Magic Mouse Resolution - CAD

Hi,
I currently use a wired mighty mouse for CAD (on OSX - not Bootcamp, etc..). I originally purchased a wireless mighty mouse, but had to take it back, as the resolution of the mouse wasn't high enough for the CAD detailing (I believe this is a similar issue for gamers).
I can't seem to find out what the resolution of the new Magic Mouse is. Does anyone know, as my Mighty Mouse trackball has seen better days (I've tried all of the cleaning techniques)?
Thanks
T

I am interested in this as well. I am a graphic designer and do a lot of photoshop work and need a high resolution mouse. I am currently using the Razer Pro and hope that this mouse would equal that one in resolution. Where can we find this out?

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Hey,
I want to know if can someone help me to figure out my problem.
I am student to architecture and need the middle button for cad files like autocad, sketchup etc...
For mac I have the magicprefs app - that enable the middle button.
but for windows (run with bootcamp with the 5.1 driver) I don׳t see any solution for this. (and a lot of topic with this problem).
I happy to see answer from you.
thank you very much.

I had the same issue and I finally make it work executing following steps:
1. If the Mouse is displayed on Win 7 Bluetooth devices, remove it.
2. Reboot the computer on Mac OS and change the name of Magic Mouse then remove the Magic Mouse from Mac OS Bluetooth list as well.
3. Reboot the computer on Bootcamp/Win 7 and use Bluetooth add device to pair the Magic Mouse on Win 7. At this time it should work on Win 7.
4. Reboot the computer on Mac OS and add again the Bluetooth device. At this point, the name of Magic Mouse will be the old name, so you have to change it to the new name you just set it at step #2.
After this, my Magic Mouse works fine in Mac OS and Win 7 Ultimate/64bits.

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Thanks for your response. Actually, this is the first thing I did. But I just tried it again, and still the mouse malfunctions.
I can open a folder, but when I press the close button in the corner, a toolbar customization menu comes up, but the window does not close.
I have already chatted online with an apple tech several times and taken my computer in to an apple store tech - but no resolution to the problem. The online tech could see the problem with screen sharing, but couldn't fix it, and the tech at the apple store could not replicate the problem. In pursuit of an answer, I have also purchased a new wireless mouse (which works), a new wired mouse, and a new keyboard.
I have a late 2013 Mac Pro running 10.9.5, connected by HDMI to a 27" LG IPS display (27EA83R). I am now going to purchase a new HDMI cable and see if that helps. If it doesn't, the only thing left that hasn't been replaced or tested by a tech is the display. I have been assured by both an LG tech and an apple tech that the display is almost certainly not the problem - but at this point I am not sure I have the greatest confidence in these guys.

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I will be getting an iMac in the coming months and installing Parallels Desktop 8 and Windows 7 64 bit.
I was wondering if I would have the functions of been able to left click, right click, scroll (preferably vertically but also occasionally horizontally) with the Apple Magic Mouse when I'm running Windows 7 through Parallels Desktop 8?
I just wondered if anyone has installed Parallels Desktop 8 and Windows 7 and have you been able to do what i mentioned above and also have you come across any other issues, problems whilst using the Apple Magic Mouse on the Windows side?
If there is any problems/issues with doing the above, is there anything I will need to do to get the above functionality to work?
Thanks in advance.

stz-42 wrote:
I'm using Parallels 8 Win 7 64 bit, on an iMac.
- leftclick and rightclick is working
- i miss the middle button in my cad-software
The same with the trackpad!
Sometimes scrolling is a bit too fast, becuase Win 7 isn't made to use with the Magicmouse or trackpad.
The only thing i miss / doesn't work ist the middle mouse button!
Thanks very much for the help stz-42 its much appreciated.
Providing I can left click, right click, scroll, then that's OK for me as I will be spending the vast amount of my time on the Mac side.
Are you able to scroll both horizontally and vertically when using Parallels 8 Win 7 64 bit on your iMac?

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Hi!
My Magic mouse right-click doesn't work in Mountain Lion! in previous OSes it was working properly (Leopard and Lion), but when I upgrated to Mountain, this problem occured.
if you click anywhere on the magic mouse, it simply do a click, not a right-click anyway...
I did a lot of searches and changes but the problem is still alive...
somewhere suggested disabling "Secondary Click", then restart, and then enabling it. but nothing changed...
somewhere suggested to remove two files named "com.apple.Bluetooth..." in /Library/Preferences, and then restart the system, but this not worked for me, too...
I changed the "Secondary Click" to "Click on the left side" but nothing changed and the magic mouse did just clicking and not right-clicking!
I wondered what can I really do to solve this problem?!
any suggestion is appreciated...

I still use the magic-mouse and still it's not stable. I've found theONLY way to overcome the rightclick is to make sure that you're NOT pressing anywhere else on the mouse (even touching) and only pressing at theTOP right-hand most corner.
It's not the best resolution, but the best that Applecare could provide me with. I thinjk, because it's relatively new due to the new generation of capacitive touch devices that we all get the bugs/flaws.
As like the iPhone, although an EXCELLENT device, and the various versions of OSX, we're going to be plagued eith bugs until a newer review comes out.
The way I found out was to use BOTH tools (MagicPrefs and BetterTouchTool) together, and in both set the Rightclick sensitive area to a near nothing for system wide (non app specific).
It does fail at times on some apps, and takes a few clicks, but 90% of the time it's cleared up.
I somehow think that most developers (and yes its the developers not apple) that forget that we rest out palms on the mouse) and they don't filter out the events forrectly (i.e. a palm on the mouse is seen as a tap). Othere works well, for exmaple I use photoshop, which adapted well to the mouse. The majority of games, and including those (ESPECUALLY THOSE) flash mbased, don't like the mouse at all!

I am unable to pan my view using my magic mouse in maya.

i am unable to pan my view using my magic mouse in maya. panning needs a middle mouse button and there is no middle mouse button in magic mouse. scrolling sideways or up and down only zooms in and out. please help.

In Maya/Preferences/Interface/Devices, click "Two button" for "Mouse tracking." That will let you use opt+click for rotating, and opt+cmd+click for panning.
If you need actual middle mouse button functionality for any of the tools, then maybe the application Better Touch Tool can help. For the trackpad it has the option "Use special middleclick mode (for CAD users)," which works with three-finger click. I am not sure whether something similar will work for the Magic Mouse.

Right click button on magic mouse stopped working

My magic mouse right click has suddenly stopped working. I have looked at the system preferences, and they are set correctly. I disconnected and reconnected it as well. The other thread suggested remove files that don't exist on this version of the OS.

Yep, have reset PRAM and SMC. Same issue.
It's actually fairly common - I've found at least 15 topics on this forum about it and a bit of Googleing revealed it wasn't just me. Can't find any topics that have a proper resolution though.
I did a fair bit of research before posting on here because I didn't want to post a problem that was specific to just me. It seems like it's a fair few people.
One "solution" is to install a 3rd party piece of software and assign right click to a right "tap" (not a full click) - that's not really a solution, more of a workaround.

Magic mouse driver for windows 7

Hi Guys,
Im running windows 7 (64 bit) from bootcamp on my macbook (late 2008 aluminum). I have had a few error messages from windows telling my that W764 doesn't support this notebook but I have nevertheless managed to work quite comfortably on this OS. My problem is that I have not managed to install the drivers for my computer from bootcamp assistant (trying to do so results in the aforementioned error message); this is not really a problem unless I really value scrolling on my computer - which I do, since I am working on CAD drawings - could you guys help me out to get drivers for my magic mouse? Would also really appreciate addressing these error messages.
Thanks!

Which version of bootcamp drivers are you trying to install? If you are trying version 4, maybe try an earlier 3 series that still has MM support. Even if you get them installed, getting the MM to work is a pain. You have to replace the generic bluetooth driver in device manager with the apple one and then do some other tweaks to get it to connect. Lots of posts on this.

Magic Mouse Drivers - Bootcamp

Apple,
The Magic Mouse is a great product but thus far you've ignored those who work in Bootcamp with Windows. My occasional jaunts into the Windows world are disappointing and should not be. Please release drivers that better utilize Magic Mouse features in Windows.

This issue appears to be resolved (well, it never required resolution, just the proper drivers) by installing only part of the Apple Bluetooth Update 1.0 for Windows.
The update can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL952
Once the package is downloaded, you must extract the files using WinRAR or any other similar ZIP/RAR utility.
You must extract the files from the update. If you simply try to install the entire update, you'll receive a prompt stating the update isn't required for your specific model, as this update is intended for the iMac.
Once extracted, open the target directory and double-click the AppleWirelessMouse.exe that applies to your Windows OS (32 or 64 bit).
I'm using my Magic Mouse with Boot Camp and Fusion 3.0 running Win 7 and both vertical and horz scrolling work just fine. The Magic Mouse also feels a bit more responsive. Both are welcome improvements.
I'm not quite sure why Apple hasn't provided more information on this, it seems they're okay with the implication that Magic Mouse only works in Mac OS X.

Magic Mouse lag issue.. new insight

Hey guys, as many of you i've purchased new magic mouse and been having problems with lag, and unresponsiveness.. I own a 24' imac which i bought a month before the latest update.. This whole situation is so bad for me that it really renders the mouse useless. However, i did find out few interesting things.. First off it only happens during the time HD is working overtime... For example if i am using apps that load up the cpu after a while it will start to lag. As soon as i turn them off, it all back to normal.. Games as well.. I recently tried to play world of warcraft with the mouse and it worked fine until the game made the imac go into overdrive and fans began spinning fast. The mouse started acting up again.. And most recently I realized it lags like **** when my time capsule is doing a back up.. As soon as time machine finishing working its all back to normal.. Very strange.. still no fix but that's what i could figure out so far.. Try it and see if you have those same symptoms.

A quick update to the jumpy mouse saga:
After a year of problems with a jumpy mouse (see videos below) *I purchased a Magic Mouse to see if the Magic Mouse would solve the jumpiness issue. It did but the tracking speed was very slow. Therefore, I installed MouseZoom to increase the tracking speed. After installing MouseZoom I started noticing the jumpy mouse problems again.*
_*This finding is very interesting!*_
_*It implies that the faster the mouse movement the more likely one is to see an erratic mouse with the pointer making unrequested jumps around the screen.*_
My hypothesis is that the operating system or processor is not allocating enough resources to the mouse if the tracking speed is set to a high level.
_*The "jumpy mouse" problem seems to be far worse when the hard disk is running - either copying or downloading a large file*_. Some users are reporting that watching a high resolution flash video will also cause the mouse to skip and jump.
I have tried three routers (two linksys, one Airport Extreme, three bluetooth mice, unplugging all peripherals still the same result.
I am certain the problem is software related because the same exact mice work perfectly in Bootcamp 2.1 and Bootcamp 3.0 in Windows XP SP3.
_*Youtube now has two videos showing the problem*._ You can view the videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxLY3-pH-rs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBzisliiVpg
If you are suffering from similar problems may I suggest three actions:
* Use the Quicktime X screen recording function to record a video of the problem.
* Post the video to YouTube.
* Contact Apple Care and share your video problem description with them.
* Send a note referencing the video and description to www.apple.com/feedback
Category: Mac OSX Feedback
Feedback Type: Bug Report
Feedback Area: Peripheral/Device Support
I will update this video to let you know if the problem has been solved. I am hopeful that Apple will be able to find the source of the problem and solve it quickly. I really like my Mac and I can hardly wait for the problem to be resolved.
Here is hoping that 10.63 will resolve this issue once and for all!

Magic mouse - Windows middle click?

Yet another topic on so called magic mouse, which seems not so magic now. Though I'd still love to buy it!
Anyway, I've been looking into it for days, and once MagicPrefs became available middle click issue for OS X was solved. However, both my work and studies require frequent use of Windows CAD applications (hope remains it will feature Mac versions one day), where navigating with middle button is essential.
I've tried to look through discussion boards, but didn't find anything similar to this. Thanks in advance!

<rant> This is a big deal, but not really being taken seriously. Apple hasn't even bothered to work it out in their own OS yet. Thanks @vladalexa [MagicPrefs], a developer from Romania, for the final decision on the 70$ purchase )@steve(. Otherwise, the native software cannibalizes too much of the hardware's built-in functionality to justify the investment. Virtual machines would solve this issue, but I just don't have the free hardware resources to accommodate the kind of software I run. </rant>
i don't care how )magicprefs for windows / other manufacturer's driver / whatever works!(, there needs to be support for middle click in windows )native, not virtual(. it's like have a scroll wheel that doesn't work on a 70$ mouse...
fingers crossed

Magic mouse lagging on 40 inch screen

I have a 2.26GHZ Core 2 duo late 2009 Mac mini hooked up to a samsung led 40 inch disply with this cord.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=11215&cs_id=1024603 &p_id=9475&seq=1&format=2
The resolution is suprisingly good, the only problem i am having is that my magic mouse is lagging to the point where it is more than slightly annoying. I have the sensitivity set to just about the most sensitive setting but it doesnt seem to really make a difference. Should i replace the graphics card? if so how would i go about doing that?

The problem with the Mac Pro and the Magic Mouse is infamous. The accepted, actual problem is that the bluetooth antenna, labeled "BT" on the bluetooth card is NOT an antenna, is mislabeled, and was installed by people who do NOT speak English, thus the label could be "Fire Hazard" and it would be placed anyway.
I have gone many rounds with this problem. If you have an airport card in your Mac Pro next to the Bluetooth Card, then, there is a fix by swapping wires which can be found all over the Internet.
You can also add a WiFi antenna to the Mac and wire it to the Bluetooth card. There are instructions for THIS also on the Internet.
Second, you can get an external Bluetooth USB dongle, and use that. Unfortunately, on all Mac OSX versions prior to 10.6, the dongle will compete with the internal Bluetooth, generally canceling bluetooth function altogether.
On my Mac Pro, under 10.5.8, with no airport card, there is no easy access to the spare WiFi antenna, and so, my fix was to simply, and carefully, unplug the bluetooth antenna from the bluetooth card, unscrew the two screws HOLDING the bluetooth card, and, again, gently unplugging the bluetooth card from its motherboard socket. It now resides in a drawer.
Initially, my external bluetooth dongle (Zoom 4314), while supplying Bluetooth, could NOT connect to my MagicMouse with hours of trying EVERYTHING. Oddly, it took the system, which is NEVER turned off (much easier on the internal RAID), an overnight "pondering" to allow my dongle to supply functional bluetooth. In other words, after a night of massive frustration, all is well in the morning and the MagicMouse is not the best thing since sliced bread. It's BETTER than sliced bread.
All that said... apparently, MacOS 10.6 actually disables the internal bluetooth card when an external Bluetooth dongle is attached. Bravo.

Magic Mouse erratic in Photoshop

The magic mouse is acting crazy in Photoshop. I click and once my hand is off, the picture either minimizes to a dot or maximizes to gigantic pixelated size. So, for Photoshop I use a Microsoft Mouse and I have no problems.
I can't figure out why the MM is behaving like that. I doesn't happen in any other application, but then the Microsoft Intellimouse works perfectly.
Roxy

Personally, and this is just my opinion and advice being stated here, but depending how much you use Photoshop and what you use Photoshop for, I would forget using Apple's Bluetooth wireless mice (and, perhaps, forget their wireless trackpad, although I have been told its tracking is much better than the wireless Magic Or Mighty Mouse) and stick to using a third party wired mouse or wired trackpad or even older IR remote wireless mice or trackpads as most IR wireless input devices track better and have better resolution.
I found Apple's Magic Mouse frustrating and terrible with all but more expensive higher grade batteries designed for high drain electronic devices.
And sometimes would not pair with my IMac or work erratically, too!
I return it within 14 days. I like the way it looked, but not how it worked.
I used to use IR wireless Microsoft and Logitech mice that tracked and worked real well.
I just, recently,purchase the Mac version of the Logitech Bluetooth Wireless trackpad and so far this works excellent with normal computer use, but haven't really tested using this for all my design and image editing apps, as yet.
I use a wired USB Wacom Intuous 3 drawing tablet with 3 brush pens and the high resolution mouse for all of my design apps.
Consider sticking to a wired input device or trying another third party input device.

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All of a sudden my magic mouse will zoom things without my command. It has magnified my screen so the whole screen (desktop) is not visible at one time and I can't figure out how to put it back the way it was. In the meantime, when I move the move everything jumps around. HELP! What is going on?

Sorry, I don't think you understand the problem I'm having. The mouse acts on its own all of a sudden. For example I will be in an application and just move the mouse (without touching the keyboard or attempting to click anything) and the screen will zoom to 400%. Now my desktop screen is so zoomed in that the top or bottom is missing. So when I move the mouse the whole screen jumps up and down or from side to side. No amount of tinkering in System Preferences has fixed it. Changing the screen resolution makes it worse actually. Holding the Control key on the desktop just brings up the menu for the desktop. It does nothing.
I've read that there are issues with the magic mouse. I guess that would be correct.

Magic Mouse and Employing Pinch to Open and Close Feature

I have purchased a magic mouse and would like to employ the "pinch to open & close" features (option on multi-touch trackpad) with the magic mouse. This is not the same as zoom (e.g. hold control key with mouse wheel).
I have tried using bettertouchtool and magicprefs, but it appears that neither accommodates this feature easily. If there were a keyboard shortcut to employ this feature then I think I can assign it to a magic mouse gesture via BTT or Magic Prefs, but I cannot find such a keyboard shortcut.
Does anyone have any ideas?

It could be you are approaching it incorrectly.   It can be a tricky little gadget that actually works with minimal pressure.
Try turning over the mouse so the compartment panel faces you, optical sensor topmost. Then holding the mouse at each side but not on the panel itself, flick the small, black rectangular panel downwards.   The top of the panel should spring out, though it may require you to manipulate it fully away from the mouse.
Once you have replaced the batteries, starting at the bottom reverse the procedure then clip into place.   Remember to move the small switch next to the optical sensor upwards which should turn on the green light.   Then click twice to connect.

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