![]() ![]() The app connects to the developer's server to check whether the tweak has been pirated if it isn't, it's activated. I must use dumbed-down thumbnails not to mess up page layout / cause too much traffic on the readers' part.)Īfter installation (and a respring), navigate to the standard Bluetooth (BT) dialog under Settings > General > Bluetooth and tap “ Activate Mouse & Trackpad” (annotated with a red rectangle below): (as with all the other images in the article, click the thumbnail to see a much better-quality version. Then, you'll be shown the following app info screen (a screenshot of it being presented to me, an old, legal customer of BTstack Keyboard): Just make sure you're logged in into Facebook / Google using Manage Account > Connect with Facebook / Sign in with Google in the main Cydia tab. If you are, you end up having to pay only half of the price. The tweak costs $4.98, unless you've an existing customer of one of the developer's other, commercial apps, “ BTstack Keyboard” (also quickly reviewed HERE). If you don't jailbreak, you can stop reading this article right now as you in no way can use external mice with your device. Needless to say: as with all great system-wide tweaks and enhancements, this – a utility that would work on more open and, in many respects, much more advanced operating systems like Symbian or Android just fine, without any kind of “hacking” – also requires jailbreaking. ![]() The developer of “BTstack Mouse” has just released a commercial tweak, “ BTC Mouse & Trackpad” ( Cydia homepage), which brings (almost) full mouse support with really few drawbacks. Needless to day, remote desktop controllers didn't work properly, either. Back then, not much: with the free, old “ BTstack Mouse” app, you could do little, had to work with a separate Bluetooth implementation meaning incompatibility issues and connection initiation problems and the like. You may remember THIS article, where I shown whether the then-current iOS mouse drivers (apps that made external Bluetooth mice work with iDevices) were any good. UPDATE (11/Oct/2012): THIS post (an answer to my review below) and THIS thread (calling this tweak essential and also explaining why) are also worth checking out. UPDATE (19/Oct/2012): see THIS for a quick report on the just-released version 1.1-2. The latter is far easier to operate it's just that it doesn't support mouse dragging for text selection. Unfortunately, this mode cannot be used regularly as the remote mouse cursor will be different from that of the local one, unlike in the default " Touch screen mode". It's only then that you'll be able to highlight text in the usual way, by just dragging the cursor. For example, with AlwaysOnPC, you must switch to " Mouse mode" from the default " Touch screen mode" by clicking the fifth icon. Genuine text selection only works with remote desktop controllers in their non-touch emulation mode. When released, the usual pop-up menu is displayed with the usual options (Copy etc.) These handles can, then, be dragged by the mouse in exactly the same way as you'd do with your finger. That is, if you long-click a word, it'll be highlighted and the two handles will appear at the beginning / end of the word. ![]() To use right-click (or secondary click), you have to enable it in Settings, and then you can use that feature by tapping or clicking with two fingers.UPDATE (15/Nov/2012): answering a question HERE, I've elaborated on the tweak's ability to highlight (and, then, copy / cut) text as you'd do with a true mouse. ![]() Swiping to the left from the right edge brings up the Notification Center, while swiping up and down with three fingers brings up Mission Control and App Exposé, respectively.Īdditionally, pinching with the thumb and three fingers invokes the Launchpad while spreading out the thumb and three fingers will bring up the Desktop. The Magic Trackpad also allows you to swipe between pages (by scrolling left or right with two fingers) or full-screen apps (by swiping to the left or right using three fingers). You can pinch in or out with two fingers (or double-tap) to zoom in or out, scroll naturally or traditionally, and rotate an image by rotating two fingers on the device’s surface. All in all, the settings on the Magic Trackpad are the same as the ones for the trackpad on an Apple MacBook. ![]()
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