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I disagree here. I use keyboard shortcuts on both platforms, but I can be fast either way on Linux, while on Mac I just can't get used to the acceleration curve

by larrik 5y ago

I disagree here. I use keyboard shortcuts on both platforms, but I can be fast either way on Linux, while on Mac I just can't get used to the acceleration curves and other odd behaviors that simply don't happen on the other platforms with the same mice. I tried Microsoft, Logitec, and SteelSeries, which is about as great a variety of mice as can be expected. I know I tend to be in the minority on HN in my dislike of macOS, but I'm trying here. Conversely, I really really like the magic keyboard, and having an extra accelerator button is pretty nice (that isn't the stupid MS button).

selykg 5y ago
Have you tried using tools like Steermouse? It has been awhile since I've used it but as I recall it allows controlling a lot more of the mouse behavior than the system does in System Preferences.
- larrik 5y ago
  I have used a few tools, but most of the ones that worked for me in the past died in the last few major versions of OSX. I don't believe Steermouse was one of them, though.
kitsunesoba 5y ago
The fact that mouse acceleration curves are such a common irritant is a bit mystifying to me. I jump between macOS and Windows frequently and occasionally dabble with Linux, and any differences in "cursor feel" disappear within ~30s of usage, after which I can't tell that there's differences in the curve at all unless I'm specifically looking for it.
- handrous 5y ago
  Ditto, it's something I rarely notice and that never bothers me. I game on Windows, use Linux desktops occasionally, and work on macOS mostly. Former mainly-Linux user, too. Whatever the defaults are for Mac cursors don't bother me a bit. In fact the only system customization I really do with a new Mac is to install Spectacle, and then use its defaults without configuring it further. That's about it. Oh, and set caps lock to an extra ctrl, which you can do through the normal Mac settings panel with a few clicks. Otherwise, I don't even know what I'd want to customize, behavior-wise.

by larrik 5y ago

selykg 5y ago

Have you tried using tools like Steermouse? It has been awhile since I've used it but as I recall it allows controlling a lot more of the mouse behavior than the system does in System Preferences.

larrik 5y ago
I have used a few tools, but most of the ones that worked for me in the past died in the last few major versions of OSX. I don't believe Steermouse was one of them, though.

kitsunesoba 5y ago

The fact that mouse acceleration curves are such a common irritant is a bit mystifying to me. I jump between macOS and Windows frequently and occasionally dabble with Linux, and any differences in "cursor feel" disappear within ~30s of usage, after which I can't tell that there's differences in the curve at all unless I'm specifically looking for it.

handrous 5y ago
Ditto, it's something I rarely notice and that never bothers me. I game on Windows, use Linux desktops occasionally, and work on macOS mostly. Former mainly-Linux user, too. Whatever the defaults are for Mac cursors don't bother me a bit. In fact the only system customization I really do with a new Mac is to install Spectacle, and then use its defaults without configuring it further. That's about it. Oh, and set caps lock to an extra ctrl, which you can do through the normal Mac settings panel with a few clicks. Otherwise, I don't even know what I'd want to customize, behavior-wise.