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I have the previous model, the 9360, and my only real complaint is the touch pad. Palm rejection is just terrible, so much so that I've considered just turning

I have the previous model, the 9360, and my only real complaint is the touch pad. Palm rejection is just terrible, so much so that I've considered just turning off the touch pad and using a mouse. One nice feature of the touch pad is that the scrolling direction for the mouse is independent of that for the touch pad. This means I can set the mouse to work like mice always have, before Apple invented "natural" scrolling, but have the touch pad use "natural" mode. For some reason, this actually feels right to me. I wish my Macbook Pro could do this.

rahimnathwani 8y ago
" I wish my Macbook Pro could do this." What you describe is a feature of the OS, not the hardware, right?
- tcfunk 8y ago
  It is, however the two are somewhat inseparable in this case.
  - rahimnathwani 8y ago
    Which OS do you run on your XPS that you cannot run on your MBP?
KSS42 8y ago
I haven't used it but try: "Scroll Reverser is a free Mac app that reverses the direction of scrolling. It is available for macOS 10.4 through 10.13. It has independent settings for trackpads, mice and Wacom tablets, and for horizontal and vertical scrolling. " https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/ https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/
- ReidZB 8y ago
  I've used it for a long time now. It was set-and-forget and has done the job properly ever since I installed it. No complaints.
- rootbear 8y ago
  Nice! Thanks!
- slavak 8y ago
  I've been using this for a while now, and it has been a godsend. That said, I do consider it a ding against MacOs, because it's ridiculous that I'm forced to use third-party tools for such basic functionality. (Other examples: USB-tethering with non-Apple phones requires hunting down and installing third-party drivers. A feature that just works, out-of-the-box, on every other system I've ever used.)
ht85 8y ago
Here's a comment explaining how I fixed palm detection onmy XPS 15: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17589505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17589505

rahimnathwani 8y ago

" I wish my Macbook Pro could do this." What you describe is a feature of the OS, not the hardware, right?

tcfunk 8y ago
It is, however the two are somewhat inseparable in this case.
- rahimnathwani 8y ago
  Which OS do you run on your XPS that you cannot run on your MBP?

KSS42 8y ago

I haven't used it but try: "Scroll Reverser is a free Mac app that reverses the direction of scrolling. It is available for macOS 10.4 through 10.13. It has independent settings for trackpads, mice and Wacom tablets, and for horizontal and vertical scrolling. " https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/ https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/

ReidZB 8y ago
I've used it for a long time now. It was set-and-forget and has done the job properly ever since I installed it. No complaints.
rootbear 8y ago
Nice! Thanks!
slavak 8y ago
I've been using this for a while now, and it has been a godsend. That said, I do consider it a ding against MacOs, because it's ridiculous that I'm forced to use third-party tools for such basic functionality. (Other examples: USB-tethering with non-Apple phones requires hunting down and installing third-party drivers. A feature that just works, out-of-the-box, on every other system I've ever used.)

ht85 8y ago

Here's a comment explaining how I fixed palm detection onmy XPS 15: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17589505 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17589505