Trackpad++: Alternate Trackpad Driver for BootCamp

[Flavour]

Thanks a lot, Vlad! Really appreciate it.

 

[Mynaaa]

Thanks, Vlad. I edited startup application by changing file name in regedit before you posted the solution. Yours is more effective than mine. Thanks again!

Asus Vivobook has best trackpad among other PC laptops for Windows. Inertia scrolling is really good in Windows 8. It feels almost same as Macbook's trackpad. I guess you should check out it's driver because it might give you an idea. Honestly, scrolling in Trackpad++ is not really same as OS X, or maybe I did something wrong.

 

[zelet]

Right click doesn't want to work correctly in certain circumstances. For instance, when I try to right-click in Excel using two-finger button click the context menu appears then disappears and it ends up doing a left click at the same time as a right click. Another area that it does not function correctly is in the quick launch bar in Windows 7 - when I right click with two-finger button click the context menu appears then disappears quickly and the application is selected like I left clicked.

It seems like it's sending both the right and left at the same time.

Other times, like in Chrome right click works correctly however the context menu does flash like I'm clicking multiple times.

Edit: Sorry, I just read up a few threads and saw your reply to Whalensdad - I'm also a click and probably always will be. I'll try to get used to tapping but I'll probably just switch back to the bootcamp drivers although they are terrible. Thanks, though!

 

[Mynaaa]

There's an issue with Trackpad++. Sometimes it doesn't load at startup unless I have to keep clicking and moving cursor before desktop in order to load. I hope I'm not the only one. Any solution?

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@zelet: Yes, the current Trackpad++ is for people who prefer tap+gestures over physical click. In the next version I will try to revise this, and either remove physical secondary click completely, or make it working perfectly.

@Mynaaa: I do believe, alone... There are no other reports about such behavior, as of today.

@ALL: Santa will have something special in his bag this time: by the end of the year, get ready to test something big and special

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@ALL: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

A new major revision of the Trackpad++ driver has become available today. You can get it normally via web site of the project.

Some of the new features and enhancements in this version:

- Totally new Trackpad++ Control Module UI;

- Ability to assign an action to each of the 3- and 4-finger gestures;

- Most of the existing (ver. 2.3-2.5) functionality transformed into actions;

- New actions added, e.g. to show/hide Windows taskbar;

- Ability to assign 'run application' action to 3- and 4-finger gestures (works with *.exe and *.bat files, confirmed to work with AutoHotkey scripts);

- Ability to activate either 3-finger drag or other 3-finger gestures on-the-fly;

- New (optional) gesture: 2-finger swipe for back/forward navigation (disables horizontal scroll and vice versa; also, please note, this one is currently not available on Mid-2013 Macbook Air);

- New gesture: 5-finger click (click, not tap) for instant re-enabling trackpad input (without mouse) when the relevant option to 'disable trackpad input completely until next boot' is active.

This version is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7/8/8.1 installed on the Macbook Retina/Pro (Mid-2009 to Late-2013) or Air (Late-2010 to Mid-2013) via Boot Camp.

 

[kemajor]

I have just installed the most current version of Power Plan and TrackPad++. These sounded like exactly what I was looking for.

Unfortunately any time I try a 3-finger action the mouse moves itself to the upper left corner of my display. It does move any icon under it along with it. If I just use 3-finger touch in the middle of the desktop the mouse moves the upper left corner and the area from where I used the 3-finger touch to the upper left corner is highlighted like I left clicked with a mouse and selected that area of the screen. I have the option checked for 3-finger to override all other actions.

I'm running a MacBook Pro 15" w/Retina (late 2013).

I tried going through the install again for TrackPad++ to be certain I selected the correct options and I believe I did. Re-installing had no effect on the behavior.

I will watch for any replies here. If I don't find a solution to this issue soon I will have to uninstall the software which I really don't want to have to do.

Thanks!
Kelly E Major

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@kemajor: Thank you for reporting an issue. After the last release I already received a lot of positive feedback from owners of Late-2013 Macbook Pro with Retina display running Windows 8.1, so I cannot be more sure that the new model is 100% supported (including the 3-finger drag feature). Could you please let me know do you run Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, do you use Boot Camp and not the virtual machine? A few more questions: do you use the native resolution 2880x1800? And, do you use the Boot Camp-default 150% DPI scaling, or manually adjusted it to 200%, etc.? Finally, could you try to disable 3-finger drag, and observe the behavior of the driver, do the rest of 3-finger gestures work?

 

[ikkehans]

Reversed swiping

I left Trackpad++ for a while, since it drove me crazy that it would put my processors speed to the full 100%, resulting in my fans blowing like it's mid-summer.. gratefully with the latest update it's all working fine!!! Thanks!

I like the upgrade and the easy User interface (apart from the grey linen-like texture honestly).

One option I would really like to see is the swiping back and forth with two fingers in the 'right' direction.
Of course... it then probably is the 'reversed' direction, but it does much, much more sense to my body-system, since I find myself swiping the wrong way very often.

Anyway, Thanks for the update! I am a fan again

 

[CocaCoca]

Wow, the new version just R-O-C-K-S!!! Amazing new year gift Thank you so much Master Vladimir!!! Happy New Year!!!

 

[kemajor]

@kemajor: Thank you for reporting an issue. After the last release I already received a lot of positive feedback from owners of Late-2013 Macbook Pro with Retina display running Windows 8.1, so I cannot be more sure that the new model is 100% supported (including the 3-finger drag feature). Could you please let me know do you run Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, do you use Boot Camp and not the virtual machine? A few more questions: do you use the native resolution 2880x1800? And, do you use the Boot Camp-default 150% DPI scaling, or manually adjusted it to 200%, etc.? Finally, could you try to disable 3-finger drag, and observe the behavior of the driver, do the rest of 3-finger gestures work?

Thank you for your reply. I'm using Boot Camp, Windows 8 (as far as I know Windows 8.1 is not yet supported). I do also have this Boot Camp set up as a virtual machine in VMWare Fusion Pro v6.x. Although I have *not* tried launching it as a VM since installing TrackPad++/Power Manager I have been afraid to try that because I wasn't sure what would happen, if TP++ can live in that environment). However that does mean the VMWare Tools are installed. I am running Windows at the *full* native retina display resolution. I believe that is the 2880x1800 but don't have access to the laptop handy right now.

I will have to get back to you on testing the three finger options you requested. I will get that done as soon as possible and let you know. I am very anxious to have this work, as you know the native drivers are unusable. I will gladly make a donation as soon as TP/PM are working properly.

Thanks!
Kelly E Major

 

[khaneliman]

Hey Vlad!
I am still loving the trackpad++ driver you have gifted us with and I am a proud donator! I just wanted to let you know, I didn't pay attention to previous versions memory usage, but both PPA and Trackpad++ are using ~260MB of memory for both processes. Webroot alerted me to possible memory leak in Trackpad++ so I thought I would bring it up, just in case. I am looking forward to the Microsoft signed version and will gladly donate again!

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@khaneliman: Thank you for reporting. Wow, you are experiencing the strangest thing I have ever heard about my applications. I always watch the RAM usage, but I have re-tested extensively with 3.0a/3.1c after reading your message. I am attaching the results I achieved during testing. As you can see, both min. (1.8 MB) and max. (15 MB) usages are very low compared to your readings. This is tested by involving nearly all of the features in different combinations. I tested on Windows 8.1 x64. Depending on your settings, an additional Trackpad++ Helper Process could be resident, but it takes even less, just 0.7 MB! So, from here the RAM usage is minimal, and I am very curious to know why for you it is not. Are there any specific settings applied, or you run PPA and T++ with overall stock settings?

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@ikkehans: A new build is out, there I have added "invert swipe direction feature". Enjoy
Also, 3-finger dragging precision is noticeably improved in this version. So I recommend all of the users to upgrade to 3.0b.

 

[khaneliman]

@khaneliman: Thank you for reporting. Wow, you are experiencing the strangest thing I have ever heard about my applications. I always watch the RAM usage, but I have re-tested extensively with 3.0a/3.1c after reading your message. I am attaching the results I achieved during testing. As you can see, both min. (1.8 MB) and max. (15 MB) usages are very low compared to your readings. This is tested by involving nearly all of the features in different combinations. I tested on Windows 8.1 x64. Depending on your settings, an additional Trackpad++ Helper Process could be resident, but it takes even less, just 0.7 MB! So, from here the RAM usage is minimal, and I am very curious to know why for you it is not. Are there any specific settings applied, or you run PPA and T++ with overall stock settings?

I'm going to pop into my boot camp and take a look. I will try out uninstalling and reinstalling and seeing what happens to resource usage. I know that the settings for both are definitely not stock. I have them customized a bit to feel like my Mac OS X configuration.

 

[steve62388]

Hello,

I'm a registered Trackpad++ user.

There is a problem with the link from your personal site to the site from you are using to host the download, Filecluster.

The name suggests it's version 3.0b, it's not it's 2.4 something or other.

Filecluster doesn't actually allow you to download the file directly, it attempts to install some malware, spyware, adware, install crap sort of stuff. You really need to host this somewhere else. I opted to decline the install of all the extra crap and it still tried to install it and got itself into an unending loop.

Where can I get a valid copy please?

Thanks.

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@steve23094: Thanks for your note. I think there is a misunderstanding of how FileCluster works. It's a good, trusted site, that provides 4 reliable mirrors. An issue is, you probably accidentally clicked on an ad which is too similar to a 'Download' button. I assume it, because by properly clicking on a text link with server name the download starts immediately, and no further ads/etc. are shown! Also, the download is clean, couldn't be cleaner. Please see attached screenshot. As you can see, there are 4 download mirrors (I outlined them with red).
Just by the way: as a donator you can always request the Trackpad++ installer from me directly, via email. Please feel free to contact whenever you think you need the latest build.

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@ALL: A new stable build is available. In this version 3-finger drag has been improved once again. While the previous build allowed to precisely select very small blocks of text, like 1 letter, this build fixes the issue when sometimes the selection got changed when lifting the fingers. The Trackpad++ 3-finger drag feature should now be of the same (if not better) quality as is OS X.

 

[CocaCoca]

Wow, I thought the previous version is already perfect Gonna try right now! THX!!!

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@All: Is anybody still experiencing the mysterious unavailability of the web site of Trackpad++ project?

 

[a13xde]

Hello Vladimir,
I love the new version of Trackpad++ and the possibility of 2 finger pinch-to-zoom together with 3 finger middle mouse button, works great !

Have you had the opportunity to check on the problem that I had posted in November (Trackpad is still active when the lid is closed) ?

Thanks

 

[kemajor]

@kemajor: Thank you for reporting an issue. After the last release I already received a lot of positive feedback from owners of Late-2013 Macbook Pro with Retina display running Windows 8.1, so I cannot be more sure that the new model is 100% supported (including the 3-finger drag feature). Could you please let me know do you run Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, do you use Boot Camp and not the virtual machine? A few more questions: do you use the native resolution 2880x1800? And, do you use the Boot Camp-default 150% DPI scaling, or manually adjusted it to 200%, etc.? Finally, could you try to disable 3-finger drag, and observe the behavior of the driver, do the rest of 3-finger gestures work?

Hello,

I have updated to the newest version of TP++ and PPA since my last post. I'm still having the same issue I described before.

I tested turning off the 3-finger drag off and the other 3 finger options seem to work as expected.

Any additional help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I *really* want TP++ to work. I will gladly register both products as soon as we can get them working.

One other issue that is not a bug but I think would be a feature request is that I would like the mouse pointer speed to be able to be turned up faster than it's currently available fastest setting. On other workstations I typically set the mouse movement and acceleration to the max. I like my mouse to move unusually fast compared to most others. On my MBP (retina) I'm using max resolution and even with your max speed setting I can't get across the screen in a single swipe of my trackpad (takes 2).

Thanks!
Kelly E Major

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@kemajor: For even faster pointer, please enable the 'Turbo Mode' checkbox in the Trackpad++ Control Module. Now about 3-finger dragging: could you, just for the test purpose, set DPI scaling to 125% and check if it works now. But, before doing it, could you at first confirm you are totally unable to drag the icons on desktop or on the taskbar when DPI scaling is set to a maximum (200%)? Please simply close all windows and try to drag any desktop icon, e.g. pin it to taskbar. I do believe you, but this 'sounds' unbelievable, because I already have massive positive feedback on the 3-finger drag feature from rMBP owners who state they use DPI=200% or 150%... Dozens of people have recently reported total happiness (I'm receiving a lot of feedback because actually I had improved the precision of 3-finger drag a few weeks ago so that it matches, if not exceeds the quality of the OS X implementation of this feature).

 

[onestyle1]

Hi Vladimir!
Thanks a lot for developing this nice driver!
For a long time I was following your development without the ability to have a use of it because I had a MacBook Aluminium 2008. But I recommended your driver to my friends. Now I updated my hardware to a MacBook Pro 2013 (without retina). I installed all the packages with success on Windows 8.1. Now the driver is outdated and I wanted to download again to update. But the site didn't work. Using google I found this tread. I tried the other link you have posted some days ago. The side itself is running under both links (powerplan7.com and gimabooster.com). But the Mirror of the driver (filecluster.com) is not available at the moment. Maybe you could find a second host for the file? Filecluster.com seams to be instable for many of us.
Keep running your project, its really nice!
Kind regards

 

[V-l-a-d-i-m-i-r]

@onestyle1: Thanks for your feedback. Yes, unfortunately there has been an outage, but everything is restored since Thursday.