BetterTouchTool causing stuttering when switching spaces

I use bettertouchtool. I don't have this problem

 

I can't say I've noticed this either. Are you using the Lion four finger swipe to switch spaces, or are you using a BTT four finger swipe to invoke the space switching keyboard commands? I'm using Lion's built-in gesture for spaces.

 

Yeah, mine works well (I was SO afraid I'd lose it when Lion came out; kudos to the developer! It's really the first must-have utility for Lion IMHO).

Check for gesture conflicts; I had a couple when I first installed Lion.

Rob

 

Inside of BTT, do you have any keyboard shortcuts assigned to CTRL-Left Arrow or CTRL-Right Arrow? If so, they'll likely cause a conflict, giving you the ugly stuttering. The solution is to re-assign Lion's keyboard command for switching between spaces. You can do this in System Prefs->Keyboard->Mission Control.

 

One thing to remember is that BetterTouchTools "sensing" abilities aren't as fluid and great as Lion's built-in gestures.

Test it yourself: Turn on Lion's four-finger swipe Expose gesture. Use it rapidly, up down up down up down. Now turn it off and set BetterTouchTool to do the same thing. Try it rapidly again. It takes a second to register and it often doesn't recognize your gestures if they aren't perfect

 

I disagree. I've had just as many gesture screw-ups with built-in gestures as I have with BTT. I don't think it has anything to do with BTT, it's more likely than not just user error.

 

Apple's and BTT's gestures tend to trigger equally well for me, but I prefer the built-in ones where they have them, since they tend to give you finer control, such as being able to move only partway into the next space to check something and then go back to the current space without even needed to fully switch.