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  new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-15 15:56 -0700
    Re: new mouse with new features Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-15 16:24 -0700
      Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:22 -0700
        Re: new mouse with new features dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-19 16:55 +1200
          Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-21 21:52 -0700
            Re: new mouse with new features dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-22 21:47 +1200
              Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-22 08:44 -0700
                Re: new mouse with new features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-23 09:24 +1200
        Re: new mouse with new features gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-23 11:34 -0700
          Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-24 13:50 -0700
            Re: new mouse with new features dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-25 13:16 +1200
              Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-27 09:24 -0700
                Re: new mouse with new features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-28 09:07 +1200
    Re: new mouse with new features Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-15 20:53 -0400
      Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:24 -0700
        Re: new mouse with new features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-18 15:43 +1200
    Re: new mouse with new features isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2015-04-15 22:38 -0700
      Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:25 -0700
        Re: new mouse with new features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-18 15:43 +1200
    Re: new mouse with new features awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-04-16 17:33 -0700
      Re: new mouse with new features Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-04-16 18:06 -0700
      Re: new mouse with new features TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2015-04-16 21:53 -0500
        Re: new mouse with new features Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-17 03:01 +0000
        Re: new mouse with new features Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-17 18:28 +1200
          Re: new mouse with new features awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-04-17 05:36 -0700
            Re: new mouse with new features Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-17 08:20 -0700
              Re: new mouse with new features awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-04-17 10:12 -0700
        Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:34 -0700
      Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-17 18:30 -0700
    Re: new mouse with new features TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2015-04-17 22:14 -0500
      Re: new mouse with new features Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-04-21 21:48 -0700

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#73280 — new mouse with new features

the original mouse suffered a battery leak and was replaced by a 
wireless mouse with 2 buttons and a wheel

the wheel can also be clicked left/right but how to make that work on
the mac is a mystery

i wonder is it possible and how

the original mouse still works but the shiny battery compartment
looks dull on one side after cleaning











 

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#73281

On 2015-04-15 22:56:10 +0000, Electric Comet said:

> the original mouse suffered a battery leak and was replaced by a
> wireless mouse with 2 buttons and a wheel
> 
> the wheel can also be clicked left/right but how to make that work on
> the mac is a mystery
> 
> i wonder is it possible and how
> 
> the original mouse still works but the shiny battery compartment
> looks dull on one side after cleaning

What mouse is it?

Does the company make Mac drivers for it?

Failing that, try this:

<http://www.usboverdrive.com/USBOverdrive/Devices.html>

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#73385

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:24:39 -0700
Alan Baker <email@domain.com> wrote:

> What mouse is it?

i think it's a logictech
it's got a little usb hootypat that takes 1 usb port and the mouse is
smaller

> Does the company make Mac drivers for it?

i think it did come with a driver but see no provision for scroll
using left/right wheel click


guess there's nothin built into macsox then
hmmm would be nice but not a big problem










 

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#73436

Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:24:39 -0700
> Alan Baker <email@domain.com> wrote:
> 
> > What mouse is it?
> 
> i think it's a logictech
> it's got a little usb hootypat that takes 1 usb port and the mouse is
> smaller

I have three Logitech mice with sideways scrolling (by pushing the
scroll wheel left or right), all of which scroll sideways just fine on
every version of OS X on which I've used them (10.5 and later), without
installing any drivers. Built-in support by Mac OS X is sufficient.

One of my mice is Bluetooth (V470), the other two are Logitech 2.4 GHz
wireless with a USB dongle (V450).

I've never installed any drivers supplied by Logitech.

> > Does the company make Mac drivers for it?
> 
> i think it did come with a driver but see no provision for scroll
> using left/right wheel click
> 
> 
> guess there's nothin built into macsox then

Yes it is. As long as the mouse is following USB/Bluetooth standards, no
drivers or special settings are required.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

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#73858

On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:55:00 +1200
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> I've never installed any drivers supplied by Logitech.

there is some kind of software for the mouse under system prefs

maybe that needs to be removed for maxocs to handle left/right wheel
clicks

will try that next










 

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#73866

Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:55:00 +1200
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> 
> > I've never installed any drivers supplied by Logitech.
> 
> there is some kind of software for the mouse under system prefs
> 
> maybe that needs to be removed for maxocs to handle left/right wheel
> clicks

There is a standard Mouse system preference pane which is part of OS X.
I haven't done anything to fiddle with that either - my mouse software
is absolutely standard as supplied with OS X, and horizontal scrolling
works.

If I have one of my Logitech mice connected, the Mouse preference pane
shows basic settings: tracking speed, scrolling speed, double-click
speed and primary mouse button selector (left or right button).

I'm wondering if your apparent lack of horizontal scrolling is simply
because the windows you are trying to use it in don't have any
horizontal scroll bars. Many applications adjust their content to fit
the width of the window rather than letting you scroll horizontally.

Finder windows are an easy test case: put the window in list view and
reduce its width enough so that the columns are wider than the window
width, and you should have a horizontal scroll bar, which can be used to
test the sideways scrolling of the mouse.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

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#73875

On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:47:51 +1200
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> I'm wondering if your apparent lack of horizontal scrolling is simply
> because the windows you are trying to use it in don't have any
> horizontal scroll bars. Many applications adjust their content to fit
> the width of the window rather than letting you scroll horizontally.

no i tried with a narrow safari window

there's no horiz scrolling 

it's too bad it is a nice feature but not a must have














 

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#73935

In article <mh8fo4$2n7$2@dont-email.me>, Electric Comet
<electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:47:51 +1200
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> 
> > I'm wondering if your apparent lack of horizontal scrolling is simply
> > because the windows you are trying to use it in don't have any
> > horizontal scroll bars. Many applications adjust their content to fit
> > the width of the window rather than letting you scroll horizontally.
> 
> no i tried with a narrow safari window
> 
> there's no horiz scrolling 
> 
> it's too bad it is a nice feature but not a must have

Maybe the mouse is simply broken or needs a good cleaning.

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#73972

On 2015-04-18 01:22:06 +0000, Electric Comet said:

I've come to the party late but have/use/love only a 15-year old 
7-button button Logitech mouse (MX600).  It's my third.  When I spill 
beer or coke into one I have to go find another used or via EBay or 
something.  I can't imagine using another.  Same with the keyboard and 
old S530.  That's just me: I'm a big fan.  I program the additional 
buttons on both to do specific things that make using Logic easier and 
less click/arm intensive.

>> What mouse is it?
> 
> i think it's a logictech

If it's a LogiTech it will likely say so on top along with their icon 
which looks kinda like a left parentheses "(", with a circle with three 
dashes on the right, kinda like a child's drawing of a sun.

They likely make mice without that logo/name on the front, but it will 
say LogiTech on the bottom, with the same logo.

Take a look and verify that it is indeed a LogiTech mouse or else all 
the rest of this is aimless prattle.

Even better take a look at this layout and tell us WHICH LogiTech mouse it is:

	http://support.logitech.com/en_us/category/mice-and-pointers

> it's got a little usb hootypat that takes 1 usb port and the mouse is
> smaller

Such hootypats are the regular way LogiTech works, so that's hopeful.

>> Does the company make Mac drivers for it?
> 
> i think it did come with a driver but see no provision for scroll
> using left/right wheel click

I've long since forgotten about the driver, but among your system 
preferences, at the bottom, should be one named "LogiTech Control 
Center".  If you don't have that, and again assuming yours is a 
Logitech Mouse, I suggest you download and install it:

 
<http://support.logitech.com/en_us/software/logitech-control-center-for-macintosh-os-x> 


> guess there's nothin built into macsox then
> hmmm would be nice but not a big problem

By using this you can program every button or wheel to do whatever you 
like. The general display (using the MX600):

	http://grab.by/GHFy

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#74009

On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:34:55 -0700
gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:

> If it's a LogiTech it will likely say so on top along with their icon 
> which looks kinda like a left parentheses "(", with a circle with
> three dashes on the right, kinda like a child's drawing of a sun.

it is the bottom

> Even better take a look at this layout and tell us WHICH LogiTech
> mouse it is:

i think it is a 320
small to me for a mouse

> I've long since forgotten about the driver, but among your system 
> preferences, at the bottom, should be one named "LogiTech Control 
> Center".  If you don't have that, and again assuming yours is a 
> Logitech Mouse, I suggest you download and install it:

may need a reinstall

> By using this you can program every button or wheel to do whatever
> you like. The general display (using the MX600):

just want horiz scroll
now maybe the expectation is wrong so i may need to retest

does the wheel have to be clicked and turned
i would expect that it would move just by click left/right
maybe move 1/4 total distance to be scrolled per click
but this might go against the maccosx grain of fewer knobs to turn










 

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#74016

Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:34:55 -0700
> gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> 
> > If it's a LogiTech it will likely say so on top along with their icon
> > which looks kinda like a left parentheses "(", with a circle with
> > three dashes on the right, kinda like a child's drawing of a sun.
> 
> it is the bottom
> 
> > Even better take a look at this layout and tell us WHICH LogiTech
> > mouse it is:
> 
> i think it is a 320
> small to me for a mouse
> 
> > I've long since forgotten about the driver, but among your system 
> > preferences, at the bottom, should be one named "LogiTech Control 
> > Center".  If you don't have that, and again assuming yours is a 
> > Logitech Mouse, I suggest you download and install it:
> 
> may need a reinstall
> 
> > By using this you can program every button or wheel to do whatever
> > you like. The general display (using the MX600):
> 
> just want horiz scroll
> now maybe the expectation is wrong so i may need to retest
> 
> does the wheel have to be clicked and turned

No. On all three of my Logitech mice, pushing sideways on the wheel
(with no downward pressure) is sufficient to invoke sideways scrolling.
It is an on/off switch - the scrolling continues as long as the wheel is
held in that position (and there is more content to scroll into view).

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz

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#74340

On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:16:06 +1200
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> No. On all three of my Logitech mice, pushing sideways on the wheel
> (with no downward pressure) is sufficient to invoke sideways
> scrolling. It is an on/off switch - the scrolling continues as long
> as the wheel is held in that position (and there is more content to
> scroll into view).


it is an m325 and i have given up on it
not a big huge loss
it is annoying that a simple hardware feature's unavailable

i'm not interested in the depths or bowels of macosx

the mouse works well otherwise and is a good mouse






 

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#74382

In article <mhlo09$5qm$1@dont-email.me>, Electric Comet
<electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:16:06 +1200
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> > 
> > No. On all three of my Logitech mice, pushing sideways on the wheel
> > (with no downward pressure) is sufficient to invoke sideways
> > scrolling. It is an on/off switch - the scrolling continues as long
> > as the wheel is held in that position (and there is more content to
> > scroll into view).
> 
> it is an m325 and i have given up on it
> not a big huge loss
> it is annoying that a simple hardware feature's unavailable
> 
> i'm not interested in the depths or bowels of macosx
> 
> the mouse works well otherwise and is a good mouse

According to others the feature is available. There's apparently either 
something wrong with that mouse - broken wheel buttons, doesn't use
correct USB signals, etc. or you may simply need one of the extra
third-party mouse Preference Panels.

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#73285

In article <mgmqcl$lu9$2@dont-email.me>,
 Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> the original mouse suffered a battery leak and was replaced by a 
> wireless mouse with 2 buttons and a wheel
> 
> the wheel can also be clicked left/right but how to make that work on
> the mac is a mystery
> 
> i wonder is it possible and how
> 
> the original mouse still works but the shiny battery compartment
> looks dull on one side after cleaning

I have a Logitech mouse with features like that. It came with a CD with 
drivers, and you can also download it from their web site. It adds a 
System Preference that allows customizing the behavior of the buttons, 
wheel, etc.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***

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#73387

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:53:58 -0400
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> I have a Logitech mouse with features like that. It came with a CD
> with drivers, and you can also download it from their web site. It
> adds a System Preference that allows customizing the behavior of the
> buttons, wheel, etc.

i see no provision for scrolling via left/right wheel click
maybe I missed
i will look next time









 

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#73398

In article <mgsbq9$chl$5@dont-email.me>, Electric Comet
<electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:53:58 -0400
> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > I have a Logitech mouse with features like that. It came with a CD
> > with drivers, and you can also download it from their web site. It
> > adds a System Preference that allows customizing the behavior of the
> > buttons, wheel, etc.
> 
> i see no provision for scrolling via left/right wheel click
> maybe I missed
> i will look next time

Because there is no Apple mouse with a left-right wheel click. Such a
mouse would either come with Mac drivers from the manufacturer (or
their website) with such options, or may possibly be set using one of
the two add-ons suggested by others.

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#73287

In article <mgmqcl$lu9$2@dont-email.me>,
 Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:

> the original mouse suffered a battery leak and was replaced by a 
> wireless mouse with 2 buttons and a wheel
> 
> the wheel can also be clicked left/right but how to make that work on
> the mac is a mystery
> 
> i wonder is it possible and how

Perhaps BetterTouchTool could handle it.

Isaac

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#73388

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:38:40 -0700
isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:

> Perhaps BetterTouchTool could handle it.

will check even though don't know what that is











 

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#73399

In article <mgsbs0$chl$6@dont-email.me>, Electric Comet
<electric-comet@mail.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:38:40 -0700
> isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps BetterTouchTool could handle it.
> 
> will check even though don't know what that is

It's a third-party add-on which gives extra controls for both Apple and
third-party input devices. The software (which I can't recall the name
of at the moment) suggested by someone else is also a third-party
add-on giving extra controls.

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#73306

On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6:58:25 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> the original mouse suffered a battery leak and was replaced by a 
> wireless mouse with 2 buttons and a wheel


Was it an iMouse....or "Magic Mouse", or some such Apple shit?


> 
> the wheel can also be clicked left/right but how to make that work on
> the mac is a mystery


Yeah, Steve Jobs didn't like mice. (Mouse)


> 
> i wonder is it possible and how

It seems impossible.  If it were possible, one of the Apple Freaks would have clued you in. But JJ is playing coy.
 

> 
> the original mouse still works but the shiny battery compartment
> looks dull on one side after cleaning


Well, if it still works, keep using it.  When it craps out, shitcan everything Apple, and buy a Dell PC running Windows 10.

You will be much happier.  PC's just work.  I LIKE IT!!

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