Inertial scrolling on 2009 MBP: any hack?

[AnonMac50]

I was wondering, you know how in Leopard you have to enable a preference file for inertial scrolling for the Magic Mouse?

What if it's the same way with now, with these new trackpad kexts?

 

[AnonMac50]

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Also, it might be possible for the trackpad to support inertial scrolling if the version number was spoofed? (Slight off topic: I wonder if I can spoof my Model Identifier?)

-AnonMac50

 

[keeener]

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Hi,

I wrote an app that simulates this, pretty well I might add. I have an older Unibody Macbook Pro which this works on - I haven't tried it on older MacBooks but should work on any multi-touch capable pad. Check it out:

http://inertial.keeener.com

 

[AnonMac50]

Thanks, that was awesome.

 

[petrucci666]

The Intertia Scroll app is great, is there anyway I can have it running in the background and not up in the menu bar?

 

[The Afroman]

@keener - Thanks. this works great.

 

[Alvi]

Hi,

I wrote an app that simulates this, pretty well I might add. I have an older Unibody Macbook Pro which this works on - I haven't tried it on older MacBooks but should work on any multi-touch capable pad. Check it out:

http://inertial.keeener.com

Thanks a lot! really great thing, i just suggest you to move it to the Preferences window than the menu bar

 

[visitronix]

Love it!

Thanks for this tiny app, it's helped a lot! Any plans to move it to the preferences pane like another poster suggested?

Thanks again!

 

[saxon48]

WOW! I love this, but like the others said, please move it to the Pref Pane if possible.

 

[wordoflife]

Wow, Apple really couldn't have put that in a software update?
I just got my Macbook Pro and I love intertial scrolling. I just turned it off to see what it was like, and wow, I like it much more with momentum.

 

[AlphaDogg]

It is very complicated to do, but not impossible. With enough tinkering with the plists, you will either: a. get inertial scrolling working, or b. screw up os x enough, that it will not even boot.

 

[bomsom]

No more hacks!

Apple released a software update today for the new Magic Trackpad that enables Inertial Scrolling on several MBPs!! Follow the links:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4254

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1066

No more hacks, inertial for everyone.

And there's 3 finger drag as a bonus too.

 

[.max]

Hooray!
Thanks for the news.
Too bad I'm on GPRS now and it would take like forever to download.

 

[Alvi]

Thank you apple! and thank you guys that pointed some apps to survive in the meantime!

 

[Corndog5595]

Yay! Inertial scrolling at last.

 

[Nice]

i have installed the new updates the scrolling is super, but at the three finger option, you have to select between forward/backward swipe or dragging i would love to have both enabled

 

[spacedesign911]

i have installed the new updates the scrolling is super, but at the three finger option, you have to select between forward/backward swipe or dragging i would love to have both enabled

I can confirm the 3 finger works great for dragging windows if you click on the top of the window bar, however, if you 3 finger click on text it highlights it ready for copy and past.

Now thats a lovely detail. Apple always surprise....

 

[mynameisraj]

This made my day. Inertial scrolling is great on my Late 09 MBP!