this touchpaddriver together with Microsoft to get more out of this wonderful trackpad.
Hope this helps you liking your device a bit more....only Apple could help us further now... -
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Using Thinkpad Trackpoint USB Keyboard with MacBook Pro, Air, Retina (with pictures)
The purpose of this discussion thread is to:
(1) Get community thoughts around using alternative and complimentary mousing approaches with MacBooks
(2) To share a current and searchable set of resources for those interested in leveraging a best-of-both-worlds approach for using a non-Apple Trackpoint Keyboard with an Apple MacBook.
(3) To level-set the fact that a Thinkpad Trackpoint USB Keyboard works with MacBooks automatically and instantly out-of-the-box.
Note: I created this discussion because I found that all the other discussion threads related to using a Thinkpad Trackpoint Keyboard with MacBooks were archived and therefore I could not post my thoughts there.
I have been using MacBooks for 3+ years now. Airs, Pros, Retinas etc. I LOVE the built-in MacBook Apple Trackpad. It is wonderful. Apple has no equal as far as Trackpads go.
In addition, I have been using the Thinkpad Trackpoint USB Keyboard with my MacBooks for ~2 years, and below is why I have found BOTH the Apple Trackpad and Thinkpad Trackpoint to be great.
The Trackpoint and Trackpad both have their sweet spots. Personally I use the built-in Apple Trackpad on my MacBooks when I'm using my MacBook for less than 1 hour, loosely speaking. If I am going to be heads-down for more than 1 hr writing, reading, surfing, graphic designing, programming, workshop facilitating, teaching, mindmapping, presenting, demoing, etc. then I pull out my "Lenovo Thinkpad USB Keyboard with Trackpoint (55Y9003) > https://www.google.com/search?&q=lenovo+thinkpad+trackpoint+usb+keyboard
I know many will laugh at me for using a Thinkpad Trackpoint Keyboard with a MacBook... Keeping an open mind, let's just agree that there is historical precedence for alternative mousing devices. If I could only choose one, I would use the Apple MacBook built-in Trackpad exclusively, however with alternatives come potential benefits. Keep in mind that Apple, Microsoft, Logitech and many other companies make millions of dollars each year providing alternative peripheral devices for computers, and mousing is no exception. Regardless, I just want to share my positive experiences using both. :-)
Why should you care? For *some* people the following is true and meaningful. The Trackpoint (the little red eraser head stick thingy) in the midle of the keyboard enables useful and unique dynamics/use-cases, including:
You don't have to take your hand(s) off the keyboard to mouse
You can independantly click without accidentally moving the mouse (Yes I know some people don't have issues with this)
You don't run out of finger-gesture runway when you're moving your mouse across the screen (I know this is a gray area for some people)
For mouse-movement-heavy applications (e.g. Graphics, drawing, etc.) the Trackpoint *is at times* more exacting
Below I share some pictures (which I know *look* ridiculous to some people, but none-the-less help demystify what this looks like. And, while ridiculous looking, it is actually quite thin and elegant once you get over the initial shock of seeing these two diverse technologies combined in this way.
Rest assured, the keyboard shown below (google "55Y9003") is VERY light, thin and fits in almost any laptop case/backpack easily so it is not a big deal to carry it, if you work on-the-go. In addition:
It is UNCANNY how well it fits on top of the keyboard space of all MacBooks.
It fits perfectly around the corners of the MacBook Pro/Air/Retina keyboard
Note: I took one of the 5 rubber feet/pads off the bottom of my keyboard, the one in the middle
Lastly, you can actually use the built-in Apple Trackpad at the SAME TIME as the Trackpoint Keyboard.
It is quite a nice best-of-both-worlds approach for people that like the benefits of the "Why should you care?" use cases above.
Please reply and comment with your thoughts and please let's keep it positive, constructive and friendly :-)
Pictures Below:
My two Retina MBPs, one with and one without the keyboard, so you can easily see the difference. (As if you wouldn't)
A slightly closer-up shot of just the RMBP with the Trackpoint Keyboard on top
Please reply and comment with your thoughts and please let's keep it positive, constructive and friendly :-)Newer Bluetooth version of the ThinkPad External Trackpoint Keyboard available...
The new version is smaller, so you can use your MacBook Trackpad at the same time as your Trackpoint keyboard.
Here is the Lenovo model/Part Number# 0B47190
Here is a picture of what it looks like:
Note: Just like the older larger USB model keyboard, there is a rubbery footpad in the middle of the bottom of the keyboard that I just peeled off. Otherwise, it makes the "H" key press accidentally under-neath the keyboard. Once I took that off, it fit perfectly over and around the built-in MacBook keyboard, so I can optionally put it on top of my MacBook for easy typing. :-)
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