Review: Magic Mouse

[Quadra 610]

I initially reviewed the Wacom Bamboo Touch and took a bunch of marks off because of:

a) discomfort
b) poor button placement
c) overly-sensitive double-tap recognition.

After using the Magic Mouse for the better part of an hour (after figuring out I needed some obscure Apple software update that did not show up automatically under . . . that's right, SOFTWARE UPDATE), my experience is sweet and sour, which is great if you're eating Chinese, but not so great when you're testing a mouse.

So I finally got the mouse to work, but even before pairing it I noticed it had a button. A multitouch mouse with a button! Oooh, middle-click here I come! Wrong. No middle click. No assigning any functions to that button . . . because it's THE button. That's right, bring your Mighty Mouse thinking along because that is EXACTLY what Apple duplicated for the right/left click functions. So that's Strike One. Why am I clicking left and right on a MULTITOUCH mouse?

So what are the multitouch gestures? Screen Zoom (*yawn*, unless you specifically need it, does this need to be a standard gesture??), right/left swipe to go back and forth between webpages (and I assume any other horizontally-facing pages), and up/down scroll, which works like a dream. Vertical touch scrolling (with momentum turned on) is like cream for cats. Nicely done. But that's it.

So without left/right click (or "tap") touch functions the Magic Mouse feels half-finished. Admittedly, the vertical scrolling is sweet. But not sweet enough to divert my attention from the fact that a) I have no tap functions, and b) I have middle-click, which I loved to use in order to open a new Finder window.

But it's not all bad. There's some good here. Read on.

Weight:

Apple nailed this. This has to be one of the lightest mice I've ever used. I can move it around using two fingers with no effort at all. Mind you, I'm using Lithium batteries. Note that the mouse doesn't seem to work on only one battery, unlike the wireless Mighty Mouse. Odd, but it doesn't detract from the experience. This thing glides.

Shape:

The Magic Mouse's shape might seem awkward at first glance, but start using it and you'll see that it's shaped for SPEED. Two fingers up top are all you really need to move this thing. The low-slung profile looks great. The right/left swipe movements feel fine. Surprisingly, the acrylic texture feels good and it looks like even sweaty fingers won't hamper the use of what few touch gestures there are on this thing.

Looks:

Sublime.

It's fast. But is it comfortable?

This might be a personal preference, but being able to rest your hand on a mouse is a good thing. With the Magic Mouse you're only resting the tips of your fingers on the mouse. Not quite as comfortable as my Mighty Mouse. And those somewhat sharp, angular edges of the Magic Mouse don't quite feel right. My Mighty Mouse feels like "home", and felt like it from Day One. The Magic Mouse feels like it'll get the job done faster, but pull me along for the ride and expect me to shut up while it's doing me all those other favours. My wireless Mighty Mouse is like an S-Class Merc. The Magic Mouse is a Lambo. You get the idea.

Things I'll ignore:

Tracking. OS X's tracking/mouse acceleration is horrible. Been this way for years. I'll ignore this because it's not really a mouse-specific issue. There are terminal hacks and utilities (like USB Overdrive) which solves this issue. But I still hate having to look to 3rd parties just to get better tracking.

Perhaps USB Overdrive will also extend the touch functionality of the Magic Mouse, though I'm not betting on it. There's a new version already in the works with Magic Mouse support, so we'll see.

Really annoying:

So no right/left taps. Fine. Alright, I'll let this slide. But in that case, where's my middle click? At least give us ONE other button or somewhere else to touch in order to get a lousy middle click! Cool vertical scrolling and a great shape doesn't quite make up for this lost functionality. Yes, I can reach for the keyboard, but why should I? Can I at least assign left swipe to open the Finder and right swipe to do something else? Please?

Clicking takes a lot more downward pressure than with the Mighty Mouse (especially left-clicking, for some reason), or with any other mouse, really. I don't like that. When the click functionality on a multitouch mouse is NOT an afterthought, it should be implemented correctly.

Potential:

There's always the possibility that Apple could extend the touch functionality of the Magic Mouse or that a 3rd party will do it.

Conclusion:

I think The Magic Mouse's home is back in the Apple Store. My desktop still belongs to Apple's wireless Mighty Mouse (yes, I've got one of the ones that actually work right and continue to work right.) Gimped touch functionality plus ergonomics that aren't quite up to par all but break the deal. But the speed and the vertical scrolling are sweet.

I'll hang on to the Magic Mouse for a while longer and see if the seas suddenly part, but I'm not expecting any miracles.

70/100 (B-)


REVISED (1/11/09)

I'm bumping up the score.

I'm beginning to feel the ergonomic benefits of the Magic Mouse. Your hand, while not resting on top of the mouse surface, does rest in a more natural position. It's painless and it allows for very precise movement. Further, it can be gripped very high or very low. Nearly the entire surface of the mouse is responsive.

The addition of middle-click functionality in some form would put it over the top.

Clicking takes more pressure than it should, however, especially right-clicking.

80/100 (A-)


REVISED (2/11/09) AND FINAL SCORE

Yes, this review took nearly three days to complete. Interestingly enough, it shows the progression of my experiences with this mouse. The ergonomic benefits and sheer speed (due to the light weight) are becoming much more pronounced. I feel compelled to give Apple even more credit because these are such salient factors. The Magic Mouse has replaced my wireless Mighty Mouse completely, and even though there is no middle-click option, I'm finding that given the benefits of the mouse I'm not missing it as much.

A middle-click option or some sort of similar tap functionality would earn an A+.

All in all, well-done, Apple.

Final score:

85/100 (A)

[backtomac]

That's actually better than the crap Prince McLean pumps out.

[Quadra 610]

Originally Posted by backtomac

That's actually better than the crap Prince McLean pumps out.

Contrary to popular belief, I AM capable of objectivity.

[Quadra 610]

I'm gradually getting adjusted to the feel of the mouse. At least it doesn't hurt my hand or my wrists/forearm like the Bamboo Touch did. That wasn't a mouse, obviously, I'm just comparing multitouch navigation solutions.

BUT . . . my wireless Mighty Mouse is still more comfortable, and the lack of a middle-click is just killing me. I mean, come on, at least give is ONE configurable swipe, button, or tap. Even a cleverly recessed button just on the side where the thumb would be placed, completely flush with the curve and the surface. The pressed state doesn't even have to be very deep.

Lucky for Apple the vertical scrolling is so well implemented, not to mention the 360-degree scrolling. The Magic Mouse's scrolling kills Logitech's implementation now.

[backtomac]

Originally Posted by Quadra 610

I'm gradually getting adjusted to the feel of the mouse. At least it doesn't hurt my hand or my wrists/forearm like the Bamboo Touch did. That wasn't a mouse, obviously, I'm just comparing multitouch navigation solutions.

BUT . . . my wireless Mighty Mouse is still more comfortable, and the lack of a middle-click is just killing me. I mean, come on, at least give is ONE configurable swipe, button, or tap. Even a cleverly recessed button just on the side where the thumb would be placed, completely flush with the curve and the surface. The pressed state doesn't even have to be very deep.

Lucky for Apple the vertical scrolling is so well implemented, not to mention the 360-degree scrolling.

I haven't used it much but I it seems to have a better feel in my hand, scrolls and clicks better, IMO, compared to a MM.

[ElliotGraham94]

quite frankly i like the magic mouse although a lot of people dont

[Quadra 610]

Revised the score.

[ryanbridgwood]

I've had the Magic Mouse now for two days. It feels SO natural. The moment I got it, it just felt natural to use, and the scrolling is fantastically smooth, and quick aswell..

I'm not missing any of the buttons that was on the Mighty Mouse because i've turned on Active Screen Corners.

The mouse in my opinion is quite light, and definitely lighter than the Mighty IMO.

Moving it around is fantastic, and to scroll i'm not even holding my hand on the mouse, i'm typing and just holding one finger down the top of it and it just scrolls.

SO natural.

[Quadra 610]

Originally Posted by ryanbridgwood

I've had the Magic Mouse now for two days. It feels SO natural. The moment I got it, it just felt natural to use, and the scrolling is fantastically smooth, and quick aswell..

I'm not missing any of the buttons that was on the Mighty Mouse because i've turned on Active Screen Corners.

The mouse in my opinion is quite light, and definitely lighter than the Mighty IMO.

Moving it around is fantastic, and to scroll i'm not even holding my hand on the mouse, i'm typing and just holding one finger down the top of it and it just scrolls.

SO natural.

The scrolling is genius, I have to agree.

Well I haven't gone back to my Mighty Mouse yet, so that must be a good sign.

I too, use hot corners. But I work with the Finder a lot, so I had that set to middle click on my Mighty Mouse. I found it amazingly convenient. Unfortunately I can't open up a new Finder window via a hot corner, nor is there a universal keyboard shortcut for it, so I'm using option-command-space in order to bring up the Spotlight window, which is the same thing.

[Quadra 610]

Final score is up, and I'm done.

[pmz]

Why do you have to take your left finger off of the magic mouse to right click?

Why? Why? Why? Why? its so stupid!!!

[Sport73]

I've had the Magic Mouse for a few days and I think it's very good; many of the concerns about its comfort/ergonomics have just not proven true for me. I use it more like I'm not using a mouse at all, in that I rest my hand mostly on the desk when not mousing around...the scrolling is superb.

However, as with so much from Apple outside of the core (a la Apple TV), it's just shy of being great. I'm hopeful Apple will add more controls, because if it truly is 'multi-touch'; why can't I assign specific gestures and clicks to actions?

2 fingers down when clicking and I should be able to get Expose;
3 fingers down when clicking and I should be able to show desktop or spaces.
A circle with 2 fingers should open a finder window.
Pinch to zoom should work
resting my entire palm and all fingers on the mouse for 5 seconds should sleep/wake the machine...etc.

Hopefully Apple or a 3rd party adds these types of functions soon; because I love the hardware.

[Ireland]

The could have added a 3 finger click for middle click and have it off by default. By I know my main complaint before mouse is delivered. They need to do either one of two things to make this mouse work the way it should: They need to either add pressure sensitivity, so it can determine what type of click you really want - right or left. And I know how it works, I've had three Might Mouse. Not being able to right click cause you touched the index finger down very briefly is an oversight of biblical proportions. What is it with Apple and mice, they actually sort of don't have a clue. OR, they need a split shell design, and they could easily do this in a way that they retained all of the (and the word "all" is wholly unnecessary) multi-touch features. They could do this by making the split a precision one, that was near invisible when stationary.

They'll never learn though, that much is a given at this stage in the game.

Here's my design I made before magic was announced:

[Mac Voyer]

I used one in a store for the first time today. WOW! After reading so many negative reviews, I had low expectations. I now believe that most reviewers are just used to saying bad thins about Apple mice. For me, it was love at first touch. The tracking was smooth. The scrolling is genius. The two finger swipe will transform how we interact with webpages and other applications. I loved the weight. It was easy to grip. I did not have to chase it around the dest when gesturing as the touch area is very sensitive. I think some of the early reviewers wrote this one off too soon.

[Marvin]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

I think some of the early reviewers wrote this one off too soon.

It still has some pretty big flaws though. Ergonomically it's too low, the sides are sharp, the right-click doesn't work without lifting the index finger, it only has two button support and no custom gestures, momentum isn't supported under 10.5, the tracking is too slow and the pads on the bottom aren't horizontal so they add extra resistance to the left-right movement (and add wear to a wooden desk).

It's a good mouse and a huge improvement over the old one but that's a lot of flaws and a good number of them are deal-breakers for me personally. I really want the scroll functionality it has but other than that, it's a fairly average mouse if you've used Logitech or Microsoft wireless mice before.

Originally Posted by Ireland

Here's my design I made before magic was announced

Rather than the split shell, they just need pressure sensitivity so they know where the mouse press happened. They could even have had a button on either side so that one pushed down more than the other but pressure means more than two buttons. The scroll works better over the whole mouse than in a constrained area, it's a must for side scrolling.

[Quadra 610]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

I used one in a store for the first time today. WOW! After reading so many negative reviews, I had low expectations. I now believe that most reviewers are just used to saying bad thins about Apple mice. For me, it was love at first touch. The tracking was smooth. The scrolling is genius. The two finger swipe will transform how we interact with webpages and other applications. I loved the weight. It was easy to grip. I did not have to chase it around the dest when gesturing as the touch area is very sensitive. I think some of the early reviewers wrote this one off too soon.

I started out almost hating it. In my review I mentioned initially that it belonged back in the store, not on my desk.

Slowly but surely it grew on me and I began to appreciate its strengths, which became more pronounced as time wore on.

Now, I love it. My wireless Mighty Mouse is in storage along with several (very good) Logitech mice.

The Magic Mouse is a pleasure to use, and ergonomically speaking (for my hand, anyway), shockingly good, given its low-slung style.

[Mac Voyer]

Just brought one home and I must say I am even more impressed. I'm not sure why people are complaining about the ergonomics of this mouse. To be sure, it is different, but not uncomfortable. We are all used to our whole palms covering the mouse. Not so with the Magic Mouse. I rest the lower part of my hand on the desk and place two fingers on the upper surface of the mouse. My thumb and other two fingers fall naturally into place along the sides of the mouse. My hand makes no contact with the mouse save for the fingertips that control and move it. My hand stays in it most natural position. This feels much more natural and ergonomic. We no longer have to palm the mouse like a basketball.

One side note. Even if you do not like the mouse for whatever reason, you have to admit that it is one of the most beautiful pieces of consumer electronics to come out in a long time. This mouse in its retail packaging should be in the Museum of Fine Arts. I will keep this one on the display case long after its usefulness as a mouse is past. I know I sound like a gushing fan, but you really have to see it in person if you have not had the chance.

[Aquatic]

Good one Ireland!

Ya know, those Apple logos are expensive because of the quality materials they're made out of! Definitely worth 25% more!

[Quadra 610]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

Just brought one home and I must say I am even more impressed. I'm not sure why people are complaining about the ergonomics of this mouse. To be sure, it is different, but not uncomfortable. We are all used to our whole palms covering the mouse. Not so with the Magic Mouse. I rest the lower part of my hand on the desk and place two fingers on the upper surface of the mouse. My thumb and other two fingers fall naturally into place along the sides of the mouse. My hand makes no contact with the mouse save for the fingertips that control and move it. My hand stays in it most natural position. This feels much more natural and ergonomic. We no longer have to palm the mouse like a basketball.

My hand and wrist barely move. This mouse allows for extremely precise fingertip control. I haven't only gotten used to this, but I've come to prefer it.

[Mac Voyer]

Originally Posted by Aquatic

Good one Ireland!

Ya know, those Apple logos are expensive because of the quality materials they're made out of! Definitely worth 25% more!

If they could have found a way to make the Apple logo light up, I would have paid 25% more.

[Ireland]

Let's just put it this way: my sister has a new mouse and she didn't buy it.

The Logitech MX Revolution is about 10X better than the Magic Marketing Mouse. It's better in a number of ways, even scrolling. "To me" the MMM is unusable.

[sequitur]

Ireland,
You are so right in stating that the Logitech is a good mouse.

I haven't used the Magic Mouse, so I can't compare it with the Logitech.

However, using the Logitech Evolution (smaller than the Revolution) I can send the cursor anywhere on my 22" monitor (and second monitor) desktops using my thumb, little finger, and a slight hand movement.

My index and middle fingers rest lightly on the left and right split buttons, and the right/left/up/down (clicking or spinning) scroll wheel is between those fingers.

Behind the wheel is a (programmable) button that I use to show open apps. When clicked, I can point the cursor at an app and open it with a right click.

My thumb is resting (in a hollowed area for the thumb) on the page forward/backward buttons.

There is a programmable button immediately next to the Left (split) button. I haven't thought up a use for this yet.

The Scroll wheel is also a programmable button. I use it to send the cursor to the Apple Logo or to the 'enter' button in a dialog box. There are times when I lose the cursor among many open files on both screens. Sending the cursor to the Apple Logo locates it for me.

I can't imagine a mouse that is more versatile than this one. Probably, the F-22 Raptor's control stick has more usable buttons than this Evolution. My Apple mice are sleeping in a storage box, never to be awakened.

I have small hands more suited to the Evolution though I have a rechargeable Revolution which I use when the batteries in the Evolution die. I use a separate battery charger for the Evolution mouse.

[Ireland]

Originally Posted by sequitur

Ireland,
You are so right in stating that the Logitech is a good mouse.

I have small hands more suited to the Evolution though I have a rechargeable Revolution which I use when the batteries in the Evolution die. I use a separate battery charger for the Evolution mouse.

Don't mention your hands, whether they are big or small--and most people's hands aren't extraordinarily big or small when it really comes down to it--the size of folks hands isn't an excuse for Apple not understand what a mouse is meant to be. This is nothing more than Steve Jobs being a stubborn SOB. If you think Johnny Ive has last say on design for the products that go out the door I'd bet you'd be wrong. When I say "you" I don't mean you sequitur, I mean people in general. Steve makes a lot of good decisions, that's why he is where he is, but his decisions are not "always" good, and somethings misguided.

Thanks for speaking your mind, especially because your making sense. I am sick of people defending Apple on the mouse front. They do not have a f****** clue.

[tonton]

Originally Posted by Ireland

Don't mention your hands, whether they are big or small--and most people's hands aren't extraordinarily big or small when it really comes down to it--the size of folks hands isn't an excuse for Apple not understand what a mouse is meant to be. This is nothing more than Steve Jobs being a stubborn SOB. If you think Johnny Ive has last say on design for the products that go out the door I'd bet you'd be wrong. When I say "you" I don't mean you sequitur, I mean people in general. Steve makes a lot of good decisions, that's why he is where he is, but his decisions are not "always" good, and somethings misguided.

Thanks for speaking your mind, especially because your making sense. I am sick of people defending Apple on the mouse front. They do not have a f****** clue.

Ireland, what you need to understand is that not everyone is a mouse "palmer". If Apple were producing more than one mouse, there might be room in the lineup for an "ergonomic" mouse that fit the hand for those of you that prefer such an option.

The rest of us do not like that kind of mouse. And the Magic Mouse is designed with us in mind.

If Apple were to produce only one mouse, and that mouse were a form-fitting glob that you (Ireland) would find absolutely perfect, I would never buy it, because I hate that kind of mouse. Regardless of aesthetics.

Apple did not make a "horrible" mouse this time. They made a great mouse. Just not the mouse you wanted.

[Ireland]

Originally Posted by tonton

Ireland, what you need to understand is that not everyone is a mouse "palmer". If Apple were producing more than one mouse, there might be room in the lineup for an "ergonomic" mouse that fit the hand for those of you that prefer such an option.

Oh do get out.

[Mac Voyer]

It would seem that the Magic mouse is the #1 best selling mouse on Amazon. Prime members are now told that it will ship in 2-5 weeks. Same with the 27" iMac. It seems I'm not the only one big on the new Apple products.

[Ireland]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

It would seem that the Magic mouse is the #1 best selling mouse on Amazon. Prime members are now told that it will ship in 2-5 weeks. Same with the 27" iMac. It seems I'm not the only one big on the new Apple products.

But I thought you were the guy who bought those 3M Macs?

[Mac Voyer]

Originally Posted by Ireland

But I thought you were the guy who bought those 3M Macs?

I don't know what that means, sorry. I currently own a MBP and a 20" iMac from previous generations but fairly modern. I am moving up to the 27" by selling my current Macs on ebay. That is how I stay current and afford my Mac addiction.

[Ireland]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

I don't know what that means, sorry.

I thought you were the one who bought those 3 Million Macs

[dougc]

I just returned my magic mouse. I tried it out in the store before buying and didn't have any trouble with it, very intuitive and performed just as expected. However, after a few days of using it my hand really started to cramp up. I have average size hands but I think the mouse was just too small and flat for me.

I found myself having to squeeze the mouse with my thumb and pinky to move it. Granted, this wasn't a lot of pressure but over the course of several hours, your hand really felt the discomfort of being in an unnatural position over an extended period of time. I suppose the muscles in my hand would eventually get stronger and the mouse would become more comfortable. This seems ridiculous to have to work out your hand before you can comfortably use a mouse...

So if anyone is thinking of getting the magic mouse, hold on to your receipt and give it a few days to make sure it works for you. I love the idea of the multi-touch surface and worked beautifully but it just needs to be incorporated into a larger, more rounded mouse. A multi-touch mighty mouse wouldn't have been as cool looking but would be far more functional.

Hope this helps anyone on the fence!

[Sport73]

I've had my Magic Mouse for 3 weeks now and LOVE it; especially with Expose control back thanks to Middle-Click:

http://github.com/galonsky/MiddleClick/downloads

This simple hack allows you to have the Magic Mouse recognize 3-fingers down on the mouse as a 'middle click' which can then be assigned in Expose preferences to All Windows. Now I have 90% of the functionality I want in a mouse combined with the Magic Mouse's sweet scrolling, sexy exterior, and good feel.

Left Click
Right Click
Middle Click
Swipe L
Swipe R

The Magic Mouse now has 5 'buttons'. I expect this will only grow as Apple or others increase the multi-touch vocabulary of the device.

Highly Recommend Middle Click to anyone with a Magic Mouse; installs simply, launches at boot; works flawlessly.

[Mac Voyer]

Originally Posted by Sport73

I've had my Magic Mouse for 3 weeks now and LOVE it; especially with Expose control back thanks to Middle-Click:

http://github.com/galonsky/MiddleClick/downloads


Highly Recommend Middle Click to anyone with a Magic Mouse; installs simply, launches at boot; works flawlessly.

Brilliant!

[BertP]

Just a comment from someone who uses Zoom extensively.

I set up the option key + scroll to implement Zoom. I find that I can flick a finger on the mouse surface while holding down the option key with a finger on the other hand – works really well. Zoom also has the momentum capability, which I find useful.

I also like the regular scrolling quite well in all directions.

What also helps is to use Zoom in combination with narrowed windows on any text (like HTML) that responds by readjusting the wrap-around of text to the length of the window. So, you can have large text in a narrow window to make the reading task more vertical – no need to move the mouse pointer right or left beyond the edge of a window or your screen. In other words, fitting readable text to the window or screen size is much easier and quicker with the new Magic Mouse.

The value of this mouse well matches the expense of the mouse for me.

Edit: For text that is Zoomed but cannot be forced to flow into a narrower window – go ahead and narrow the window, and then lightly touch the mouse to shift left or right as needed as well as the usual up and down. Here, you are taking advantage of the rails on the bottom of the mouse for stickiness greater than the sideways touch of your finger. This is more convenient than moving the mouse itself over a surface.

[BertP]

Originally Posted by Sport73

I've had my Magic Mouse for 3 weeks now and LOVE it; especially with Expose control back thanks to Middle-Click:

http://github.com/galonsky/MiddleClick/downloads

This simple hack allows you to have the Magic Mouse recognize 3-fingers down on the mouse as a 'middle click' which can then be assigned in Expose preferences to All Windows. Now I have 90% of the functionality I want in a mouse combined with the Magic Mouse's sweet scrolling, sexy exterior, and good feel.

Left Click
Right Click
Middle Click
Swipe L
Swipe R

The Magic Mouse now has 5 'buttons'. I expect this will only grow as Apple or others increase the multi-touch vocabulary of the device.

Highly Recommend Middle Click to anyone with a Magic Mouse; installs simply, launches at boot; works flawlessly.

Thanks for referral; I'll follow-up.

[tonton]

Middle Click doesn't work at the moment with the Magic Mouse on any machine with a multi-touch trackpad.

But you can get middle click functionality on the Magic Mouse with "Better Touch Tool"

http://blog.boastr.net/

The UI is kind of a mess and not everything works with the Magic Mouse, but it does add middle click support on laptops, and as a bonus gives you a full GUI control for mouse tracking well beyond wht the Apple control panel provides.

[Sport73]

Originally Posted by tonton

Middle Click doesn't work at the moment with the Magic Mouse on any machine with a multi-touch trackpad.

But you can get middle click functionality on the Magic Mouse with "Better Touch Tool"

http://blog.boastr.net/

The UI is kind of a mess and not everything works with the Magic Mouse, but it does add middle click support on laptops, and as a bonus gives you a full GUI control for mouse tracking well beyond wht the Apple control panel provides.

I'm using MiddleClick from the link/post I made earlier on a 2009 15"Macbook Pro with Multi-Touch, so 'what you talkin about Willis?'

Works great. Simply launch the app (put it in your startup) and you have a menu-bar option for 3finger tap or 3finger click; then go into System Preferences and set Expose to use the middle mouse click.

[BenRoethig]

Note to Apple, it would be really easy to solve this by implementing a middle click as a two finger click.

[mjscox]

I have just begun using the new wireless touch-pad mouse; I don't have any issues with it except for the inability in preferences to disable, either system-wide, or better yet, application-specific, the horizontal scrolling. When working with a Pages or Word document, 99 percent of the time we are scrolling either up or down, in other words forwards and backwards, in the document; the mouse, however, if a movement is made on its surface which is not exactly up/down, will initiate a sideways scroll in the document, which is most aggravating. If anyone has a suggestion, I'd like to read it. If anyone at Apple is reading, I'd like to see the option to turn off horizontal scroll (realizing that this could provoke problems if I didn't want horizontal document scrolling but still wanted to use a two-finger swipe left-right; perhaps an option could be to force use two-fingers for horizontal scrolls?)

[Mac Voyer]

Not enough buttons on that Magic Mouse for you? Here's the answer

[Ireland]

Originally Posted by Mac Voyer

Not enough buttons on that Magic Mouse for you? Here's the answer

No, here's the answer for the Magic Mouse: