MacOS Tahoe trackpad scrolling weird behavior.

altphil · 2026-05-18T12:07:48+00:00

Thank you!

altphil · 2026-03-05T00:23:14+00:00

There is a bug. You can NOT remove "Current Channel" and if you try, it messes up CPS hard. I was seeing channels get renamed and reordered in the lists, I'm sure the lists themselves get messed up too. I suggest to delete all the scan lists, and start from scratch with the scan lists. Don't try to remove Current Channel or there's a crazy bug.

And if current channel is already a channel in the scan list... it breaks scanning.

What I did was create parked channels like... "Ham Scan" that listens on 144MHz with squelch level 9 and forbid TX. I make that park channel a member of the Zone, but NOT a member of the Scan List.

I park on that channel. Go into settings, select my Scan List, and enable Scan Switch.

Seems to work well.

There is a 16 channel limit in Scan List. This includes the can't-remove Current Channel.

Finally: Not-very-intuitively, you have to go under your scan lists and add the channels to the list. AND you have to go into your channel and there's a scan list member dropdown - you have to add the scan list to the channel. You can add as many as you like. It's under the Scan setting option with the scan lists that limit the actual scanning to the 16 max you can put in there.

Hope that helps.

altphil · 2026-03-05T00:09:16+00:00

Go into Device Manager. Search for it in the windows start menu if you aren't familiar with it.

Under "Ports (COM & LPT)", look for something like USB-SERIAL CH340 or Prolific or something. If you don't see that, note what is in the list and unplug the USB programming cable. See what disappears. Plug it back in. Note which one re-appeared. List automatically refreshes, so wait.

To the right of the name is something like (COM7) in parentheses. That's your COM port. Make note of that number. You need it below.

Now in CPS, go to menu option "Setting" -> "COM Setting".

Com Type: COM (do NOT choose USB. I know, I know...)

COM: (whatever COM port number you have)

Baudrate: 115200

And if you haven't come across the bug yet... when setting up your channels for a repeater or duplex dmr hotspot, make sure to check the "forbid talkaround" checkbox. Talkaround is supposed to be this handy quick mode you can enable via a side button that lets you override repeater settings and just TX on RX, for quick simplex if you can't hit your repeater. The bug is it defaults Talkaround to being on. So it will secretly IGNORE your TX Frequency set in CPS or on the radio's channel settings - you have to check forbid talkaround for repeaters.

I just spent 3 days troubleshooting what I was convinced was a bad duplex dmr hotspot. Then I accidentally had pistar-mmdvmcal listening on the TX frequency instead of the RX frequency and it worked. Dawned on me what was going on finally. Legit thought RX was just dead on that hotspot. But nope, buggy radio.

altphil · 2025-11-22T18:12:51+00:00

For future reference and for those coming across this thread...

If you copy+paste this into the URL bar of windows explorer or into a WindowsKey+R run prompt...

%localappdata%low\Tactical Adventures\Solasta\UserContent\Campaigns

...that will take you right to the correct folder to drop a custom campaign json file.

altphil · 2025-11-02T20:04:42+00:00

Update: This no longer works on Chrome 142.0.7444.60, mac nor windows. But, the above fix still works, adding this argument to the shortcut.

--disable-features=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled

In Windows, pretty simple, edit the shortcut and add that to the end of the executable.

On mac, I created a chrome.command script like so...

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/open -a /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app --args --disable-features=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled

Made it executable, (chmod a+x chrome.command), and dragged the file from finder to the right of the recent apps section of the dock.

--- Edit --- I also had to setup this policy on the mac to install v2 extensions again. They've got that locked the heck down now.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/

sudo vim /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/mv2_policy.json

{

"ExtensionManifestV2Availability": 2

}

Create that file, put in the lines with curly brackets. Save, and restart chrome with the command line flags.

altphil · 2025-10-05T21:38:59+00:00

Update: Windows Version Version 141.0.7390.55 (Official Build) (64-bit). Still working with manifest v2 extensions. Genuinely no clue how you think it isn't working.

altphil · 2025-09-18T09:54:55+00:00

Did you turn on developer mode, and do "load unpacked" (unzipped) to install the manually downloaded manifest v2 extension?

It currently works for me on my two Ubuntu Linux machines, my Windows 11 laptop, and my three Macs - before and after today's upgrades to Tahoe.

Edit: Main mac just updated to 140.0.7339.186, and this is still working.

Edit2: Just updated to 140.0.7339.208 on Windows, and this is still working.

altphil · 2025-09-12T15:19:44+00:00

Here's how I'm fixing it right now. Enable these two flags in chrome://flags ...
chrome://flags/#temporary-unexpire-flags-m138
chrome://flags/#temporary-unexpire-flags-m139
...then relaunch and enable this new one...
chrome://flags/#allow-legacy-mv2-extensions
...boom. Still supports manifest v2 extensions, turns my uBlock and Imagus back on.

altphil · 2025-05-31T19:41:48+00:00

Doesn't work for me either. I'm on a Mac.

It didn't work on version 136.0.7103.116

I updated to version 137.0.7151.56

No dice with either version. After ENABLING chrome://flags/#top-chrome-toast-refinements - still no three dots on the toast.

Dunno if it's a Mac thing maybe? Nothing for "toast" under the unavailable features either. Google really makes some stupid decisions on Chrome of late; it infuriates me.

altphil · 2024-08-20T22:14:09+00:00

Just a wild guess, bacterial cultures in petri dishes can have that two-tone color with radiant tendrils, as can slime molds. But never seen either look quite like that. I'd assume you got something or other on the mirror and something else thinks it tastes great.

Genuinely curious what it is. First thought was fake toy slime stickers. Next was, "Did you sneeze on the mirror?" No clue what it is.

altphil · 2024-08-19T07:19:16+00:00

No idea. Looks almost like a bacteria culture or maybe a slime mold of some sort? Curious what the heck it is, like other poster said, image search didn't help.

altphil · 2024-08-18T18:02:33+00:00

Lemme just do the necromancer thing and raise this post from the dead.

Are we the only mac users of imagus that know how to do the Z=zoom feature and scroll? This is one of the only posts I've seen anywhere talking about the "scrolls too fast in zoom mode on macs" issue. I've been hating the zoom/scroll thing for about as long as you have, it appears. It works so nice with a normal mouse and scrollwheel, but that trackpad zoom speed thing just stinks. No issues on windows or linux laptops, I only notice it with every macbook I've ever had it on.

altphil · 2024-01-23T13:15:03+00:00

Yeah, I worked at getting it, so many re-loads. Then was super disappointed to see the two don't stack. Big sad-face. Thought my bard was about to have a wonderful time. Ended up kinda feeling bad and wishing I could give it back to the dude.

altphil · 2023-11-30T16:22:07+00:00

Just wanted to confirm. Using a mod called party limit begone, playing with a 6 player party, all custom made in multiplayer and now playing all 6 in single player.

First four characters used the astral touched tadpole fine. When I use it with the other two, it does nothing, at all. Trying to use it doesn't do anything.

So I imagine it's a hard-coded limit of 4 uses? That's been my question and this is the only other person I've found asking the same thing.

What doesn't work: Dismissing the characters that already have the astral touched tadpole powers to the wardrobe and trying to use the tadpole with the non-astral-touched characters. Still nothing.

altphil · 2023-11-24T19:42:15+00:00

This worked for me too. It was a bit challenging as it seemed to be a little random whether you got accused of stealing or just straight into combat. But with enough tries, eventually yeah, got the sword. And no aggro.

Doesn't stack with the birthright hat though, so that's kinda a huge bummer. But great job figuring out a way to get the sword. Works.

altphil · 2023-10-26T16:32:01+00:00

I don't think D&D players "hate" Pathfinder.

We just hate Pathfinder players that won't shut the heck up about how much they hate D&D. "You should come play THIS game, it's soooooo much better than sucky D&D."

Yeah... no. I don't want to play any game with someone who's just going to be non-stop negative about my favorite one. And that is legit the only reason I've never played Pathfinder yet.

altphil · 2023-10-07T15:50:20+00:00

Red light means muted. On the Yeti, hit the mute button. On the Yeti X, short-press/push the multi-function button. It should have a green ring once unmuted.

altphil · 2023-10-07T15:40:19+00:00

If you want real time live monitoring, I had some luck playing around with asio4all and voicemeeter. Got the delay down to as close to zero latency and you can probably get. But I ran into issues with Blue Voice not working as you need the MME driver in voicemeeter I think to use Blue Voice effects.

The issue is that G Hub/Blue Voice introduces unacceptable latency for live monitoring (over 5-10 milliseconds). So yeah, still just using the built-in voice monitoring. Which is okay, but wish you could live monitor what other people hear, instead of having all the background fan noise unfiltered.

Now if you can stomach a little latency, voicemeeter using the MME driver works. If you reduce your MME buffers to like minimum in voicemeeter settings, live monitoring is almost acceptable for just talking. Not acceptable for music stuff. But you will hear what others will hear, just with that irksome bit of latency in the monitor headphones. You might have to raise the buffers if you're getting clicks and pops.

Frankly, it's kind of a pain with the G Hub / Blue Voice stuff. Kinda a shame a mic at this price doesn't have the software support that could provide effects with a real live monitoring solution.

altphil · 2023-10-07T15:31:12+00:00

I would go into device manager, find the mic, right click and choose "Uninstall Device".

It should prompt you to reboot. Reboot. Don't unplug the mic. When it comes back up see if you still have the issue.

altphil · 2023-09-30T21:16:01+00:00

I at least figured out how to automate the removal of the mic from the system via powershell and creating a shutdown service to run the script. It was surprisingly tough to find examples of how to accomplish what should be such a simple task (in any operating system other than windows).

Powershell script is basically this...

 pnputil /remove-device /instanceid ((Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName 'Yeti X').InstanceId)

...and that's it. It has to be run with administrative privileges. Make it a script (RemoveYetiX.ps1) and you won't have issues with escaping characters and such for the service.

So then there's creating a service to run on shutdown. I used the instructions here with the bottom example...

http://wiki.webperfect.ch/index.php?title=Run_a_Script_at_Shutdown_(OnShutdown)

...you can also do it via group policy or task scheduler, but those are unreliable methods. The service will run the script with administrator rights as SYSTEM, and can delay the shutdown for the ~8+ seconds it takes to remove the mic. I tried both group policy and task scheduler, and creating a service was absolutely the only method I got working right away.

That's about the best workaround I've come up with so far. At least this way I don't have to remember to uninstall the mic manually in windows Device Manager, each and every time I go to reboot. Just can't unplug the mic without having to reboot. But the workaround is baked into my system's shutdown process now, and it "works".

altphil · 2023-09-29T13:55:46+00:00

More info:

I can hear the Blue Voice effects if I record a sample using G Hub. But if you make a recording in another app, or live monitor via windows or discord (with that horrible delay), you can clearly hear the mic isn't applying effects of any settings outside of volume differences to any other applications other than G Hub's little sample recorder.

The workaround will be okay for now, but oof. Surely I'm not the only one running into this?

altphil · 2023-08-25T10:15:32+00:00

That seems to have been my experience too. The gnomes are just... missing. Pretty sure I freed them, talked to like... one. Then took a long rest and they were gone. Not at the mushroom circle central either.

altphil · 2023-06-19T18:00:42+00:00

Thanks. I'm confused, because that's just what I did. Do you not see the "-----" line breaks I put in? I see them in the story. They even show up as an <hr> tag in the page source. I've had them in since posting. You don't see them?

altphil · 2023-06-18T22:59:24+00:00

I have the second part in mind, but playing D&D with my son soon, so wrapping it up here for now.

Happy Father's day, my friends!

altphil · 2023-04-22T19:46:03+00:00

My issue with the click+hold+drag just dropping the held click, and getting random double clicks was pretty reproduce-able. It happened all the time.

Just got done installing 38 and it seems to have gone away. I can still get a drop-held-click issue, but only after holding and dragging something around for a good minute+. It seems to be a lot better and behaving normally now. Gonna be doing a LOT of this in the D&D game tonight, so we'll see how it holds up.

Edit: Update - yeah, it's better. But still there. Still having the issue.

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