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Use trackpad tap-to-click on login window and by default
I managed to get it working, but here's what I had to do...first, I deleted the key that had been written when my machine was in 10.4:
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior
Then I recreated the preference:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1
When I first activated the login screen, this didn't work ... but when I logged in then returned to the login screen, it was working fine.
-rob.
Use trackpad tap-to-click on login window and by default
I tried this on 10.5.2 and it didn't work for me. I ran the two commands, logged out and back in, twice, and still a trackpad click doesn't work. Any ideas?
Use trackpad tap-to-click on login window and by default
I think it's probably because you're on a newer Mac than Rob was—does yours have a multitouch trackpad? For old trackpads (tested on Snow Leopard):
For multitouch trackpads (tested on Snow Leopard & Lion):
You don't need to explicitly address the plist files if you use sudo. The defaults system looks in ~/Library/Preferences, /Library/Preferences, & /System/Library/Preferences in that order, stopping early when the preference is found. When writing a preference, it always puts the preference in ~/Library/Preferences. root's ~ is /private/var/root, so defaults under sudo writes to /private/var/root/Library/Preferences. And finally, the login screen runs as root, so when it starts up & looks for the preference, it looks in root's ~/Library/Preferences first. |
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