Configuring USB Overdrive for Windows-like feel

[Nimbuz]

Hi,

I've just started using USB Overdrive and Its great how you can remap every mouse button, but cursor movement still feels sluggish and mac-like.

Can someone please post (screenshot of) their settings for speed and acceleration that is required to achieve windows-like movement?

Many thanks

 

[iBookG4user]

I've not used USB Overdrive, although if you want to speed up the mouse you could try mousezoom.

 

[Nimbuz]

I've not used USB Overdrive, although if you want to speed up the mouse you could try mousezoom.

Thanks, but I'd like to use just one app for everything and I believe USB Overdrive does allow changing mouse curve and mouse acceleration, I just don't know the right settings.

btw, I don't want mouse 'acceleration', just window-like smooth feel, not sure what you call it.

 

[iBookG4user]

Thanks, but I'd like to use just one app for everything and I believe USB Overdrive does allow changing mouse curve and mouse acceleration, I just don't know the right settings.

btw, I don't want mouse 'acceleration', just window-like smooth feel, not sure what you call it.

Hmm, I'll install USB Overdrive and see if I can find a setting that will do what you want. Although I think you might run into the problem that Windows and Mac OS X treat mouse movement differently.

Windows moves the mouse the same distance regardless of the speed, while Mac OS X decides how much to move the mouse depending on the speed that you move the mouse at. So if you move the mouse slowly on Mac OS X it is not going to move as far as if you move the mouse quickly. While on windows it would move the same amount in both cases.

 

[Nimbuz]

Ok, I think I've figured it. Just have to uncheck the acceleration slider. I think thats it, can anyone using USBOverdrive please confirm?

Thanks!

 

[G-Force]

That's correct, just disable acceleration completely. The speed setting is personal.

 

[Dae]

That's not correct. Unticking acceleration slider will tell USB Overdrive not to override acceleration settings at all, therefore you will have default Mac OS X acceleration.

Speaking of "Windows" feel: if you were used to "enhance pointer precision" option — which is how Microsoft named acceleration – then drag the acceleration slider of USB Overdrive to 2d or 3th division (that's what I do). Otherwise drag it to the leftmost position to supress any acceleration.

In my opinion it still won't give you "Windows" feel. Mac OS X sucks when it comes to tweaking mouse options.