Gestures for Magic Trackpad with MacBook Pro

[Xeridionix]

Here's a quick question, I'm hoping someone may be able to give me some insight as searching the Internet hasn't given me any answers on this one.

I'm looking at setting up a small workstation area for when I am home with my MacBook Pro consisting of an Apple Wireless Keyboard and either a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad. Since I love the gestures on the trackpad for my MacBook I'm leaning towards the Magic Trackpad. With that being said, are the gestures the same for both the built-in trackpad and the Magic Trackpad, or can they be configured separately? (If not then it's no problem, I just want to make sure there will be no conflicts).

Thank you all for your time and help, and have a great day.

 

[sonicrobby]

Thats a good question! I dont have an answer for you thought. But I wanted to point out that the magic mouse does gestures as well (since you dont explicitly mention it). It sometimes can be a bit trickier than a trackpad though because the surface is smaller and sometimes it mistakes my 2 finger scroll with a 3 finger swipe.

 

[Altemose]

With that being said, are the gestures the same for both the built-in trackpad and the Magic Trackpad

The Magic Trackpad supports all of the same functionality of trackpads on recent MacBooks.

 

[Xeridionix]

Thanks for the help everyone. I've decided to go with the Magic Mouse and love it. I figured since my MacBook Pro is only sitting on a stand almost right in front of me that I can still use the trackpad if need be for more advanced gestures.

 

[Altemose]

Thanks for the help everyone. I've decided to go with the Magic Mouse and love it. I figured since my MacBook Pro is only sitting on a stand almost right in front of me that I can still use the trackpad if need be for more advanced gestures.

That is a good thought. You really cannot go wrong with any of Apple's peripherals.