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Apple Releases Magic Mouse Software Updates

goodwilldrums said:
I with you on that!

I'm still wondering how this is going to change (are they seriously taking away the ability to middle click [3rd button] and squeeze [4th button]??):
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Correct, Magic Mouse has "Primary Button", "Secondary Button", 'one-finger scroll' (up/down and left/right), and 'two-finger wipe' (left/right only.)

'one-finger scroll' is not configurable, it is solely scrolling, but is similar in function to the scroll ball on the Mighty Mouse (er, "Apple Mouse" now.)

'two-finger wipe' is also not configurable. It solely does certain fixed functions in certain apps, like back/forward in a web browser, and basically the same as left-arrow/right-arrow in most other supported apps.

There is no replacement for "Button 3" and "Button 4" on the Mighty Mouse. There is nothing for 'two-finger wipe' up/down (it just does the same thing as 'one-finger scroll',) and there are no multi-finger taps available; no more-than-two finger swipes available, no gestures available.

With as many sensors as are embedded in the top of this mouse (ifixit's teardown said some number over 100 when it was first posted, now I don't see a number,) I hope the API allows direct third-party use of it.
 
although my magic mouse has "not yet shipped," it says it'll be delivered oct 28-nov 3 .. so *hopefully* within the next couple days i should have it.
 
I was hoping the magic mouse would allow two finger rotate for pictures in iPhoto.

Almost feel like the magic mouse was unfinished but had to ship with the new iMacs and updates are coming to enable these features.
 
JesterJJZ said:
I guess I better stock up on wired mice then. I've already got a box of 5 white Apple Pro Keyboards put away. Snagged them on ebay for 50 bucks. I can't stand the "new" Apple Keyboards.
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are you kidding? those are gonna last you at least twenty years :D
we're gonna go telepathic while your still using your white keyboards.
 
furi0usbee said:
I think Steve is done with wired mice. Once the stock of the wired "Apple Mouse" is gone, I think you'll only see wireless mice. I would guess same with keyboard eventually.

Bryan
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No in the near future.

A wired keyboard/mouse is here to stay, think about Macs in public area.
 
ariza910 said:
I was hoping the magic mouse would allow two finger rotate for pictures in iPhoto.
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when this first was announced, i read that it WOULD.

but now i can't remember if it was apple saying that, or some 3rd party.

the way things go... i would guarantee that we'll have all the gestures before too long.

i SWEAR i saw an apple something that said it supported all the xtra ones (pinch, rotate, etc.) where did i read that?
 
Can't Decide

Tried out the Magic Mouse at the Apple Store. I liked it, but I don't know if I'll like it better than my Logitech MX Revolution mouse. I'm used to it, and I have it configured to close programs, run a search, bring up the dashboard, expose', spaces, etc. with the various buttons. The touch gestures are cool, but will it be as functional? I went ahead and downloaded the update, and now I can zoom by holding the control button while spinning the scroll wheel - I'm not sure if it could do that before the update. So, Magic Mouse or the MX Revolution?
 
Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-A821/1.0 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.4 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1)

If i get Magic Mouse can I still use my old Mighty Mouse as a back up with all its functions (squeese, middle button, 360° scroll) and still access/modify the Mighty Mouse settings??
 
zw-gator said:
It's a restart, get over it. It takes like 30 seconds, max.
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It takes more like a minute for me, though Snow Lepoard is better. Then I have to reload Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, iTunes, OpenOffice, Preview, Stickies, the dashboard, any documents I had open in the above programs, and shuffle things to the right virtual desktop space. Once that is done, opening programs I use less frequently takes longer the first time. One program that uses Java will take a good 30 seconds to start after a reboot, but no more than 3-5 seconds if it is cached in RAM. Matlab and VMWare will both take over a minute if I need to open either of those.

On top of that, Firefox forgets all my logged in sessions after rebooting, even things where I chose "remember me on this computer". There is probably something wrong with my FF configuration, but I don't know how to fix it, and it is annoying, and it is another reason not to reboot.

I almost forgot about spotlight indexing, which will often run if I haven't rebooted for a while. Last time it took almost 30 minutes, during which time I had to open everything from the applications folder.

That's why I don't like to reboot. Especially for something like a mouse that should "just work."
 
goodwilldrums said:
I with you on that!

I'm still wondering how this is going to change (are they seriously taking away the ability to middle click [3rd button] and squeeze [4th button]??):
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I compleatley agree! I'm mean i will have to put down my cup of coffee to use my keyboard and the same time as my mouse!

I may as well be typing in DOS

I was going to pre-order one, now I will wait and give it a whirl at a shop first.
 
m85476585 said:
It takes more like a minute for me, though Snow Lepoard is better. Then I have to reload Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, iTunes, OpenOffice, Preview, Stickies, the dashboard, any documents I had open in the above programs, and shuffle things to the right virtual desktop space. Once that is done, opening programs I use less frequently takes longer the first time. One program that uses Java will take a good 30 seconds to start after a reboot, but no more than 3-5 seconds if it is cached in RAM. Matlab and VMWare will both take over a minute if I need to open either of those.

On top of that, Firefox forgets all my logged in sessions after rebooting, even things where I chose "remember me on this computer". There is probably something wrong with my FF configuration, but I don't know how to fix it, and it is annoying, and it is another reason not to reboot.

I almost forgot about spotlight indexing, which will often run if I haven't rebooted for a while. Last time it took almost 30 minutes, during which time I had to open everything from the applications folder.

That's why I don't like to reboot. Especially for something like a mouse that should "just work."
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Why don't you put some of these apps as startup items, perhaps dedicated to particular spaces?
 
tuhoops said:
Tried out the Magic Mouse at the Apple Store. I liked it, but I don't know if I'll like it better than my Logitech MX Revolution mouse. I'm used to it, and I have it configured to close programs, run a search, bring up the dashboard, expose', spaces, etc. with the various buttons. The touch gestures are cool, but will it be as functional? I went ahead and downloaded the update, and now I can zoom by holding the control button while spinning the scroll wheel - I'm not sure if it could do that before the update. So, Magic Mouse or the MX Revolution?
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I've used the magic mouse extensively, and while its better than the Mighty Mouse, it doesn't hold a candle to the MX Revolution.
 
They should have released a trackpad add-on instead of this half-arsed attempt at a multi-touch mouse.
 
I played with a Magic Mouse in a store yesterday. It has a very sleek design, but I was a little bummed about it not having buttons 3 and 4 and no built-in dust cover over the sensor. The gestures it supports are pretty nice. I'm hoping they add more and/or someone figures out how to add more.
 
Dropped by the Apple store in Southcenter this afternoon and played with one on the new 27" iMac... Definitely cool.
 
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