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Multi-Touch on older MBP?

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MrMinor

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I tried to search on this, but wasn't even sure what to search on.

I thought I saw an article somewhere that said there was a way to get Multi-Touch on an older MBP. My brother just bought a used MBP (his first) and I would love to get him set up with Multi-Touch if it is possible. Does anyone know how to do this?
 
I'm not sure to what extent you want him to have multi-touch (heh), but the last MacBook Pros have limited function built-in. You can use two fingers to right click and to scroll or tap. I think you can twist and rotate pictures too. I can't remember anymore, someone else should know more and be able to give better details.
 
As far as I know, the only gestures that are available to you on a pre-multitouch MacBook Pro are:

tap to click (enable is system preferences)
tap two fingers to right-click (enable in system preferences)
tap twice and slide to drag and drop (enable in system preferences)
slide two fingers in any direction to scroll horizontally/vertically

I don't think any of the new gestures (resize, rotate, etc.) are available. You can only use the multi-finger gestures that involve both fingers remaining in the same position relative to one another.
 
Thank you both. I thought I read somewhere that there was a way (you had to know the secret handshake first I am sure) to enable more than just those basic functions.
 
I really doubt it, since the computers were made before multi-touch on laptops was ever implemented. It's like expecting your iPod Photo to suddenly start playing videos with a software update when the new release comes along.

Let us know if you find a way, though. 😉
 
Here is something I just found. This will probably not be the best idea for him to try. Oh well. At least I know now that I was not crazy and I really did read it 🙂
 
MrMinor said:
Here is something I just found. This will probably not be the best idea for him to try. Oh well. At least I know now that I was not crazy and I really did read it 🙂
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See the prerequisite of that is you have to have multitouch to begin with 😉
 
It is possible I just do not completely understand what multi-touch really is 😉🙄🙂
 
MrMinor said:
It is possible I just do not completely understand what multi-touch really is 😉🙄🙂
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Is yours Penryn or Montevina?

Penryn has up to three finger gestures, Montevina has up to four.

Penryn has Tap to click, tap-hold to drag, two-finger scroll, pinch to zoom, pinch to rotate, and three-finger swipe.

Before Penryn, they only had the first three.
 
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