one macbook & 2 different mice

[turnstylez18]

i have a macbook and a logictech mx400 laser mouse...ive been happy with it...except one thing...its a bit big for me to carry around at school..

im planning to get a mini optical and retractable mouse for when i am just at school to use on my macbook

here's my concern...by using a second mouse and thats optical, will it mess up the preferences for my current mouse....or will the preference setting be the same for both mice?

i dont want settings to keep switching around if this is the case...

input would help...thanks

 

[TEG]

Having been in a similar situation, I can say that you shouldn't have any problems. I used a M$ mouse for work, but an Apple Mighty Mouse at work and although the M$ mouse had it's own preference pane for settings, I had no problems. Don't forget, that you already are using two mice, because the trackpad is also there.

TEG

 

[turnstylez18]

yeah pretty much i dont want the settings on the preferences to change...i know both mouses will have a different feel but as long as the settings dont change ill be happy

 

[TEG]

Well the settings are set for the system, not the mouse, so you should be fine. The M$ mouse I was talking about, only had it's own preferences for the extra buttons, everything else stayed the same.

TEG

 

[ivi7]

the settings would not merge so you can have them with different settings.

 

[turnstylez18]

the settings would not merge so you can have them with different settings.

what does this mean?

if i connect one mouse..itll have separate settings to the the second mouse

 

[ivi7]

what does this mean?

if i connect one mouse..itll have separate settings to the the second mouse

if one of them is an apple mouse and they other isn't I think they would have separate settings

 

[squeeks]

even if you have two identical mice osx knows which is which

it even rembers which display i have connected and keeps my setting for that