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OS X Zoom. Increase pointer speed when "keep mouse pointer in centre of the screen" is enabled. (self.Blind)
submitted by kennethbrodersen
Hi.
I was dragged kicking and screaming into the mac-world. I am afraid to admit it but I rather like it. One thing though.
The os x magnifier works well, but when enabling the setting to keep the pointer in the centre of the screen pointer speed is decreased to a painfully low setting. It does not make any sense to me why it would do this! I have not found any setting to change this behaviour but maybe one of you out there know a hack or solution?
Thanks in advance
I was dragged kicking and screaming into the mac-world. I am afraid to admit it but I rather like it. One thing though.
The os x magnifier works well, but when enabling the setting to keep the pointer in the centre of the screen pointer speed is decreased to a painfully low setting. It does not make any sense to me why it would do this! I have not found any setting to change this behaviour but maybe one of you out there know a hack or solution?
Thanks in advance
kennethbrodersen [OP] 1 points 6y ago
here is a quick update with some of the steps I done to increase the usability of OS X. Maybe someone will find this useful.
1) I never managed to find a way to adjust the sensitivity so it would be the same with and without zoom. But I did find a "workaround".
I installed a small tool called cursorsense. It allowed me to decrease the amount of acceleration AND increase the sensitivity. I have set it to max (1950) and now its "usable" while zoomed in. Just note that the mouse become highly sensitive while zoom is disabled.
2) I disable scroll acceleration using a tool called SmoothMouse. With this app I also configured a number of buttons on my Logitech MX master mouse to increase/decrease and toggle the magnification.
3) I have configured BetterTouchTool to do a number of tasks.
a) Toggle the magnifier on/off when clicking on the trackpad with 3 fingers.
b) Show the current windows "apple/window menu" as a context menu. It allows me to access all the menu items without having to move the mouse to the upper left of the screen.
c) I have been using OS X's text-to-speech feature to read selected text. I have set up a macro in BTT so a click with 4 fingers (in Safari) will load the page in reader mode, elect all text on the page and start reading.
Honestly I am really starting to like OS X and the Mac.
1) I never managed to find a way to adjust the sensitivity so it would be the same with and without zoom. But I did find a "workaround".
I installed a small tool called cursorsense. It allowed me to decrease the amount of acceleration AND increase the sensitivity. I have set it to max (1950) and now its "usable" while zoomed in. Just note that the mouse become highly sensitive while zoom is disabled.
2) I disable scroll acceleration using a tool called SmoothMouse. With this app I also configured a number of buttons on my Logitech MX master mouse to increase/decrease and toggle the magnification.
3) I have configured BetterTouchTool to do a number of tasks.
a) Toggle the magnifier on/off when clicking on the trackpad with 3 fingers.
b) Show the current windows "apple/window menu" as a context menu. It allows me to access all the menu items without having to move the mouse to the upper left of the screen.
c) I have been using OS X's text-to-speech feature to read selected text. I have set up a macro in BTT so a click with 4 fingers (in Safari) will load the page in reader mode, elect all text on the page and start reading.
Honestly I am really starting to like OS X and the Mac.
CabbRed 1 points 6y ago
Hello,
I'm glad you bring this up, as I also recently got my first Mac and experience the same issue. I have reported this to Apple, and would encourage you to do the same. I'm running macOS Sierra by the way, and would be interested to hear whether this behaviour has been the same in previous versions of the OS.
Of the three Zoom modes, I'm currently using the proportional mode, as I find this is the only move that doesn't mess with mouse speed. The third option, the one that only moves the view when the cursor reaches a screen edge, also has mouse issues as the mouse speed is different when moving "inside" a region as opposed to pushing it around. The problem is worse the more zoomed in the view is.
I'm glad you bring this up, as I also recently got my first Mac and experience the same issue. I have reported this to Apple, and would encourage you to do the same. I'm running macOS Sierra by the way, and would be interested to hear whether this behaviour has been the same in previous versions of the OS.
Of the three Zoom modes, I'm currently using the proportional mode, as I find this is the only move that doesn't mess with mouse speed. The third option, the one that only moves the view when the cursor reaches a screen edge, also has mouse issues as the mouse speed is different when moving "inside" a region as opposed to pushing it around. The problem is worse the more zoomed in the view is.
kennethbrodersen [OP] 2 points 6y ago
I will do that. I think it has been like that for a while. I can remember trying a friends macbook a year or two ago and it was the same issue.
I use the same setting as you. Apple really love their mouse/scroll acceleration and it makes me abselutly crasy!
Just a small "side-question". Do you use any third-pary accesability tools for the mac?
I use the same setting as you. Apple really love their mouse/scroll acceleration and it makes me abselutly crasy!
Just a small "side-question". Do you use any third-pary accesability tools for the mac?
CabbRed 1 points 6y ago
I don't use any third party accessibility software, at least not yet. The things I need are built in: Zoom and invert colours. I do frequently use the speak selection shortcut though, option+esc.
Apple really needs to sort out this Zoom issue. Let accessibility@apple.com know.
Apple really needs to sort out this Zoom issue. Let accessibility@apple.com know.
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