What is Drag Lock in Magic Trackpad?

I could see in the video on the Track Pad preferences page some of what Drag Lock (a one finger option). However, I found when I enabled it, my ability to drag things such as windows or icons or pictures in an open window did not work even though I had One Finger Dragging checked (as well as Tap to Click).
If I unchecked Drag Lock, the dragging started working.

I am considering the purchase of a Magic Trackpad, however I may go with the Magic Mouse instead. The problem I'm having is with Drag and Drop across multiple monitors (which is what I have). There is simply not enough surface space on the Trackpad to get me over the the precise location where I want to drop my object.
Hopefully the mouse will work better. I'll probably poke around online a bit to see what others think.

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Drag lock with Magic Trackpad closes window

I'm trying to use drag lock but it closes the window when I double tap the top of the window. As far as I understand, the double tap is supposed to enable drag lock. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

You have to do a tap-tap + hold not a tap-tap. If you let go of your finger on the second tap you get a double click instead of dragging. That is, if you have the tap to click option enabled.
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What gestures are available on Magic Trackpad with bootcamp

I bought the new Magic Trackpad, installed the Bootcamp drivers and found that only limited actions are possible, in fact the actions available are the same those on the trackpad pad on my laptop. Are the additional functions only available when in OSX?

Hi,
have a look at this Apple article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4273 on what gestures are avaiable for the various WIndows versions.
Regards
Stefan

Drag lock indicator for trackpad (mouse) cursor

Anyone know how to get a drag lock indicator for the trackpad (mouse) cursor. When using the track pad, I'm often finding that my final click does not release the item I was dragging and then I inadvertently drag it across my screen, as I go to my next function. Would be nice if there was some type of indicator that would pop up on the cursor so you knew when drag lock is active.
Thanks!

Have you gotten a solution?

Magic trackpad freezing

Ok, very simply put, I have a 2006 Mac Pro running 10.7.5 fully patched as of today. I also have the Magic Trackpad (A1339) running over bluetooth to control my pointer.
My issue is this, if I attempt to "Swipe between full-screen apps" left or right with three fingers (or four, depending on configuration under System Preferences), the pointer will freeze for a period of time, up to 10 seconds. This problem is driving me *insane* since I perform multi finger swipes on my 15" Retina Macbook Pro with ease.
What is it with the Magic Trackpad configuration on my Mac Pro that causes the pointer to freeze?

Hi guys, I had the same problem. After some trying around, I noticed that, from the Trackpad settings, pushing "Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad" would bring it to life again. I used Finder via the keyboard (Cmd-Space) and started typing "trackpad". Then pressed Tab several times to highlight the "Set Up... button". Pressed Space and voila, it worked again.
However, the three finger freeze was still there. Turned out that changing the "Tracking Speed" solved the problem completely. Must have been a glimps in the settings or someting... Hope it stays like this.
Share the experience!
Gr. ER(ik)

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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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.

Where is drag lock for my new Magic Pad?

I just bought a new magic pad for my iMac. I really like it and I have touch to click enabled. I am trying to find an easier way to click and drag other than click with my thumb and draging with my finger. I read something about drag lock that would do this but I don't see if in the System Preferences. Have things changed? Is there a way to click and drag that doesn't involve an hard click?
Thanks.

Two ways to do this:
You can use the 3 finger drag option in System Preferences > Trackpad > Point & Click tab > check 3 finger drag. Note this method will alter other 3 finger gestures.
The other method is in System Preferences > Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad in list on left > Trackpad options... button > check Enable dragging with or without drag lock. This is a double tap and hold method of dragging.

Magic Trackpad, how to drag text?

Using Lion, I have set my system prefs to tap to click and dragging with drag lock in universal access.
Now, what i want to do is to be able to double tap on a text section or a word and drag it.
Sometimes i do it by mistake, but what is the way to do it?
Thanks in advance!

Hi rawsaxy, Sorry you are still having issues. Mouse-Clicks go like this:
2 = word
3 = paragraph
You can also click, hold and drag over the text to select just that portion of it.
To "grab the text" which will enable you to drag it, "click" onto your selected text and pause. Pausing is very important. Your computer is programmed to ignore false commands, so pausing tells it "you mean business."
You should be able to drag your selected text any where on your screen and "drop it."
Also, don't forget the work-around's. Such as "Cutting" and then "Pasting." Either from the drop-down menu or via key-commands. This dose the same thing but can be used when you cannot visually see where you want to "drop" your item (e.g., the window or application is hidden).
One other suggestion. Do you live near or can you get to a place that sell's Apples? Best Buy or even an Apple Store? Because, if you can, I'm sure there is someone there that could help coach you using your mouse or trackpad.
Good luck!

"Drag" and "Drag lock" indicator for the trackpad (mouse) cursor

Anyone know how to get a "Drag" and "Drag lock" indicator for the trackpad (mouse) cursor. When using the track pad, I'm often finding that my final click does not release the item I was dragging and then I inadvertently drag it across my screen, as I go to my next function. Would be nice if there was some type of indicator that would pop up on the cursor so you knew when drag lock is active.
Thanks!

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I researched back further and found another thread where people were complaining of the same drag and drop issue: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6446208
Someone suggested a solution involving permissions. I fixed my permissions. Drag and drop is still not working.
There was also a set of commands to type into terminal that would supposedly fix the issue, or perhaps it was a Spotlight issue that the thread had morphed into. I did that. Drag and drop is still not working.
Am I just totally hosed? Help!

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.

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 won't drag-&-drop

Just find that i can't double tap-&-hold to use drag-&-drop. i can double click, but can't drag-&-drop.
However, i can use three fingers to drag-&-drop windows position, even files in finder.
Why? how to solve this? I'm using the latest iMac and Mavericks with Magic Trackpad.

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I just purchased the Magic trackpad but it won't work with my safari, what can i do?

I just purchased the Magic Trackpad but it won't work with my safari software, what can i do?

Make sure you settings are correct in System Preferences > Trackpad
Or System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse then select the Trackpad tab.

HT203171 Magic Trackpad fail. It keeps clicking, sticking, selecting everything to the point of unusability. I'm lucky I have my old "mighty" mouse as a back up. SO annoyed right now. What gives anyways? Why did the trackpad just stop working all of a sud

It's bugging me so bad.
I loved everything about it too, the swiping, gestures and everything are so intuitive. Now, no more thatn 20 minutes ago it just goes crazy. Rebooted the computer. Changed the batteries. Disconnected and reconnected everything. ARGGGGGG.
So lucky I kept an old wireless Might Mouse around, but it feels like being stuck in the past.
Now I'm really upset.
OK, so that was mostly a rant, but man, I'm really ticked. My productivity has gone down in half! I was very acustomed to the trackpad by now - 1 year after purchasing my iMac... and conveniently AFTER the warranty. Those things are like $70!!!
So far there doesn't seem to be a solution. I know it's not a battery or anything - the trackpad is separate from the computer. Tried cleaning the trackpad several times, and no effect.
Please help -
Thanks,
Sm34rZ

Forget everything I wrote about bluetooth device interference having anything to do with this issue. I was obviously headed down a rabbit trail with this suggestion.
What I've since determined (that is working for me) is to focus in on the small round bumpers on the backside of the trackpad. I suspect that over time these probably loosen and become more sensitive or even stuck. This might explain the auto-selecting in the erratic behavior of the trackpad.
As a workaround, I used a felt cloth (folded several times) to elevate the backside of the trackpad so that the bumpers no longer touch my desk. This takes a loose or stuck bumper switch out of the picture. Then I enabled the trackpad features for "Tap to click" and "Secondary click," which are located at: System Preference > Trackpad > Point & Click.
Only if you have serious computer repair skills would I advise attempting to adjust the sensitivy of the bumper switch: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Magic+Trackpad+Click+Feature/6171/1
As for myself, I'll be purchasing a new trackpad tomorrow morning. I love this device, but it seems that once the bumpers begin to wear out, they do so quite abruptly, and your best course is to get a replacement before pulling out any hair you still have left.
Again, my apologies about the mis-cue on the bluetooth issue. Good luck!

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