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Trackpad++: Alternate Trackpad Driver for BootCamp

On the ExtraMagic driver, I tried it a couple of years ago, and at that time, it sent Windows into test mode. Does that still happen?
 
Cross-signed driver component for the wireless Magic Trackpad 1 and 2 has also become available. It eliminates the need to engage the TESTSIGNING (also known as 'Test Mode'). As of today, this option is available to project supporters. Sorry, but please better PM or email me (I was warned that there I cannot discuss the contributions topic - this would violate the rules of this public forum).

And, just to clarify to all readers, an ExtraMagic project for Bluetooth trackpads is not the clone/twin of the Trackpad++. Historically the situation is so that these two solutions have much different control panels, absolutely different code paths, and also slightly different resulting set of the multi-finger gestures.
 

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Thank you for this great software! I love it. But I have a trouble with trackpad++'s tree finger drag on MacBook Pro 2017 15"
When I activated "On Lifting Finger Release 3-Finger Drag Immediately" dragging is unstable. It's looking as double click is performed sometimes instead dragging (sometimes it happens every times).
I created a short video to illustrate this:
Mistaken "double click" on 14 and 26 sec (only tree finger dragging on video, no clicking).
When I turn off this option - no mistaken double click! But delay is too big for me - I often continue dragging object instead releasing.

If you can not fix this strange bug, could you, for example, decrease delay before release drag, please?
Sorry for my English.
 
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@Dvor_nik: When we developed 3-finger drag we had to make no-delay mode optional (and disabled by default). Exactly because of the fact that there might be an occasional wrong detection once in 20-30 dragging operations when using instant mode. With the option disabled (default setup) the 3-finger is reliable, at the cost of few milliseconds of delay before the finger is lifted. Few years have passed since this feature was introduced, and so far practically nobody contacted me with any issues. So it appears that the default setup of Trackpad++ 3-finger drag is working OK for the majority of users. Sorry but modding this feature as you suggest might decrease its reliability... Thank you for the feedback anyway! Some things are quite individual, because the characteristics of fingers and the styles of usage are so much different for different people...
 
Just in case: we have tested the driver with Windows 10 next (that is, the last RS5 slow ring insider build), and everything works fine. More and more people use these insider builds of Windows, so I think it can be important to know that the Trackpad++ works OK with it. Just, one note: if you put the insider version on top of existing official version (not the fresh install), you'll need to reinstall the Trackpad++ one time after Windows setup is completed.
 
Hey Vladimir. I have found that using Trackpad++ and connecting to Citrix (Xen Desktop) will cause the system to crash (auto reboot, not blue screen). Not sure what info you require...
 
Any ideas on when these drivers will be available for the 2018 models? Tried to install it and received the message about my trackpad not being supported.
 
@uecker87: This is the hot topic!
The situation is:
- Touchbar equipped Macbook Pros (2016/2017) have been fully supported by Trackpad++. All the Trackpad++ features and custom gestures for 3/4/5 fingers are available for these models for quite long time;
- But, 2018 generation only appears the same, whereas in reality Apple this time totally changed the physical bus connection to motherboard, so it's quite a different trackpad from the developer's perspective.
So, I have to analyze the new trackpad, and port the existing Trackpad++ driver, which may take a month or two. Also we hope to provide even better experience than before, by tweaking the driver engine and adding some new cool gesture options. I'll write more details right there as the development progresses!
 
@All: Cool News!
- A cross-signed 64-bit Trackpad++ driver is now available to all users through a normal public download. There is no need to manipulate the Windows security settings anymore, because Windows 10 fully trusts the cross-signed driver component.
- Also, Mid 2018 Macbook Pro 13" and 15" have been supported.
And, actually more good news are coming this year, so please stay tuned! ;)
 
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The Trackpad++ is very good tool for windows on Mac but i think we can improve a little bit to make it more and more perfect.
 
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V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
@All: Cool News!
- A cross-signed 64-bit Trackpad++ driver is now available to all users through a normal public download. There is no need to manipulate the Windows security settings anymore, because Windows 10 fully trusts the cross-signed driver component.
- Also, Mid 2018 Macbook Pro 13" and 15" have been supported.
And, actually more good news are coming this year, so please stay tuned! ;)
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Hi Vladimir,

Long time no talk with you, how are you?
I write this email to you to need your support to improve some functions of Trackpad++ tool.
-About Swipe function of Gestures 4-Finger, 3-Finger and 2-Finger, i see that the length of Swipe UP, Swipe Down, Swipe Left, Swipe Right too long to activate the function, if i swipe sort, the function doesn't work. Could you modify the tool to improve these problems? I expect the swipe shorter for whole swipe functions, also swipe by 3-Finger and 2-Finger.
-About '3-Finger Gestures' when i choose 'Drag (Disable Other 3-Finger Gesture)', other functions are inactive. Could you enable all of them? I expect use 'Middle Mouse Button Click' without disable Drag with 3-Finger. It's much better than 4-Finger.
-About 'Set Pointer Speed' and 'Scroll', could you add more levels of speed, i only see 3 levels of them.
I hope my proposals will make this tool more and more perfect. Thank you so much for this tool! It's great tool for Macbook user.
Looking forwards to your feedback.
 
@lucky1082: Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated. Could you let me know with what generation of Macbook Pro it happens? (As the trackpads are physically different, the driver code is also different across multiple generations). I can tell that if using the latest 13" Macbook Pro with Touch Bar for example, the fingers slide distance for triggering 3/4-finger gestures is already almost as minimal as possible. Minimizing it further might cause wrong accidental detection of these actions.
 
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@lucky1082: Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated. Could you let me know with what generation of Macbook Pro it happens? (As the trackpads are physically different, the driver code is also different across multiple generations). I can tell that if using the latest 13" Macbook Pro with Touch Bar for example, the fingers slide distance for triggering 3/4-finger gestures is already almost as minimal as possible. Minimizing it further might cause wrong accidental detection of these actions.
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My Mac is macbook pro 15.4" retina early 2013. Could you improve these swipes for such model trackpad? I see that these swipes are not prompt, sometimes i must swipe two or three times to activate the function. Thank you!
 
V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
Oh, thank you!

A note for people who run into any issues: do not hesitate to contact us directly via email. And let's keep this thread focused on the feedback and suggestions. Thank you!
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[doublepost=1539269268][/doublepost]Hi. Is the latest version of trackpad++ compatible with macbook pro retina late 2013 windows 7 64 bit ??
 
V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
@teris2212: Although these days the regular testing is only performed on Windows 10 platform, yes, the latest Trackpad++ works with Windows 7 and 8.1 as well.
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Hi Vladimir!

Do you have any feedback on my mention? Could you have update to improve swipes for such touchpads of macbook pro 2013?
Thank you!
 
@lucky1082: Well, it's exactly what I've been working on this weekend :) Please try the following mod: http://trackpad.forbootcamp.org/994171/Test.zip
(Usage: unpack/replace the executable file in this archive to folder C:\Program Files\TrackpadPlusPlus, to do so you will need to quit the Trackpad++ Control Module from its tray icon first, that is, right-click the small '++' tray icon and choose to exit).
Basically, this should configure the driver differently, so that for your 2013 model both the 3 and 4 finger swipes will be more sensitive. Please let me know what you think about this modification. Thanks.
 
V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
@lucky1082: Well, it's exactly what I've been working on this weekend :) Please try the following mod: http://trackpad.forbootcamp.org/994171/Test.zip
(Usage: unpack/replace the executable file in this archive to folder C:\Program Files\TrackpadPlusPlus, to do so you will need to quit the Trackpad++ Control Module from its tray icon first, that is, right-click the small '++' tray icon and choose to exit).
Basically, this should configure the driver differently, so that for your 2013 model both the 3 and 4 finger swipes will be more sensitive. Please let me know what you think about this modification. Thanks.
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Thank you so much for your support!
I had already installed this file but not see much different compare to the old one. Swipe 2,3,4 fingers still long to run. Please check again and make them shorter.
By the way, could you enable for both 'Drag' and 'Middle Mouse Button Click' with 3-Fingers?
Thank you!
 
@lucky1082: With the test configuration which I provided to you, the sensitivity of these gestures is already very high, so high that making it any higher may result in accidental gestures... When the Trackpad++ Control Module is running, what 's an exact name of the process as seen in Windows Task Manager? Is it "Trackpad++ Control Module Process (Haswell).exe"? This is what's expected if your Macbook Pro is from 2013. For this specific version I rebuilt the file for you. Please check...

To address your last questions, no, only either the 3-finger drag or the other 3-finger gestures can be enabled, but not simultaneously.
 
V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
@lucky1082: With the test configuration which I provided to you, the sensitivity of these gestures is already very high, so high that making it any higher may result in accidental gestures... When the Trackpad++ Control Module is running, what 's an exact name of the process as seen in Windows Task Manager? Is it "Trackpad++ Control Module Process (Haswell).exe"? This is what's expected if your Macbook Pro is from 2013. For this specific version I rebuilt the file for you. Please check...

To address your last questions, no, only either the 3-finger drag or the other 3-finger gestures can be enabled, but not simultaneously.
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I checked again the process in Task Manager and see it is "Trackpad++ Control Module Process.exe", is there something wrong? I had already copied and replaced with "Trackpad++ Control Module Process (Haswell).exe".
Thank you!
 
V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r said:
@lucky1082: Understood! Please try http://trackpad.forbootcamp.org/994171/Test2.zip (replace the file to the same folder as before). Especially please check the 2-finger swipe... Other swipes, such as 3 and 4 fingers also reduced, but 2-finger swipe is where the change should be most obvious.
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Hi Vladimir,
The 2-finger swipe now is very good, however, could you reduce the swipe length down more 1,5mm or 2mm to increase the sensitiveness? We usually swipe back and swipe forward when surf internet and view pictures,..., so it's as responsive as possible. I expect other swipes 3 and 4 finger have the reducing similar 2-finger swipe, i see that it's still long and sometimes missing the response (swipe up, down, left and right).
I see that your software more and more complete and it is very useful for Macbook user community.
Thank you so much for your time!
 
@lucky1082: I want to be as fair as possible... Do I appreciate your feedback? Yes, absolutely, thank you very much!
But, there are other factors... For every public release, the driver is carefully tested first. Not just by myself, but by multiple people. And yes, the changes or fixes can as well be based on the feedback from end-users. The Trackpad++ is downloaded quite often, so any noticeable defect always results in multiple emails from users, as a rule within 1-2 days after the release. But, the current stable branch for Macbook Pro 2013's trackpad has been built on August, 17. And so far nobody else has reported such issues with it. There was no feedback regarding the low gestures sensitivity or missing response (and also I personally found these items OK when re-testing!). I'm sorry, but we cannot change this further, and neither publish the new version based on your sole feedback. You can keep the file which I provided and overwrite it whenever you want to use this super-sensitive mode. But we cannot make it even more sensitive, this may not be stable! Thank you for understanding.
 
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