Kensington expert mouse for Lion

        For those, such as myself, who love the Kensington Expert Mouse (with 4 tabs about the trackball), Kensington
told me today an update will be available in 2 weeks to make it compatible with Lion.

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  • Kensington Expert Mouse Pro (64213) with FCP 5

    I was looking into buying the Kensington Expert Mouse Pro to use with Final Cut Pro 5. Does anyone know if you are able to program the 6 buttons on the top of the mouse as hotkeys for different tools within FCP? Thanks for your help!
    -Curtis
    Power Mac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

    Curtis,
    I've been using the Expert Mouse for a very long time now. All 4 buttons, the click wheel button and the 6 up top are all customizable.
    I have the 6 top button programed to do functions in FCP that require multiple keystrokes, like audio video transition, clear in and out, etc.
    The mouse uses the Kensington software that is avalable in the OS System Prefs once installed.
    Good Luck!
    Allan Spiers
    Sling Stone Productions
    G5 Dual 2.7   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   4.5 GB Ram

  • Kensington Expert Mouse

    Hello.
    Does anyone knows how to make Kensington Expert Mouse work with Mountain Lion ? I can´t make the latest software from Kensington work.

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  • Installing a Kensington Expert Mouse Pro

    I have installed a Kensington Expert Mouse Pro, MouseWorks 2.9 in the USB 2.0 port. By power on the system starts ( in verbose mode) "IOUSBF Family has trouble in enumatering the plugged USB device". When the sysem has started, unplugging and replugging the USB adapter, the mouse is recognized. Also rebooting (no power off), the mouse remains recognized. But power off and restarting: the mouse could only be recognized as described above. It is to remark, that I habe Bluetooth (keyboard) installed.
    Kensington could not help me, it seems to be a problem of the OS X (the same problem was seen under 10.4.3 and MouseWorks 2.89
    Has anyone a suggestion to help?
    Thanks in advance.
    Horst W.

    I have installed a Kensington Expert Mouse Pro,
    MouseWorks 2.9 in the USB 2.0 port. By power on the
    system starts ( in verbose mode) "IOUSBF Family has
    trouble in enumatering the plugged USB device". When
    the sysem has started, unplugging and replugging the
    USB adapter, the mouse is recognized. Also rebooting
    (no power off), the mouse remains recognized. But
    power off and restarting: the mouse could only be
    recognized as described above. It is to remark, that
    I habe Bluetooth (keyboard) installed.
    Kensington could not help me, it seems to be a
    problem of the OS X (the same problem was seen under
    10.4.3 and MouseWorks 2.89
    Has anyone a suggestion to help?
    Thanks in advance.
    Horst W.
    I have had the same problem both with the wireless Kensington Expert Mouse Pro and wired Turbo Mouse Pro. I communicated with Kensington for over a year with this problem. They sent me a new wired Turbo Mouse Pro, offered to reimburse me for the cost and finally tech support said they would escalate the problem and get back to me. After many months and going to management they offered to send me the wireless Expert Mouse. I wrote and said don't waste your time and money if it will not work. They said that it would and sent it. The problem remains. Apple Tech Support after reviewing the problem told me that it's a Kensington problem that they need to address. Kensington treated me well in sending product and offering reimbursement which I fully appreciated. But it seems that the Tech representatives were not aware of the problem and caused me a lot of wasted time with their "fixes". Since I use a wireless Apple keyboard My fix is...I have plugged the Expert Mouse into the keyboard slot of my previous wired keyboard (which is plugged in the USB port of my iMac) and placed it out of sight.
    Craig

  • Kensington Expert Mouse problem

    I've tried the old MouseWorks v3r1 and it doesn't detect my Expert Mouse.
    I uninstalled in and prefs it leaves behind and installed Trackball works 1.
    It won't let me program and key with a modifier. It seems to default to having at least 2 "click" keys.
    Has anyone else this problem and or a workaround?

    I also have had some problem using Mouseworks 3.0 and Kensington Mice (various models) under Mac OS 10.4.6 and 10.6.7.  In a recent exchange (earlier this week) of support message with Kensington their rep indicated, and I quote:
    "We are sorry to inform you that the feature to zoom with the scroll wheel is disabled on Mac OS. We regret to inform you that the feature is not available in MouseWorks as well. Be advised, we would like to inform you that the MouseWorks is not compatible with your operation system."
    I wrote back that, in fact, it does work on my Mac, except for the Universal Access Zoom with Scroll Wheel feature. I also asked if the plan on upgrading Mouseworks.  This was their second answer:
    Thank you for contacting Kensington Technical Support.
    We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We regret to inform you that Kensington has no plans to update MouseWorks for Mac OS 10.6 and no other drivers are compatible to program the scroll wheel to zoom.
    We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to you."
    My solution - Junk Kensington and go buy a Microsoft (for Mac). or Logitech. They both work fine on all our Macs (we have four of them) and are fully programmable with those other drivers (as long as you buy the right models)

  • Kensington expert mouse Trackball

    I have used these things, back when they were called Turbo Mouse, for years. I have one on this Macbook Pro, and one on my old G5.
    Several years ago Kensington really dumbed down the driver software for the Trackball. I was told by their suppor that they were going to revamp it so that it worked as before.
    I just left their website and saw that the Trackball Works software is no longer available for Macintosh, and in the reviews I saw a comment that said that it no longer worked except for the newest Macs.
    So does that mean that Apple has developed something to run this 4 button, highly (in the old days) programmable device?
    Thank you
    DN

    What OSX are we speaking of?
    One way to tell is to plug it into that Mac, open Mouse prefs & see how many buttons show & choices.
    USB Overdrive might be an option also if they still make it.

  • New mouse for Lion?

    I have a wireless mouse that came with my iMac from 2 years ago. Not sure if it's a magic mouse. Will it work when I upgrade to Lion or do I need to buy a new one or trackpad?

    This is the kind of functionality you'll get with the Magic Trackpad:

  • Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) Button Configuration

    I'm trying to set up my trackball mouse. Most of the buttons etc. work out of the box, but I need to make a couple of tweaks. 
    I've spent ages trawling the net and the arch wiki  and I simply can't get my head around this. Especially with the new xorg changes and most of the docs now being out of date.
    The mouse has 4 buttons + a scroll wheel.  I've managed to map them using xev:
    Bottom Left Button: 1
    Top Left Button: 2
    Bottom Right Button: 3
    Top Right Button: 8
    Scroll up: 4
    Scroll down: 5
    At the moment 1 is a left click and 3 is a right click.  Button 8 seems to be "back" and button 2 seems to be middle click. The scroll wheel works as expected.
    What I want is for button 2 to be a double left click and button 8 to be a right click.  Can anyone help me figure this out?

    I've figured out how to do the double click thing :-) Here it is for anyone else interested:
    1) Run xev and move your mouse pointer into the white square.  Now click the button you wish to map to a double click.
    2) Make a mental note of which button number xev reveals that mouse button to be - in my case, the top left button is button 8
    3) install xbindkeys and xautomation - the latter can be found in AUR
    4) run:
    xbindkeys --defaults > /home/your-user-name/.xbindkeysrc
    replacing "your-user-name" with (obviously) your user name
    5) add the following at the bottom, replacing Y withthe number you made a note of in step 2
    "/usr/bin/xte 'mouseclick 1' 'mouseclick 1' &"
    b:Y + Release
    and save
    6) run
    xbindkeys -n -v
    to check if there are any errors in your config file
    7) If that has all worked then you need to configure xbindkeys to run at X startup - the method will vary depending on you DE/WM - I use fluxbox and so simply added
    xbindkeys &
    to my ~/.fluxbox/startup file
    Hope that helps!

  • Anyone using Kensington Expert Mouse or unorthodox methods?

    Shown here:
    http://www.connectreviews.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/kensington_expertmou se.jpg
    I use left and right bottom as normal left and right on any other mouse but for top left i set to Razor Blade and i can then make cut with lower left and top right selects the footage between cut whereas both top together deletes the selected footage. Seems pretty fast, took awhile to get used to trackball but now works out fine.
    Also, i set my arrow keys (comma and period) up to go single frame because they are right above space bar (PLAY).
    Anyone else have tips, keyboard shortcuts or secrets to spill?

    I use a Contour Shuttle Pro V2 and have set up buttons to cut and delete, in addition to other useful functions.
    Its well to remember though you should be fluent in the standard key commands of FCP before you create a proprietary method if you are required to edit on someone else's kit from time to time.
    Otherwise it's entirely up to you how you edit . . whatever works for you.

  • How can I get software to operate a Kensington Expert Mouse K64325

    I recently bought the trackball from Amazon , and it was delivered without the software . Attempts to find a download from Kensington are unsuccessful and a link provided by Kensington customer service is at accoblobstorageus which Safari cannot access . Any suggestions ?

    Try downloading TrackballWorks 1.1 from MacUpdate:
    https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/36130/kensington-trackballworks
    That version should work with Mac OS X 10.5.8.
    Regards.

  • Has there been any new drivers or patches for kensington trackball expert using mountain lion?

    are there new drivers or patches for the kensington trackball expert?  i'm using mountain lion on the imac 3.06 ghz intel i3 and it will not recogmize any driver i install.  all this after the installation of mountain lion.

    Kensington has a new version of Trackball Works 1.1.1 available, try it and see if your problems go away.
    It is made for Lion & Mountain Lion.
    TrackballWorks for Mac v1.1.1
    March 11, 2013
    Welcome to version 1.1.1 of TrackballWorks for Mac. This document describes the latest changes.
    Compatibility
    Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
    Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
    Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
    Supported Hardware
    SlimBlade™ Trackball (K72327)
    Expert Mouse® (K64325)
    Orbit™ Wireless Mobile Trackball (K72352)
    Orbit™Trackball with Scroll Ring (K72337)
    Orbit™ Optical Trackball (K64327)
    Installation Instructions
    To run the installer, double-click on the DMG file, then double-click  on"Kensington TrackballWorks.pkg". Follow the on-screen instructions.
    Fixes Issues
    Resolves an installation problem with Mountain Lion where  TrackballWorks may  not install properly with the Mountain Lion default  security settings.
    Resolves an issue with settings persistence where, after a reboot, some settings  become reset to their defaults.
    Changes & New Features
    Button actions that are dependent on the Mac OS X version now  correctly  display or hide depending on the version of Mac OS X being  used.
    Button action "Launchpad" has been added for Mountain Lion.

  • Drag lock on Kensington Trackball - Expert Mouse

    I use the above mention trackball as my pointing device.  I have CP and it is hard for me to drag so I set up a lock so I I don't have press the key down when in drag mode.  The problem I am find when I press lock, I go into Move mode.  Occasionally I can drag.  This doesn't happen in other programs even other adobe product like dreamweaver and Indesign.  Any advice would be appreciated.
    Harv

    Kensington has a new version of Trackball Works 1.1.1 available, try it and see if your problems go away.
    It is made for Lion & Mountain Lion.
    TrackballWorks for Mac v1.1.1
    March 11, 2013
    Welcome to version 1.1.1 of TrackballWorks for Mac. This document describes the latest changes.
    Compatibility
    Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
    Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
    Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
    Supported Hardware
    SlimBlade™ Trackball (K72327)
    Expert Mouse® (K64325)
    Orbit™ Wireless Mobile Trackball (K72352)
    Orbit™Trackball with Scroll Ring (K72337)
    Orbit™ Optical Trackball (K64327)
    Installation Instructions
    To run the installer, double-click on the DMG file, then double-click  on"Kensington TrackballWorks.pkg". Follow the on-screen instructions.
    Fixes Issues
    Resolves an installation problem with Mountain Lion where  TrackballWorks may  not install properly with the Mountain Lion default  security settings.
    Resolves an issue with settings persistence where, after a reboot, some settings  become reset to their defaults.
    Changes & New Features
    Button actions that are dependent on the Mac OS X version now  correctly  display or hide depending on the version of Mac OS X being  used.
    Button action "Launchpad" has been added for Mountain Lion.

  • Problems with Bluetooth mouse following Lion upgrade

    I upgraded my MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to Lion, this morning, and now my Kensington Bluetooth mouse, which I have been using for nearly 2 years, has stopped working. The upgraded MacBook now only registers a connection with the mouse if it is held within about 10cm of the system, but even then it doesn't respond to any movements of the mouse. I have previously been using the mouse quite happily from a distance of about 50cm.
    Is this a known problem associated with Lion?

    Well, after 2 days of completely refusing to work, the mouse suddenly requested Bluetooth pairing, and has worked ever since. I don't know why it took 2 days, though.

  • Use Kensington trackball mouse to control motors

    Hello experts,
    I am writing a Labview program using a Kensington expert trackball mouse to control two motors. Here is the mouse that I am using :
    http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/p/1444/K64325/expert-mouse%C2%AE.aspx
    I would like to use the motion of the trackball to rotate the first motor: when I move the trackball left (or right), the motor will rotate left (or right); and the motion of the scroll ring (left/right) to control the second motor (left/ right). Besides, I would like to use the four click buttons as different ON/OFF buttons.
    I do not want to use the trackball as a mouse, it means that I do not want the cursor of my computer moves when I move the trackball/rotate the scrolling ring!
    So is there any solution that make only Labview "see" the trackball mouse motion, so that I can control my motors, without affecting the cursor function/position  of the computer?
    Thank you for your help.

    I haven't done something like this myself, but like Bob said, once you plug the mouse in, Windows automatically recognizes it as a mouse. You might want to read these on how you can prevent that from happening and get the data yourself. If I understand correctly, you will need to parse and interpet all the raw data yourself:
    http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Nugget-1-of-n-GEtting-started-with-USB-communication-via-VISA/m-p/74...
    http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Nugget-2-of-n-USB-Control-transfers-using-VISA/m-p/757011
    http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/USB-Nugget-3-of-n-Unifying-the-multitude-of-USB-driver/m-p/1814964/
    Try to take over the world!

  • Human I/O: your fave keyboard and mouse for editing?

    It suddenly dawned on me that, with my smokin' new system on the way, I have no means of interfacing with it. I mean, I'm sure it'll be totally simpatico and meld with my theta waves, but what if I actually want to type something?
    Are there actually any decent keyboards and meeses out there that are good for video editing? To clarify, I'm not looking for one of the candy-colored keyboards with custom NLE buttons--those are pretty useless, because I remap most of my keys for one thing, and for another, I think they're generally overpriced clicky-clacky garbage.
    Unfortunately, most of the keyboards I actually like (Microsoft curvy ones, for example--always liked them from the very first model, which I still own) seem well-designed for typing, but not so much for video editing, where your fingers are leaving the keys often. And a lot of the mice have all of these ridiculous Internet browsing-centric buttons that just make them bulky and quick to fill with hand gunk.
    Maybe I'm overthinking it, but with the many hours I spend banging away on a keyboard and the sharp twinges of shoulder, arm and wrist pain that I can only assume are the early signs of carpal tunnel syndrome, I'd like to find a decent setup that makes those hours at least moderately more enjoyable.
    Thanks for your suggestions!

    Hi Harm,
    There are 2 advantages to the more expensive trackballs that help with the issues you are talking about:  (The specifics below apply to the Kensington Expert)
    First, they tend to have a larger, heavier ball, which helps very much with the accuracy because when it comes time to stop your cursor exactly where you want it to stop, the inertia of the heavier ball helps stop on a dime when moving short distances, and at the same time the added momentum can help you cover larger areas or two screens.  After some practice, I have learned how to 'flick' my pointer to the second monitor, and then easily re-position it with more precise movements.
    Second, there are two options in the software settings that help to move across screen real estate... pointer "speed", and pointer "acceleration".  I recommend setting the "speed" to the fastest possible setting you can control.  This can actually be set in Control Panel>Mouse Properties>Pointer Options.  I also check the "enhance pointer precision" box.  This is using the Windows control, not the Kensington software.
    With the "speed" setting at the fastest point (which is where I keep mine), I can move my cursor easily across one screen (same resolution as yours) by moving my finger in only a one-inch arc over the top of the trackball.  The greatest arc you can make on the Expert is 3 inches, so my fingers almost always occupies only the top of the ball while using one screen.  (This is the advantage of the larger balls--they can move farther on the screen with less movement of your fingers).
    If I want to move it to the second screen, I simply start the movement further down on the ball, and can easily travel from the left side of my left screen to the right side of my right screen within that 3-inch arc, in one swift movement.
    The other setting for "acceleration" involves using the Kensington software, and this addresses your question about switching from accuracy to speed and back automatically.  This setting changes the speed of the pointer according to the acceleration of the ball-- if you accelerate quickly, the pointer will move quicker and farther (the speed and distance are adjustable).  If you accelerate slowly, you will get more accuracy.  So, accelerate quickly for distance/speed, and accelerate slowly for accuracy.
    I used the acceleration setting when I used a smaller trackball-- but since I have been using the Expert, I have found no need for it, because I can cover both monitors easily.  Also, I like to have less software on my computer, so I un-installed the Kensington software and simply control the settings in the Control Panel (you can also control the speed of the scroll ring here).  But, it's good to know the option is there, as it's just a matter of personal preference.  I think with some experimenting, you will be able to find a setting that you like, but I would try it without the Kensington software first--I'm sure you like to keep your system as clean as possible as well.
    It makes no difference using it left or right handed, as the ball is perfectly centered in its cradle.  I use the trackball with my right hand, which I assume most people will.  I use my Wacom with my left hand, because that is my more precise hand.
    The only other tip to keep up the accuracy and the fluid movement, is to dust out the cradle very frequently--they collect dust like a magnet (take note of that, Colin!).
    Also, one of the best things I like about the Expert is that the scroll ring is always so accessible and easy to use--scrolling and moving the pointer/cursor are done very seamlessly.  The click-and-drag is a dream to use with the left-click button so accessible.
    Hope this helps!
    Druyan

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