Magic Trackpad Dragging Issue

I have dragging turned on and drag lock turned off. whenever I double-tap something to drag it, I have to release my finger for about 1 second before it releases the drag lock. This is really annoying, as I want it to release as soon as I release my finger. Can I change this?

I've found that changing the Three finger gesture to Dragging is the easiest way to drag.
System Preferences > Trackpad
Captfred

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My magic trackpad has issue with 3 finger swipe between applications or swipe issue after OS X 10.8.1 update.

hi,
my magic trackpad has issue with 3 finger swipe between applications or swipe issue after OS X 10.8.1 update.
Anyone facing the same issue? Thanks.

Did you check System Preferences - Trackpad ? Also I'm not sure exactly what 3 fingered swipe are you referring to?

Magic trackpad gesture issues

My magic trackpad does not do a two finger scroll nor does it allow any other gestures. (Macbook air running Maverics).

Starting off with the easy to do fix.
There are two .plists in your user Library/Preferences.
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse.plist
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad.plist
Hold down the option key while using the Finder “Go To Folder” command. Enter ~/Library/Preferences. Move the .plists to your desktop.
Restart and test. If it works okay, delete the plists from the desktop.
If the same, return the .plists to where you got them from, overwriting the newer ones.
If you prefer to make your user library permanently visible, use the Terminal command found below.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/04/show-library-directory-in-mac-os-x-lion/
You might want to bookmark the command. I had to use it again after I installed 10.8.4. I have also been informed that if you drag the user library to Finder it will remain visible.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
Feedback

Magic Trackpad gestures issue?

Hi
Ok i have a magic trackpad which works fine until the mac sleeps or goes into screensaver
When i wake it none of the gestures with the trackpad work i can still move the curser & physicaly click but thats it its like the gestures have been deactivated but they are stiil activated in the system prefs
They all work fine when i restart the machine
Its getting very annoying
Any help would be great thanks

I've found that changing the Three finger gesture to Dragging is the easiest way to drag.
System Preferences > Trackpad
Captfred

Magic Trackpad battery issue: should I get a new one?

Hi,
I think my Magic Trackpad is dying... It started eating regular batteries, since I coulld not work more than 8 hours with them on the MT. I bought the Mobee Power Bar, but it dies in 3 hours...
http://www.mobeetechnology.com/the-power-bar.html
So, I guess my MT is dying. Any possible solutions? Thanks

Depends to some degree on the batteries, the means of charging (if they are rechargeable) or the level of quality if they are not. Rechargeable batteries have worked well for me though they do not give anything like the advertised working rate, I'm lucky to get 14 days. Alkaline batteries are often promoted 12 for the price of 6 or some equally stupid rate and are often substandard because of it.
What type are you using?

Magic trackpad drag lock issue

I love the trackpad and purchased one for work, it has completely replaced my mouse and the only problem I have with it is that from time to time it gets stuck in the click and drag mode, my work being highly browser intensive and it is rather annoying to move my mouse and have everything selected. even worse is when I happened to click on a tab within a safari window, since it will not release it, that window gets dragged where ever I point. When this happens I cannot find a way to release the lock.
I have already turned off drag lock and have just turned off drag altogether to see if it helps. After I can resolve this problem I will be perfectly satisfied with the Trackpad. it is also fun that the trackpad does not have its own place in any part of the apple support site & forums.

you'd think this issue wouldn't be a big deal, but let me tell you. lol.
aside from losing starcraft games cause suddenly i can't move my units, only select them, this *****. i was painting something in photoshop and, sure enough, drag lock gets stuck and starts painting all over my work. couldn't even hit the undo because every time i moved the cursor to save or close the doc it would just start painting all over again. ridiculous. so i lost i don't know how many hours of work on this painting because i had to just up and restart it.
like i said, the first time this happened it didn't seem like a big deal, but as you can see it can be really bad. fixitz.
at least remove the offending software from the next update until the problem is resolved.

Trackpad drag issues

Bought a new MBP about four months ago and am suddenly having problems with the trackpad. It works smoothly in all but one situation: when I hold-click to drag the performance becomes erratic (drags for a brief second and then drops) unless I make a concerted effort to press hard. Even more oddly, the issue isn't consistent. Sometimes the trackpad will seem fine and sometimes it can't drag anything for more than a split second. I would think the problem was user misuse but I'm making sure not to touch the trackpad with any other part of my hand and the pressure I have to put on the trackpad to ensure dragging seems inordinately high (and doesn't always ensure that the drag sticks anyway). I've seen some mention that oily or moist hands might affect the performance so I've been trying to wipe down the pad and my hands before every use, but that's not doing much good. Any advice?

It seems like my problem has now been fixed. I downloaded the magic track pad multitouch update software from the apple website and installed. Surprisingly, this software was not picked up by an automatic 'software update' check just prior to downloading the specific update.
After restarting my machine, everything seems to be working OK. As the initial problem was sporadic, I will reserve my final verdict for few days.
The link to the relevant page is:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1066

Trackpad - Dragging issues?

I recently got a new Macbook Pro to replace my month old one that had a dead hard drive (Great service at the Apple store - replaced the whole laptop instead of the drive without me asking).
I got home, updated the laptop to the new OS and with the new Trackpad firmware. For the first couple days things seemed fine. Then I restored my user from the Time Machine backup and noticed something seems funny with the trackpad.
If you click it's fine - tracking is fine. But holding to drag or select text has things going nuts. Most of the time if you are selecting a large area of text, you click and it starts to select and then it "forgets" as if you stopped clicking. If you press harder on the pad it may resume. Or it will get all confused and you have to stop clicking for a couple seconds and then drag again and things will be OK.
Is this my machine, a problem with the new OS, or what?

Don't know if this is the issue, but what machine did you originally do the Time Machine backup from? If it was originally done from a pre-unibody model, then I believe the trackpad software is different because the older trackpad had a separate trackpad and mouse button, and the new one has a combined trackpad and mouse button. I'm thinking if the older version of the trackpad software was somehow restored with time machine, it might be causing problems.
Unfortunately, I don't know what to do to fix the problem, but my guess is that you're dealing with a software problem rather than a hardware problem.
Good luck!

Magic Trackpad Zoom issues

I've just bought a Trackpad but so far I've only been able to use the zoom function with Safari. It doesnt seem to work with Firefox or my other apps, is this right or am I doing something wrong?
I also have a zoom function on my mouse and that seems to zoom in on Firefox and even my desktop!

Hi Steve,
I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the issue. If you are referring to Multi-Touch gestures, there are several zoom options, some of which vary between the mouse and the trackpad, with various support in certain applications. You may find the following article helpful:
Mac Basics: Multi-Touch gestures
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4721
Regards,
- Brenden

Magic Trackpad: how to drag'n drop text?

I have a new Magic Trackpad but am having problems finding all the features my Magic Mouse has. How do I drag a selection of text? It seems reasonable that I should just hold down and drag the text, but nothing happens.

It was three months ago to the day that the update which caused all the problems with this input device was issued. Apple appear to be unwilling to acknowledge that such a problem even exists.

Magic Trackpad - One Finger Dragging/Drag Lock Not Working

So I'm loving my new Magic Trackpad, but my one finger dragging and drag lock does not seem to be working.
First of all, it is enabled under System Preferences-->Trackpad. No matter what I do, I cannot get one finger dragging to work. I logged in under my wife's account, enabled it there, and tried but still no luck. It doesn't appear to be working under either of our accounts.
I've yet to create a brand new account to try, but my wife's account just as well be new, as it's virtually never used.
Note that I did have a Magic Mouse previously and using MagicPrefs. I'm curious if this might be causing issues, but I haven't tried removing it yet.
Any ideas? Physically clicking while dragging is about to drive me crazy.

QUICK FIX: Change the option for the three-finger gesture to dragging; it works.
Although I wish I could do one-finger dragging and keep the three-finger gesture for Navigation.
But not being able to drag or select text/pics, was a more urgent desire than Navigation, so I changed the option on the three-finger gesture.
I have had the SAME PROBLEM with dragging and drag lock (whatever 'drag lock,' is, I haven't seen explained; it doesn't work for me, yet).
_Everything else I've gotten to work_ (secondary click in left/right corners took a while - now I learned that I actually got to push down/click; or, at least, doing that makes it work).
But, one finger dragging - still no go.
I'll try the suggestions here. Check out the apps mentioned. Subscribe. See what happens.
P.S. - It doesn't 'shock me,' that a brand new product with first version software is not perfect, nor that I/we may have a bit of a learning curve.
My right wrist was ready for a rest and my left hand eager to get into computer use, so I love this product, find it 'graceful,' and pleasant and have confidence that it will be improved by Apple and others, and ourselves as we get use to it.
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Is apple going to fix the magic trackpad issue with Autocad zoom/pan soon? It only started happening when I updated to Yosemite

is apple going to fix the magic trackpad issue with Autocad zoom/pan soon?
It only started happening when I updated to Yosemite
I am using macbook pro 15" Retina

Although it not only bothers me but alot of other photo booth users aswell

Macbook drag and drop different that magic trackpad ?

Dear friends,
I have been using a Magic Trackpad with my 27" iMac for a long time and have it configured so that a slight single finger tap then enables the dragging of the current window or selection.
On my new rMBP I can achieve this only by clicking and keeping pressed and dragging (tiresome if I have to move long distances) or configure the three-finger drag I'm not used to.
Is there anyway to have the rMBP (10.8.2) behave like the Magic Trackpad ?
TIA

I don't usually use tap to click (hate it, personally), but turning it on, I can't find a way to drag a file using just taps and drags.
However, one thing that took me a while to figure out with the MBP is that you don't have to use the same finger you're dragging with to do the clicking. Despite the fact that the MBP's trackpad is multi-touch sensitive, and ordinarily using multiple fingers triggers a gesture of some kind, it seems to be smart enough that you can click with your thumb (as if there were a separate button) while dragging with your index finger, and this won't trigger a "pinch" gesture.
Dunno if that will help you or not.

Bluetooth Magic Trackpad issues

Hi All,
I tried to find similar question in discussions, but I couldn’t.
After upgrade to OSX Mavericks I have big problem with my magic trackpad connected via Bluetooth. When I start using OSX everything is ok, but after 5-10 minutes I see how trackpad somehow is losing the connection or pointer on the screen is moving with some “jumping” moves. It’s annoying and it happens only with trackpad - when I connect Logitech mouse connected with USB dongle, everything is fine. Sometimes I see that trackpad lose connection at all.
System was upgrade into Mavericks from ML - previously I had SL. I have no idea how this issue can be fixed. Perhaps I can reinstall entire system from clear installation, but I won’t do this.
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Marek

Hello Kelmex
Start with the article below to troubleshooting the connectivity of your Magic Trackpad. Look for any interference that could be cause it to act erratic as well as battery life on the Magic Trackpad.
Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3048
Regards,
-Norm G.

Magic trackpad, Intuos4, Better touch tools and Photoshop issues

I am using a new magic trackpad with an Intuos4 (most recent update) with Photoshop CS2. I used BTT (better touch tools) to designate upper left click for brush, and lower right click for eraser. Works great (little lag from trackpad) on my 2006 macbook.
But after several swithces between brush and eraser, my Intuos4 pen stops drawing or erasing. The cursor still moves around, but I can't draw or erase. Is thre something I can do about this?
I love using the trackpad with my left hand because I don't have to look down from the screen, and can keep my right hand drawing. Really effecient when it works. I checked the wacom forum and they said try moving the two pads farther apart.
Any insight? I plan on updating computer and software. Maybe this is not a problem with a new iMac and Lion?
Thanks!!!
Michael

ThanosG wrote:
After installing this update, I've been facing some issues, since I have already been using Jitouch (which I really need).
Is there any way to uninstall this update??
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
The brute-force approach would be to reinstall the last version of Mac OS X.
Another approach, although not necessarily for the faint at heart, is to look in /Library/Receipts/boms ("bill of materials", presumably) for a file named after the update, then look in it for the list of files updated as part of the update. I don't know if there's a user-oriented application that knows how to look into a "bom" file, but I was able to see that information with a "strings" command in a Terminal session.
One last approach might be to look in /System/Library/Extensions for a "kext" file with a name and/or date that suggests that it was updated as part of the trackpad update.
Once new and/or updated files have been identified, you could move them out of the directory where they are found. If a file has been updated, it might be important to replace it with the older version of the file, otherwise something important could be disabled.

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