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I had the Magic Trackpad working on my 2011 mini running Lion, and I had full compatibility; at least any gesture I tried worked as it should. For what it's worth, I no longer have that trackpad; I traded it for a Magic Mouse. What I preferred about the mouse is more precision placement of the cursor in a text document; I just never adjusted to the trackpad for this purpose, and most of what I do is work with text documents. I think that this is why a lot of laptop owners use an external mouse instead of the built-in trackpad.
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timinak
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Thanks for the reply. I wonder if one could run a trackball and a trackpad.
And if so, would there be an advantage for a 'power user'?
NOTE : I have for years used a trackball as opposed to a mouse and even tho' I am
right-handed, I use the trackball with my left just as easily...
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I still use my mouse with the trackpad so I don't expect any problems with a trackball. I prefer the mouse for most things and just use the trackpad for the gestures.
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Fox
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Yep, no problem running multiple pointing devices. I also had a mouse and trackpad running at the same time on my mini. There is even freeware available that lets you use a given gesture in different ways on two "magic" devices.
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timinak
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| Cypher wrote: | | I still use my mouse with the trackpad so I don't expect any problems with a trackball. I prefer the mouse for most things and just use the trackpad for the gestures. |
Good to hear.
thanks a lot everybody!
tim
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| I went back to my magic mouse sorry but the magic trackpad got magic annoying real fast and gestures forget it it is so picky it was a complete waste of my money and time |
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