New Air M1 External Keyboard/Track Pad

[PTVMan]

I want to use a new Air M1 with lid closed and connected to 32” 5K monitor using USB-C. Can I connect and use Magic Keyboard 2 and Magic Trackpad 2 in this configuration?

 

[LuisN]

I want to use a new Air M1 with lid closed and connected to 32” 5K monitor using USB-C. Can I connect and use Magic Keyboard 2 and Magic Trackpad 2 in this configuration?

Yes

 

[guitarguy316]

Someone tell me, I want to have the trackpad and mouse settings different on scrolling direction...meaning natural vs. reverse. It seems to me you can only choose to set them both to the same settings?

 

[Krevnik]

Someone tell me, I want to have the trackpad and mouse settings different on scrolling direction...meaning natural vs. reverse. It seems to me you can only choose to set them both to the same settings?

That's correct. And it is annoying.

 

[guitarguy316]

That's correct. And it is annoying.

That's super dumb and seems like a big oversight. I'm new to MacOS...has it always been that way?

 

[Apple_Robert]

That's super dumb and seems like a big oversight. I'm new to MacOS...has it always been that way?

As far as I recall it has been.

 

[jdb8167]

That's super dumb and seems like a big oversight. I'm new to MacOS...has it always been that way?

Do you use them at the same time? It should be possible to write a script that changes the setting and making it a Services menu item. Not a perfect solution but I use it for the trackpad Tap to Click setting which is great when I'm using the external Magic Trackpad but awful when I use the MacBook Air trackpad. It doesn't help much though if you use the mouse and trackpad at the same time frequently.

 

[guitarguy316]

Do you use them at the same time? It should be possible to write a script that changes the setting and making it a Services menu item. Not a perfect solution but I use it for the trackpad Tap to Click setting which is great when I'm using the external Magic Trackpad but awful when I use the MacBook Air trackpad. It doesn't help much though if you use the mouse and trackpad at the same time frequently.

No not at the same time but I have to change the settings every time I undock...

 

[jdb8167]

No not at the same time but I have to change the settings every time I undock...

I’ll create an Automator service when I get a chance later.

 

[guitarguy316]

I’ll create an Automator service when I get a chance later.

Nice!

 

[jdb8167]

To create the Automator Service:

1. Open Automator
2. Choose New Document
3. Choose Quick Action
4. Type in the Search Box: Run AppleScript
5. Double Click on Run AppleScript in the results box
6. Replace all the contents of the text box with:
   

   on run {input, parameters}
   tell application "System Preferences"
   activate
   end tell
   
   tell application "System Events"
   tell process "System Preferences"
   delay 1
   click the menu item "Trackpad" of the menu "View" of menu bar 1
   delay 1
   click the radio button "Scroll & Zoom" of the first tab group of window "Trackpad"
   click checkbox 1 of tab group 1 of window "Trackpad"
   end tell
   end tell
   
   return input
   end run

7. File->Save ⌘S
8. Name it: Toggle Scroll Direction
9. Once it is saved, you can find the command in the Service menu found in the Application menu of every app.

You might have to allow accessibility in the Security and Privacy settings Privacy tab after clicking the lock to make changes.

Edit: Not sure if you can move services files around since they are executable. But you can try to unzip this and put it in ~/Library/Services if you want to try to skip the above steps. Double clicking on the unzipped icon seems to work too.

Edit: I don't think this approach works any longer. I'm getting an error that says "Run AppleScript not authorized to send Apple Events to System Events." Apple might have broken something in one of the latest Big Sur releases. I have an alternate version that works (as far as I can tell.) I'll post it tomorrow.