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How can I disable horizontal scrolling (while keeping vertical scrolling enabled) on an Apple mult-touch trackpad, specifically while creating a Word document? This has been asked often in Mac forums, but nobody has posted an answer. And neither has Apple. Running OS 10.6.8 on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. According to the following Apple support page (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3448):
"Mac notebooks without Multi-Touch trackpads have the option to disable horizontal scrolling or to disable scrolling completely whereas Multi-Touch trackpads can only adjust scrolling speed."
One can only hope that Apple will see the wisdom of reinstating this intuitive & highly useful option in the future.
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I'm visually impaired and I use Mac OS screen magnification all the time.
It works well.
I scroll the mouse wheel while holding the control key to zoom in and out.
I can see any region of the magnified screen by moving the mouse.
Is there an API to programatically control these features?
I'd like to be able to automate some gestures, similarly to IDE macros.
For instance, I'd like automatically adjust zoom and focus to new dialog boxes as they show up on screen.
If there isn't an API to directly control magnification, would it be possible to simulate the keystrokes and mouse gestures that activate the zoom features?
Here is a documentation from the Mac os x developer library that describes the concept of "Accessibility Programming" where you would be able to find what you need. It covers the aspect of programming in order for the clients to have a special "accessibility" to your applications.
The accessibility API provides protocols that define how accessibility
clients interact with your app
You should start from here before trying to implement the magnification control.
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How could I switch off primary Macbook screen?
I'm working with 2 External via Thunderbolt and HDMI on new Retina Macbook.
I want to switch off retina display and work just with external monitors without closing the cover of my laptop. Is there any setup option for that? I didn't find it under Preferences.
It seems to be possible to sleep display so by I/O Kit:
http://explanatorygap.net/2009/01/31/a-screensaver-to-send-your-display-to-sleep/
But I am not sure whether it can control single monitors.
you are searching for the 'clamshell' mode. the only way i get this to work is to wake my mac with external keyboard while the lid stays closed
see: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3131
This worked like a charm on my old macbook (late 2008) with opening the lid again and the screen stays off until 'force' detecting it...
however, my retina display also wakes when in clamshell and then being opened.
There is a reason to this: Heat.
Aluminium macbooks can get really hot, especially since the vents are in the back and blowing the heat up in front of the opened display. Your retina macbook shuts itself down at about 110°C to 130°C, but please be careful.
EDIT
you can try different solutions posted here: http://www.cultofmac.com/176329/
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Just updated to Mac Lion (aka OSX 10.7.5) I searched with Goggle for advice on how to revert the "new" (to me anyway) scrolling behavior. (I've decided that needing to be cross functional in Windows and Mac that I will have difficulty learning the "new" convention. The control panels for the Logitech mouse version m555b are not the default ones I am seeing in the advice online that allows one to specify that "natural scrolling" will be disabled. Not really a coding question, but does seem to fall within configuring a user interface. If you want to refer me to another venue, please do so. I'll delete the question if advised to do so.
Edit. Since I didn't convey the lack of the desired disable natural scrolling button, I will show the dialog panels I do see.
Apple Menu in top left of screen: System Preferences: Mouse: Disable Natural Scrolling
This should work, unless your question was getting at something different.
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the other day I was moving my laptop with wireless mouse. I accidentally dropped my mouse and I don't know which buttons were clicked. However, the expose feature (just like on a Mac) came up and I was really impressed! I like Mac and own one, but am still a Windows guy at heart. Anyone know? I am not talking about installing external software, I know the feature is built into Windows 8 because I saw it firsthand. Searches for expose, tips and tricks online turned up nothing. Thanks!
Okay, I figured it out. I love Microsoft... This might work with any external mouse supporting three buttons. I am using a wireless Microsoft USB mouse with three buttons, with the middle supporting scroll functionality (a wheel). If I hold the left or right mouse button down and then click the scroll wheel, the expose comes up. I can also let go of both buttons so that if I use my scrolling, I can select which application I want to focus on (or just click the app you want too). The only thing I did not figure out is that when this first happened, the apps surrounded my desktop in the expose. This time, they just appear as an organized grid. Solution by webappguy-dot-com.
windows 8 has no native "expose" like mac has.
still, there is software around the web that can do it.
to trigger app scrolling do alt+tab
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I'm using 2 Displays with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and I would like to have a keyboard shortcut to move the active window from one display to another (not space).
I just found answers for moving between spaces or one hint for windows:
https://superuser.com/questions/62603/keyboard-shortcut-for-moving-window-to-another-screen
I use SizeUp, which has this feature and lots of other useful window management abilities.
I use Divvy. Very good application if you have many screens and many windows open. There are always apps like Cinch which may be able to help.
I use Better Snap Tool.
Power Mover 2 is great for moving windows between displays with the keyboard.