Using scroll button on Mac Mighty Mouse

[DBLand]

I cannot seem to control the sensitivity of the Mac Mighty Mouse scroll ball. It is virtually useless as a means of scrolling and panning because it moves the display at least a screen at a time.

I have set the action of the ball in MAC preferences to one line at a time and it makes no difference.

I could ignore it but it is always being touched accidently and I am left with a blank screen.

Any ideas folks

[Hugo]

What version of VW are U using? In versions previous to 12, you must press the option (alt) key, while you scroll the wheel.

[Christiaan]

Hi DBLand, I've found the Might Mouse scroll wheel to be too sensitive in VW too, although it works great in everything else. It seems VW needs some fine tuning.

[Ken]

When I first saw that tiniest of tiny ball on the mighty mouse, I could not imagine using it for VW panning. LMAO. RFLOL. I use the Kensington Turbo Mouse, and then only with Boomerang-mode panning:

http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubbthrea...=true#Post62914

[Christiaan]

It's actually great once you've used it for a bit, and you soon find other scroll wheels a little clunky. It just seems that VW doesn't handle it well, but then VW has never been an angel when it comes to panning and zooming.

[mike m oz]

Mouse zooming and panning works fine in VW on a Mac if you use a PC scroll wheel mouse. I use a Microsoft mouse and don't have any problems at all.

[Jonathan Pickup]

I use a micorsoft mouse as well, but I?m very interested in the wireless mighty mouse

[Ken]

... but then VW has never been an angel when it comes to panning and zooming.

I have to disagree. Remember VW 11.5.1? Go back and try the boomerang-mode pan. Zoom in marquee. Zoom out Interactive. Space bar, x-key, c-key, v-key. Try various combinations. Back and forth. Bamm bamm thank you ma'am.

It was spritely. It was quick. It was exact. It was responsive. It was THE BEST angel ever when it comes to panning and zooming!

Now in 12 we have what feels like bloatware...

[Steven Kenzer]

I've never been able to scroll horizontally with my "Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2" scroll wheel in VW11.5. Vertical is ok, although a little more "jumpy" than I would like. I know I can pan horizontally but I'm wondering if others have had this problem with the horizontal action of the scroll wheel. This worked well in VW10 but.....not now. Comments?

[mar schrammeyer]

my mighty mouse works just fine on VW12.1 zooms in/out, shift scrolls L/R, option U/D and pressing down pans

Edited August 2, 2006 by mar schrammeyer

[DBLand]

Since I started this thread here is a summary so far.

(thanks for the responses)

The mightly mouse has a tiny wheel that can be rolled 360 degrees. In a spreadsheet its a useful Mac invention In a photoshop image its a great invention. In VW it could be good also but I am now prefering the spacebar+ left mouse click to pan or more accurately drag the screen.

But I miss the MS Mouse wheel set to zoom in and out as used in Autocad. Zooming is too many keyboard strokes or mouse clicks in VW.

I notice that in different drawing scales the scroll ball becomes more manageable. I.e. the screen moves less. Is it working in the drawing scale and not the screen size? That would be strange. But I can't work it out.Help has nothing to offer on the subject either.

Well now I use the traditional pan function and try to avoid the scroll ball.

[DBLand]

mar schrammeyer seems to describe my ideal set up. Maybe the problem is I am using VW11.0.2?

[mar schrammeyer]

just found out that holding option actually scrolls sideways and up down instead of zooming just roll the ball sideways or up and down

[Steven Kenzer]

And I just found out that "shift" allows the scroll wheel on my Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 2 to scroll horizontally. Also, I set up the 2 side buttons on this mouse to zoom in and out....very handy.

Edited August 5, 2006 by skfurn