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How does one PAN and ZOOM in freeform on a Mac, using a mouse?


iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)

Posted on Jan 23, 2023 08:02 AM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 11:01 AM

That is indeed the answer! Unfortunately, the answer is yes, if I was using apple input hardware. With magic mice and trackpads, I could pinch, etc.


With a third party mouse with there buttons, there are no keyboard + mouse button combos to allow zooming and panning. For example in many applications, option+middle mouse button might pan a document.


That seems a bit of a fabricated situation that makes Apple hardware "better"... They can look in their own developer documentation for how to implement key+mouse combos.


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Jan 25, 2023 11:01 AM in response to mikeg28806

That is indeed the answer! Unfortunately, the answer is yes, if I was using apple input hardware. With magic mice and trackpads, I could pinch, etc.


With a third party mouse with there buttons, there are no keyboard + mouse button combos to allow zooming and panning. For example in many applications, option+middle mouse button might pan a document.


That seems a bit of a fabricated situation that makes Apple hardware "better"... They can look in their own developer documentation for how to implement key+mouse combos.


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