Guild Wars 2

Nono, I know about that standard bug. That’s not what this post is about! :-)

I have the controls set thusly:

• Mac OS Settings App, Trackpad, Point & Click = All boxes checked
• GW2 settings, Mac Beta: Use scrolling gestures to change direction = not checked
• GW2 settings, Mac Beta: Use either mouse button to change direction = checked
• GW2 settings, Camera, Rotation speed = like around 80%-ish
• GW2 settings, Camera, Use Free Camera = not checked

This allows me to pan my camera and change my character’s direction with a three-finger-drag on the touchpad. I can zoom the camera in or out with a two-finger-drag on the touchpad. I can move the mouse cursor around the screen with a one-finger-drag on the touchpad. I don’t have to “click” the touchpad button, a regular tap will work. I never have to two-finger-tap to do anything combat- or navigation-related; right-clicking UI elements like items or party portraits is all I two-finger-tap for. == AWESOME.

The problem is: when I am in the world map, scrolling is SUPER sensitive. I overshoot the zoom level I want all the time. It’s crazy fast. It is hard enough to manage that I have contemplated using the “+” and “-” icons at the bottom right.

I’ve tried adjusting the “Camera, Rotation Speed” slider in GW2 options, and I’ve tried adjusting the “Mouse, Scrolling Speed” slider in Mac OS X settings. Neither seem to affect the map zoom rate.

Can ye fix it, doctors?

DevonCarlson.7036:

Have you tried using pinch-to-zoom in the world map?

Great Scott! I hadn’t even thought to try. I’ll see how that works when I log in this evening!

Would pinch-to-zoom also work on the minimap? I don’t recall minimap scrolling to be as bad as the world map, but I do recall that it is a little high-speed.

Thank you ccrazool – I had no idea about being able to use 3 fingers for mouse turning on my trackpad. FREAKING AWESOME! Oh and tap to click does not need to be enabled for “mouse” turning to work, yay!

@DevonCarlson: Aye, pinch-to-zoom works on the world map but it’s at the opposite end of responsiveness. It’s either very, very slow or not responsive at all. Using the thumb and index finger of one hand sometimes totally doesn’t work at all. Using the index fingers of both hands works a little better, but only marginally. I can’t tell if a quicker pinch or a slower pinch makes any difference either. I tried doing it with some “momentum” or “inertia”, too, but that didn’t seem to change it.

@Xellahmai: You’re welcome! It feels incredibly natural, doesn’t it? It’s the combination of “Mac OS X Settings, Trackpad, Three-Finger-Drag (checked)” and “GW2 Options, General, Camera, Mac Beta: Use either mouse button to change direction”. I LOVE not having to “click” the trackpad “button” and hold it down — it makes movements extremely fluid and easy.