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computer makes an Oof! sound. And so on. So we spent half the day zapping each other with
our trackball buttons. You had to be there, I guess, but it was hilarious, like a virtual pillow
fight.
That's not a useful example of automating input devices, I admit. But perhaps it will inspire
you to think up customizations that will make you more productive.
Use Trackpad and Magic Mouse Gestures
If you have a Mac laptop with a built-in trackpad, or a stand-alone Magic Trackpad, you
have at your disposal a device that supports not just moving the pointer and clicking, but
also scrolling, switching apps, displaying contextual menus, zooming, and numerous other
actions by way of gestures such as swiping, pinching, and tapping (with one or more fingers).
Apple's Magic Mouse also has a multitouch-capable top surface with support for many (but
not quite all) of the same actions.
You must configure your trackpad or mouse with the gestures you want to useā€”that's the
easy part. The harder part is training your fingers to perform these gestures until they
become second nature.
To set up your multitouch trackpad or Magic Mouse:
1. Open the Trackpad ( Figure 12 ) or Mouse pane of System Preferences,
depending on which device you're using.
Figure 12: The Trackpad pane of System Preferences has
numerous options for configuring taps and gestures.
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