Lion: reverse scrolling options

System Preferences > Trackpad > Zoom & Scroll tab > Uncheck "Scroll direction: natural".

 

Correct.

 

Reverse Scrolling w/o trackpad only mighty mouse

I have the same issue with my mouse scrolling reversed, but I'm not using a trackpad. The trackpad preferences don't show up without having a trackpad installed.

 

Free app solution

http://blog.pilotmoon.com/post/4041089648/scroll-reverser-get-in-practice-for-lion

I use my laptop with a scroll wheel mouse, keyboard and external monitor screen and the reverse scrolling options isn't viewable - my laptop is pre-gesture, so the above app at least lets me use my mac as a mac and not my iPod Touch.

 

Yeah. Im not liking some of the directions that Apple is taking. The "natural" scrolling default is really annoying. I'm not on a tablet so stop treating the computer like I'm browsing on one.

Also, the gestures are annoying! The thumb usage to reach the apps or desktop is freaking STUPID! I want to slap someone.

 

Then your Lion must be different from mine. Mouse and Trackpad scrolling direction can be set independent from each other.

 

Mine doesn't let this happen.

Clean install.

 

I was also able to make the setting - but it doesn't work anyway! If I set the mouse to scroll old-school style and the trackpad to be "natural" they both behave natural even if I go back to the prefpane for the mouse, it's still in the old school setting. If I quit system prefs and open again, both settings are "natural" because that's what I set last.

I REALLY like the natural on my MagicTrackpad and on the touchpad on my laptop, but for the mouse this is just plain stupid. It's not natural at all.

 

It appears to have an option for each, but try changing one and it will automatically change the other. Hopefully Apple will fix this soon, it is a very nice feature on the trackpad, but a terrible nuisance on a scroll wheel.

 

I was able to use the scrolling like always by going to the mouse options in system preferences and removing the option that says:

Move content in the direction of finger movement when scrolling or navigating.

I use a Wireless Microsoft Mouse.


* Remember that this option is under the mouse settings. If you have a microsoft mouse you will see also a Microsoft Mouse settings under other but you will have to do it on the mouse hardware option.

 

I have a wireless Microsoft Laser Mouse. None of the scrolling options works through the mouse control panel, so I hooked up the Mighty Mouse that came with my iMac, unchecked the option to have the page direction follow my finger movement, and then reconnected the Laser Mouse. That worked to restore "normal" (unnatural) scrolling for me.