Better Touch Tool...how do you use it?

[SachaS]

I've downloaded and installed and updated the Better Touch Tool, but whenever I click on the application nothing appears..? How do I set the gestures and stuff?

 

[dalvin200]

I've downloaded and installed and updated the Better Touch Tool, but whenever I click on the application nothing appears..? How do I set the gestures and stuff?

in the BetterTouchTool preferences..

plenty of info if you search and also refer to the BetterTouchTool blog

 

[SachaS]

I don't think you understand...

When I click on the Better Touch Tool application it doesn't open. I can't access the preferences. For example, if I click on it (the Better Touch Tool in the Applications folder) I still have the file options for Safari, Preferences for Safari, etc.

System Preferences? There is no Better Touch Tool tab there either.

 

[SachaS]

It does update itself however, so I'm guessing there's a way to access the Preferences I don't know about?

Would prefer if you just told me rather than redirect me to your search results as if I had any luck searching I wouldn't have posted this thread.

Edit:

Not only is it not responding at all when I click on the application tab, it seems to have stopped the Magic Mouse from being able to load a previous page by scrolling two fingers left...

Edit 2:

I can see it in Activity Monitor, and I can quit the progress. When clicking on Better Touch Tool application again it shows up in Activity Monitor as running like normal, however I cannot access it at all.

Like I said it did automatically update itself earlier on today.

 

[Balders]

Do you have an icon in the right hand side of the menu bar? Looks like a touchpad with a finger hovering over it. If not, try Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+O.

 

[SachaS]

I don't have that icon, but that keyboard command has finally made it appear!

It still isn't in the menu bar even though it is open and I am now looking at it.

Thanks a lot.

 

[Balders]

Click the General icon within the BTT prefs screen, then select Show Menubar icon and you'll have the icon show up.

 

[Fuzzi]

you may have accidentally hidden the icon? (Check in the general tab in BTT if it should be shown)

 

[whyrichard]

for me, i can't get, simply, right click and middle click working in better touch tool.

does it conflict with the mouse prefpane?

am i missing something?

"single finger click middle" doesn't work for me, and i can't find anything to enable "right click"...

r.

 

[skerfoot]

open on startup?

This may be my Mac ignorance coming through, but...

Is there a way to get BTT to open on startup of the computer? As it is, I have to launch it from applications every time. It doesn't show up in the menu bar until it's launched. Is this the way it is for everyone, or just me? I can't find the answer anywhere.

Thanks

 

[Hellhammer]

This may be my Mac ignorance coming through, but...

Is there a way to get BTT to open on startup of the computer? As it is, I have to launch it from applications every time. It doesn't show up in the menu bar until it's launched. Is this the way it is for everyone, or just me? I can't find the answer anywhere.

Thanks

System Preferences -> Accounts -> Select your account -> Startup apps -> Select/add BTS

 

[skerfoot]

Ahhh, there it is

System Preferences -> Accounts -> Select your account -> Startup apps -> Select/add BTS

Thanks, I knew that had to be somewhere. That could be useful.

10min ago I also found a BTT-specific way of doing this. Under BTT preferences -> general -> there's a checkbox for "launch BTT on startup". Not sure how I missed that before.

 

[Jason Beck]

Thanks, I knew that had to be somewhere. That could be useful.

10min ago I also found a BTT-specific way of doing this. Under BTT preferences -> general -> there's a checkbox for "launch BTT on startup". Not sure how I missed that before.

+1
Pays to pay attention no?

 

[jessejskinner]

Help

Does anyone have this problem with BTT? (I have a MBP)

Whenever BTT is running, if I type in a dialogue box then my hand brushes or taps the left side of the touchpad, the cursor moves to the front of the dialogue box. It works even if I intentionally do it with my finger. When I turn off BTT, it doesn't do it.

Any ideas? I couldn't find a answer on their blog.

 

[nobrob]

Right click on the BetterTouchTool app.
Select "Show Package Contents"
Go to Contents/Resources
Double click on BTTPrefs.prefPane

Enjoy a new pref pane