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As a MacOS user, zooming on a touchpad is painful.

RussianCow 3y ago
I'm not sure if this is related to your gripe, but FYI, you can use the pinch to zoom gesture on the trackpad in Figma. I find that it works quite well.
tharkun__ 3y ago
I'm a MacOS user at work and ThinkPad user in private and honestly, the MacBook (we have MacBook Pros) trackpad is awesome. I've never been so at ease with not having a mouse as I am with the work MacBook. It works with great precision for a regular mouse and zoom is awesome. It's also in exactly the right place, slightly off center and huge that I can use keyboard shortcuts and easily switch to mouse (i.e. trackpad) use when it's gonna be easier/faster to use the mouse to select/do something. I'm never gonna buy into the Apple ecosystem on principle but product wise it's great to have it at work. On my ThinkPad I always go for my actual mouse when I need precision but the hand travel time between mouse and keyboard use is distracting.
eddieroger 3y ago
As a MacOS user with a Logitech Ergo mouse, I haven't figured out how to navigate at all, and have to get my external trackpad out just to move around. If anyone knows how to move around Figma with a scroll wheel, please tell me, seriously. I would be glad to be wrong. That said, the touchpad experience is at least intuitive.
- CityOfThrowaway 3y ago
  I have the same mouse and it works fine: 1. Hold the cmd key on your keyboard while spinning the scroll wheel to zoom in and out 2. Click and hold the scroll wheel and move the mouse around to pan
  - eddieroger 3y ago
    Thank you! I will try this. I think I had the pan down, but would have liked shift+scroll for sideways and it wasn't doing that.
- clownpepe 3y ago
  Holding the space bar and just moving your mouse works best for me
- reinierladan 3y ago
  I use this hack to turn mouse movements into scroll movements with Hammerspoon. It's one of the first things I need on a fresh install of MacOS. https://github.com/reinier/dotfiles/blob/main/hammerspoon/ergomouse.lua https://github.com/reinier/dotfiles/blob/main/hammerspoon/er... It let's you hold down the right click key and use your mouse to scroll any x/y direction. Original source for this hack is offline, but Internet Archive to the rescue: https://web.archive.org/web/20200808000102/https://savourytimes.com/smooth-scrolling-with-greatest-trackball-mx-ergo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200808000102/https://savouryti... BTW I use Figma all the time, I have never any issues scrolling with this hack.
  - eddieroger 3y ago
    I am a big Hammerspoon fan, and I will definitely try this today! Thank you so much!
    - reinierladan 3y ago
      Did it work for you?
polymath21 3y ago
Hold CMD + two fingers on the trackpad to zoom in+out

I'm not sure if this is related to your gripe, but FYI, you can use the pinch to zoom gesture on the trackpad in Figma. I find that it works quite well.

tharkun__ 3y ago

I'm a MacOS user at work and ThinkPad user in private and honestly, the MacBook (we have MacBook Pros) trackpad is awesome. I've never been so at ease with not having a mouse as I am with the work MacBook. It works with great precision for a regular mouse and zoom is awesome. It's also in exactly the right place, slightly off center and huge that I can use keyboard shortcuts and easily switch to mouse (i.e. trackpad) use when it's gonna be easier/faster to use the mouse to select/do something. I'm never gonna buy into the Apple ecosystem on principle but product wise it's great to have it at work. On my ThinkPad I always go for my actual mouse when I need precision but the hand travel time between mouse and keyboard use is distracting.

eddieroger 3y ago

As a MacOS user with a Logitech Ergo mouse, I haven't figured out how to navigate at all, and have to get my external trackpad out just to move around. If anyone knows how to move around Figma with a scroll wheel, please tell me, seriously. I would be glad to be wrong. That said, the touchpad experience is at least intuitive.

CityOfThrowaway 3y ago
I have the same mouse and it works fine: 1. Hold the cmd key on your keyboard while spinning the scroll wheel to zoom in and out 2. Click and hold the scroll wheel and move the mouse around to pan
- eddieroger 3y ago
  Thank you! I will try this. I think I had the pan down, but would have liked shift+scroll for sideways and it wasn't doing that.
clownpepe 3y ago
Holding the space bar and just moving your mouse works best for me
reinierladan 3y ago
I use this hack to turn mouse movements into scroll movements with Hammerspoon. It's one of the first things I need on a fresh install of MacOS. https://github.com/reinier/dotfiles/blob/main/hammerspoon/ergomouse.lua https://github.com/reinier/dotfiles/blob/main/hammerspoon/er... It let's you hold down the right click key and use your mouse to scroll any x/y direction. Original source for this hack is offline, but Internet Archive to the rescue: https://web.archive.org/web/20200808000102/https://savourytimes.com/smooth-scrolling-with-greatest-trackball-mx-ergo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200808000102/https://savouryti... BTW I use Figma all the time, I have never any issues scrolling with this hack.
- eddieroger 3y ago
  I am a big Hammerspoon fan, and I will definitely try this today! Thank you so much!
  - reinierladan 3y ago
    Did it work for you?

polymath21 3y ago

Hold CMD + two fingers on the trackpad to zoom in+out