#USB OVERDRIVE NOT DETECTING MOUSE FOR MAC#

It is also limited to currently 3 apps right now, so itвЂ™s probably not as versatile as the built-in keys. This is an opinionated solution to what to do. It turns out the delay gives it a nice fade in effect # if no media app is open, start Spotify and play some tunes!Дelay 2 - I added this in because having play right after activate doesn't quite work. # only play iTunes when nothing else is openД®lse if application 'iTunes' is running then # if Spotify isn't open, QuickTime Player is second on the listД®lse if application 'QuickTime Player' is running then HereвЂ™s a little code I wrote to get the play/pause button do what I want: # prioritize Spotify first That is until I learned how friendly AppleScript is. The thought of programmatically alter my Mac was a scary thought, and a downhill move I thought. Even for someone whoвЂ™s relatively good at programming, this was scary to me at first.

To gives Spotify any sort of priority, I have to use the вЂExecute AppleScriptвЂ™ feature. It is almost perfect for what I need to do, except that for Media keys, it only allows mapping to iTunes commands. It is just an incredible piece of software in terms of the amount of control it gives you. IвЂ™ve found one that is sort of a workaround that works well for me for now, so I thought I should leave it here.ДЇirst, I use USB Overdrive to manage the behavior of external mice and keyboards. This annoys me enough that I spent the past 2 hours looking into a solution. If I press these buttons on the default keyboard while Spotify is open, it will just play Spotify. It is also different from the default behavior of the MacвЂ™s native keyboard. This is very annoying as IвЂ™ve said goodbye to iTunes long time ago and have migrated over to Spotify.

#USB OVERDRIVE NOT DETECTING MOUSE FOR MAC#

So IвЂ™ve recently made an investment in the Kinesis Freestyle 2 for Mac вЂ“ an amazing keyboard that is supposed to be ergonomic and very friendly for your hands to type.ДЄfter playing it for a while, I really like it except for one thing вЂ“ when I press the prev, play/pause and next buttons, it will always bring up iTunes even if Spotify is open.

Usb overdrive not detecting mouse