[smileLP]

hi, i've been researching this for days, and i apologize if this is an old issue, but i could really use a solution!

i just upgraded from snow leopard (yeh, i know, old) to mountain lion, and ever since, when i'm at a web site (i use safari), i can no longer hit the button on the left side of my mouse to go back one page (i notice the right button to advance 1 pg. still works)

nice modern logitech mouse, always worked previously; lotsa buttons, all programmed correctly

so i have to do the much more cumbersome move the mouse/cursor to the UL corner of my screen and click the back arrow, every time i want to go back a page. i spend a lot of time on the web and these little extra required motions add up!

i saw some posted "solutions," empty cache, trash this file, whatever" that did NOT work for me

is this a known issue? is there a patch? an update that will solve it?

fyi, the back 1 page feature DOES (mostly) work in firefox, but for various reasons, i prefer safari

i'm not lazy. i have worked w/all my safari preferences ad nauseum, and nothing helps. nor did i find anything that helped in my on line research

thanks, and, help? ; )

[The Final Dakar]

What type of mouse do you use?

Edit: To be clear I'm wondering if you're using a programmable mouse who setting are either missing or wrong for safari.

[smileLP]

nice modern logitech mouse, always worked previously w/safari; lotsa buttons, all programmed correctly

definitely stopped going back 1 pg. w/upgrade in mac OS

thanks

[The Final Dakar]

Well, double-check that it either the global or safari specific setting use key combo ⌘+[ for the button you're pressing in Logitech's Control Center in System Preferences.

[smileLP]

⌘+[ DID make it go back a page. so what does that mean?

thanks

[P]

Probably that you need to update the software that came with your mouse, known as Logitech Control Center.

Logitech Control Center for Macintosh® OS X - Logitech Support

[smileLP]

you're a genius! that was it. of course it was over an hour to figure out why the new software was having a problem installing (i luckily had a # for logitech tech support; boy, they sure discourage those phone calls. try and find a # in their help section!)

(turns out i had to uninstall the older software first; there's a twist)

thanks again! you da man! (or woman?!)