OS10.7 trackpad inputs with an older trackpad.

Does anyone know if the new trackpad inputs coming with 10.7 work on an older macbook pro that still has the trackpad button? Or are they designed just to work with the newer models that have no button. I've got a late 2006 2.16GHz core 2 duo model. . .

As has already been announced Lion will support gestures only on those trackpads that can support them and to the limit of what the trackpad can handle.

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Can i replace older trackpad with new

I have an older MacBook pro and would like to take advantage of the sweet gestures available in Lion. However, they don't work on the older trackpads (the one with the mouse bar). Can that be replaced with the new one so it will work? Thanks!

Likely not, as there are hardware drivers and logicboard differences for each Mac.
You can try the Magic Trackpad, search Apple for it.

Kanji (or Chinese characters) handwriting recognition with tablet (not trackpad)

Hello,
I have a Wacom tablet and I would really like to use it to input Kanji by drawing them. I know there is an option to draw kanji with the trackpad and that works perfectly fine, but I don't find it very comfortable and since I have a tablet I would really like to use it for that purpose! And I can't find any way to use that trackpad option with my tablet!
I also know there are internet tools (and even a google app) that enable to draw them and get them recognized... But you need to copy-paste everything that you write, it is just so unpractical! I would just like to use my tablet in the same way that the trackpad drawing option works!
I know it is possible to use tablets to draw kanjis on windows computer, everyone says it around the internet... But I just cannot believe there isn't a possibility to do that with Macs too! Is it really the case? Is there not an extra "IME" or app to download that could enable this option?
Thanks in advance!

Tegaki which is open source Chinese/Japanese handwriting recognition software that supports Mac OSX.
Not sure it supports Wacom tablet, though
http://tegaki.org

"ignore accidental trackpad input" gone?

I read about the option "ignore accidental trackpad input" in the help pages, in several fora and in Pogues's Missing Manual, but I can't find it. There is a checkbox "ignore trackpad when mouse is connected", but not the "accidental input" one. Has this option been removed in 10.5.4? Has it been forgotten in the german localization (which I use)? Is there any other way to turn this feature on?

I don't know if this actually does something, because the option is not in ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist file by default. However, the option is ignoreTypingFilter, and you can set it thusly:
defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.ignoreTypingFilter -bool true
I figured this out by looking here:
http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2007-04/sneakilykilling_thetrackpad
And then getting a friend to check his macbook for the correct variable for this feature.
Note that this may not cause any functional difference, or it may interfere with gestures. Please post and tell us if you think it's doing something. Of course, to turn it off simply do
defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.ignoreTypingFilter -bool false
or open the file and remove the lines:
<key>com.apple.mouse.ignoreTypingFilter</key>
<true/>
Note that for all I know, it needs to be
<integer>1</integer>
and not <true/>
Please let us know if this works!

Chinese Trackpad Input brokecomm, barrier for millions using a Mac notebook

Hello World. To those who speak, read and write in chinese.
I was just playing with the chinese trackpad input and it rocks, I liked it since it first appeared on the iphone, but SL just put it on a whole new level. Talk about localization....go Apple Inc.
Note: One thing I would love to see on a future build of MAC OS is localization of lang.'s using text to speech. Now that would be some $&^(^(*&....

One thing I would love to see on a future build of MAC OS is localization of lang.'s using text to speech.
I think this is present already, but you have to acquire the voices elsewhere.
http://atmac.org/text-to-speech-in-languages-other-than-english/

Suggestion: Improved "Accidental Trackpad Input"

I never had a problem with the trackpad on my PowerBook G3/Firewire, but when I got the 15" PowerBook G4 (hi-res), text editing became extremely frustrating.
I like using the trackpad tapping for clicking, so I have that enabled, but the new trackpad is just too close to my hands when I type, so I get "accidental taps" all over the place while typing.
Of course the OS has the "ignore accidental trackpad input" setting and enabling it has saved my sanity as far as text editing is concerned. Unfortunately I find that it does a little bit too much, in that it pretty much ignores the trackpad as long as you are typing.
I found the SideTrack trackpad driver and tried it for a few minutes. Setting the top left and right corners to do nothing on taps proved to be a perfect solution for ignoring accidental taps in those areas. The only downside to this trackpad driver is that it doesn't know how to do two-finger scrolling, which I have come to like very much. The author of SideTrack is investigating the possibility of implementing two-finger scrolling and I would love to pay the shareware fee once that feature is also working.
Meanwhile, I'm wondering if it would be possible for Apple to implement something like "ignore the top left and right corners of the trackpad for tapping" option in the standard driver?

the cursor jumps everywhere
Hmm... In fact, the cursor doesn't jump everywhere. When it jumps, it jumps to a specific, predictable place: it moves to the exact spot in the text where you last left your trackpad/mouse pointer.
When you are typing and you use the trackpad (or a mouse) to move the cursor, make sure to move the trackpad/mouse pointer either out of or below the text field within which you are working so that when you do brush the trackpad the trackpad pointer will move either to the end of a line or to the end of the text field.
I would also suggest that you look into a replacement trackpad driver called SideTrack. In the SideTrack preference pane in System Preferences, there is a filtering feature called 'Ignore trackpad while typing,' which is much more useful than the PB's 'Ignore accidental trackpad input.' This filter is adjusted with a slider that enables you to set the duration of trackpad filtering that occurs after each keystroke. You can set the slider to anywhere between 200 ms and 2 seconds. (SideTrack adds quite a few additional features to the trackpad, as well: corner taps to perform software actions and/or actions that you normally would only be able to perform with a six button mouse; vertical and horizontal scrolling on the trackpad's edges,and more. Definitely worth the $15 shareware fee.)
Good luck.
Tuttle

Disable "Ignore accidental trackpad input"

Tiger and Leopard included a setting, "Ignore accidental trackpad input" which I would always UNCHECK, but this has been omitted from Snow Leopard according to this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3009
Is there a command-line utility or file to edit or similar hack to effectively DISABLE "Ignore accidental trackpad input"?
That is, as one who happens to type with wrists raised, I'm finding that I often must tap three or more times for a click to register after typing (or press harder for the mechanical/audible click) on a MacBookPro5,3/unibody. (Subsequent clicks without typing again are fine, but those first few clicks getting ignored really disrupt the thought-process.)
Yes, I realize that the software is doing what most people would prefer, but I'd rather be the one to decide what's best for me.
Thanks!

One step closer to an OS native setting...
The programming documentation indicates that this should be a simple matter of toggling the default value for: setWantsRestingTouches.
See "Resting Touches" section of:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverv iew/HandlingTouchEvents/HandlingTouchEvents.html
Apparently, this particular method would require each application to call that method.
Ideally, there should be an OS level toggle to override the default.
Hoping that there might be a straight-forward translation of such methods, I'm running with the following for now:
via Terminal shell:
defaults write -g com.apple.trackpad.setWantsRestingTouches -bool TRUE
(However, you can set just about any key to any value with the 'defaults' command, so lack of an error doesn't necessarily mean that this will work as intended.)
Anyone have further insight to this type of approach? Thanks.

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

Ignore accidental trackpad input?

Like a lot of people, I first thought something was not working until I discovered the Ignore accidental trackpad input checkbox. After experimenting, I find it's better to have it ON than Off, but there's that pause after an accidental input before being able to do something.
Is there some key combination that will return control to me, or is there a sensitivity setting somewhere that I haven't found? Or do I just have to be patient and keep my fat fingers off until it's ready?
Thanks,
MacBook 2GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8) Dual USB iBook, G3 PowerBook, ruby iMac (Windows-free home since 1984)

From my own experience, I would say that it's not a pause, but rather that it is ignoring the sides.
As soon as you go to the middle of the trackpad, it starts moving-so you don't have to be patient, but you do have to aim for the middle.

Need help with the Magic Trackpad

I really need help with my Magic Trackpad. I just got it in the mail yesterday and when I was trying to set it up, it's not responding to the "one click." In the TrackPad Settings, I managed to turn off the Secondary Click and just have the Single Click checkbox turned on. How I managed that was double clicking on the bottom right side of the trackpad, but that's if I'm lucky enough for that even to respond. I have also tried to turn off my Mac and turning it back on with the trackpad on hoping it would just turn on the default settings. This is really starting to get frustrated and I know the Magic Trackpad is really cool on fun to use because I used it plenty of times I the Apple Store. Now I do know that all the motion gestures work, the only problem I'm having is the clicking mechanism.

The clicking mechanism is located in the lower left or right corner of the trackpad, for single-click select, or secondary (menu) select, respectively. You can also configure single finger tap to select or double-finger tap for the alternate menu selection. Watch the trackpad preference videos by clicking on each setting text.
Here are my System Preference settings for the Magic Trackpad.
Point & Click
Everything checked but three finger drag.
Secondary click configured to click or tap with two fingers.
Scroll & Zoom
Everything checked
More Gestures
Everything checked but App Exposé

Magic Trackpad pairs with Bootcamp (Win7) MBP instead of another MBP w/Yosemite?

I've 2 MBP's - a Yosemite MBP and one running Win7 via Bootcamp. When the Yosemite MBP is off, the Magic Trackpad pairs with the old MBP (Win7/Bootcamp). I see no clear way to disable this pairing in Win7/Bootcamp or a clear way to disable Bluetooth on the Bootcamp/Win7 MBP either. I can shut down the Win7/Bootcamp PC, but this gets old very quick, as I tend to carry my Yosemite MBP w/me at the end of the day.
Any suggestions from the Mac Geniuses? Thank you.
Martin

Based on the multiple issues, I think I would reinstall OS X 10.10 from the recovery disk (your data is untouched). As always though, make a good backup before doing anything (I use Time Machine and I also make a bootable clone).
Barry

I want to buy an imac from the refurb store, but with a magic trackpad. Is it possible to get a magic trackpad with a refurbished imac?

I want to buy an imac from the refurb store, but with a magic trackpad. Is it possible to get a magic trackpad with a refurbished imac?

You would have to buy it separately. Refurbished machines are sold as they were originally configured so you cannot customize the machine when you order it.

How to use trackpad gestures with Windows 8 Developer Preview?

I have installed a Windows 8 Developer Preview on my MacBook via BootCamp Assistant. I found that it isn't support the trackpad gestures! (ex: two-fingers tap to right-click)
So how can I use the trackpad gestures with Windows 8?
Thank you for all reply.

The BootCamp drivers that you can download and burn to a disc via the Boot Camp application in Mac OS can be installed in Windows 8 (run setup.exe from the disc while in Windows 8, preferably by right-clicking and choosing "Run as Administrator") and will allow you to use all of the current features of the touchpad (including two finger clicking/tapping). Once you have installed the drivers as described above, you can then click on the arrow in the System Tray and right-click on the black triangle that is for the BootCamp control panel. In those settings you can change how the touchpad responds to your taps, clicks, etc.

I am having problems with my Magic Trackpad. All I can do is move the cursor and single click. I using the most current version of Lion.

I am having problems with my Magic Trackpad. All I can do is move the cursor and single click. I using the most current version of Lion.

In System Preferences > Trackpad > your preferences should look like this screenshot. If they don't then some 3rd party driver is conflicting. The most common conflict is USBoverdrive.

Does tilt and rotate work with the Magic TrackPad?

Does tilt and rotate work with the Magic TrackPad? I am a gamer. So this capability is very important.

Basically, yes. But I think this also depends on the game's settings.

OS10.7 trackpad inputs with an older trackpad.

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