Emulate middle-click on MacBook

Installation & Configuration Mac OS X
#1

It is possible to emulate “middle-click” (5 buttons mouse) for MIDI learn?
I m running Ardour 2.8.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 Intel MacBook
thx

#2

Middle click would only be three button mouse, but no it is not possible to my knowledge. Doesn’t mean some third party program does it somehow though, but I don’t know of any off hand.

   Seablade
#3

Hi,

try this app http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/download/SideTrack.dmg

It emulates every mouse control and I think it’s ok under Ardour. i’m using the right click emulation and does the dirty job.

Bye,

P.

#4

RightClick should be possible just using System Preferences for the Mouse or Trackpad.

   Seablade
#5

Reanimating an old thread…

There’s also this: http://magicprefs.com

MagicPrefs allows the user to emulate a middle click by, for instance, clicking with three fingers. I’m using the Apple Magic Mouse that has virtually no buttons at all, but I was able to assign MIDI learn after I installed the prefpane. By default it has the “middle axis” assigned to middle click, but I changed it to three-finger click to avoid problems.

It installed under Os X Sierra 10.12.3 and acted nicely under Ardour 5.8.

#6

Helped immediately, thanks…

#7

This article helped with both Magic Mouse and Trackpad on Catalina to get a middle click on my mac

with a link to Labs: MiddleClick, w2box, World heritage map & more for the free app

Middle (https://middleclick.app) is a cut down version of Multitouch (https://multitouch.app) which are paid for apps. I didn’t try them.

#8

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