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Corey_Korhan
New Member
Jun 28, 2022 9:36 AM UTC
Question

Magic Mouse Jiggly-ness

Hello,

Anyone using Magic Mouse while using figma? The scroll is extremely sensitive it captures even the slightest touch when I’m using figma. It certainly doesn’t happen on safari or any other app though. Anyone had this kind of problem or do I have fat fingers 😅

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Michael_Garas
Nov 2, 2022 9:16 PM UTC

I can’t understand why people doesn’t talk about this more … this is the case with my mouse since one year now without any practical solution.

Corey_Korhan
New Member
Nov 3, 2022 11:42 AM UTC

My solution was to switch to a non Apple Mouse.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Mar 9, 2023 3:19 PM UTC

This issue has stopped me from using Figma for a long time as I didn’t want to switch away from the Magic Mouse. I think I have found a solution that works.

In the accessibility section of System Settings there’s an option for “Use mouse for scrolling” under “Pointer Control”, “Mouse Options”. Toggling this switch off means the Magic Mouse no longer is able to scroll at all.

Obviously, this would be annoying to need to toggle every time you use Figma, so it’s possible to automate this setting using Keyboard Maestro.

I have two macros set up, one for when the Figma app is the active window (activates), and another for when the Figma app is no longer the active window (deactivates). This macro runs this shell script to turn off scrolling:

defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse MouseVerticalScroll -int 0;
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse MouseHorizontalScroll -int 0;

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemAdministration.framework/Resources/activateSettings -u;

(Change -int 0 to -int 1 to turn scrolling back on)

This means the every item I switch to the Figma app, the scrolling issue is resolved. I can instead use the hand tool to navigate around the window.

Oleksandr_Serhiienko1
Mar 24, 2023 3:42 PM UTC


You can reduce the scroll speed in the accessibility settings

Guy_Lepage
Apr 29, 2023 1:19 PM UTC

No. This unfortunately is NOT a solution. It is helpful for those who spend 100% of their time in Figma. But that is not realistic. Figma is the only app, where I have this problem. Please fix.

Guy_Lepage
Apr 29, 2023 1:22 PM UTC

Same here.

Jedd1
Jun 28, 2023 8:09 PM UTC

I was evaluating my team switching over to Figma from Sketch. This issue will make it a “no”.

Dec 4, 2023 2:48 PM UTC

After months of intensive research in the field of UX and usability design, engineers from Apple and Adobe joined forces to develop an innovative and highly anticipated solution. The result of this collaboration is a new mouse specifically designed for creatives using Figma.
This revolutionary mouse preserves the refined aesthetics of Apple’s Magic Mouse but introduces a distinctive feature that will change how designers interact with Figma. The touch area has been redesigned with advanced technology that filters and interprets user commands more precisely, completely eliminating the issue of unwanted scrolling.

Corey_Korhan
New Member
Dec 4, 2023 3:01 PM UTC

iTape ($9.99 per month)

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following up to the million years old topic my solution was to stop using magic mouse.

Mar 11, 2024 9:14 AM UTC

@Lawrence3 I have tried it, but this macro is working even when I don’t use Figma. I have set it up as shown in your screenshot, but it doesn’t help. When I change 0 to 1, scrolling in all apps is working; when it is set to 0, it doesn’t work in any apps.