Since Apple introduced multi touch trackpad built-in for laptop line-ups, MultiClutch has been a must installed application for every newer MacBook/MacBook Pro. It’s buggy when recording shortcuts and the installation isn’t the simplest in the world.
Snow Leopard released not long ago, it brings 64 bit closer to our life. And, MultiClutch isn’t 64 bit friendly. Means you have to restart System Preferences to get it run in 32 bit. I don’t really feel nor understand the speed comparison between this geeky bits diferences, but I feel safer to just install 64 bit compatible applications as much as I could.
Here comes BetterTouchTool, far better than MultiClutch, it’s 64 bit friendly, and it’s free. You can find it usefull too if you have Magic Mouse. BTT is a master at customizing the Apple’s newest nipple-less mouse; two/three fingers swipes control. Makes you want to say "Who’s your daddy now?" eh? BTT is a life-safer until Apple seriously provides decent swipe control (they are just too busy rejecting iPhone applications).
Andreas (BTT author) implemented natural gestures for Magic Mouse:
- two finger swipe down => expose
- two finger swipe up => dismiss expose
- two finger swipe up => show desktop
- two finger swipe down => dismiss desktop
Classy!
My only custom setting since MultiClutch era for Multi Touch is:
Swipe three finger => Hide (command H).
I feel that I need to save my keyboard (and finger) for pressing too much command H.
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thanks for the head up! i desperately need for the multiclutch with 64bit SL support, but this is better!
Hey I just got my Magic Mouse and whenever I try to install Bettertouchtool, it gives me some message that I’m not able to use it on this machine because of its OS.
I’m running a 15inch MacBook Pro with the OS 10.5.8…so is there something missing here?
BTT is only Snow Leopard compatible atm.
Probably it won’t work in 10.5
Check the 2nd point this page http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=255
“It may only work on Snow Leopard (10.6.X.)”
haha. di websitenya ditulis “Download & use at your own risk”. very comforting :P
sedot dulu deh tp.. hehe.
for 10.5 compatibility , more overall stability and usability give MagicPrefs a try (magic mouse only tho) http://vladalexa.com/apps/osx/magicprefs/
Thanks for sharing the info, Lix!
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