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Applescript to quickly toggle my custom trackpad settings on/off.
Prevents frustration in others who use my machine.
🐭 My trackpad setup
Correct scrolling. (Default is backwards.)
Three Finger Drag. (Default is off.)
Four finger up swipe for Mission Control. (Default is 3; can't coexist with three finger drag.)
❓ Why?
Drag: On my first mac, my trackpad's button broke. To click anything, I had to enable tap-to-click. To move anything, I had to enable three finger drag. Out of necessity I saw the light: these settings are more efficient.
Scroll direction: In 2011 Apple released OS X Lion, flipping the default direction of two finger scroll. I've been using macs since before 2011. (Is there a hipster emoji?)
To install
Pull repo
Open the Applescript with Script Editor
Read "Gotchas" section. ❗ Required. ❗
Click run or press command r
Bonus:
Export the Applescript as an Application. (Script Editor -> File -> Export...)
Then, either put the Application in your dock, or memorize whatever you name it, so you can spotlight-run it quickly.
❗ Gotchas
You must authorize control of your computer.
Won't run properly in Applescript Editor
System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Accessibility -> Add 'Script Editor' to 'Allow the apps below to control your computer.
Exported Application won't run properly.
System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Accessibility -> Add '[Exported App]' to 'Allow the apps below to control your computer.'
↕️ I only want to toggle scroll direction.
No problem!
Pull this repo
Open the Applescript with Script Editor
Find the following line: set userWantsToToggleThreeFingerDrag to true
Change true to false
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Applescript to quickly toggle my custom trackpad settings on/off, when sharing my laptop with friends.
To install