Mac Cocoa: How to differentiate if a NSScrollWheel event is from a mouse or trackpad?

cocoa, nsevent, trackpad

Solution

`-[NSEvent momentumPhase]` is the solution. So, the events generated from the trackpad between the beginGesture and endGesture events returns a value other than `NSEventPhaseNone` for `-[NSEvent phase]` and the trackpad events that are generated after the endGesture event returns a value other than `NSEventPhaseNone` for `-[NSEvent momentumPhase]`. The code is below,

 - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent
    {
       if(([theEvent momentumPhase] != NSEventPhaseNone) || [theEvent phase] != NSEventPhaseNone))
       {
          //theEvent is from trackpad           
       }
       else 
       {
         //theEvent is from mouse
       }
    }

Problem

In my application, I want the scrolling to happen, only with scroll wheel action from a mouse and not from the two finger gesture on a trackpad. Basically, I am trying to determine if the scrollWheelEvent is generated from the mouse or trackpad, inside - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent method. From what I know so far, it seems like there is no straightforward way to accomplish this. I tried a work around of setting a boolean variable to true and false inside -(void)beginGestureWithEvent:(NSEvent *)event; and -(void)endGestureWithEvent:(NSEvent *)event; But this is not a solution because the scrollWheel: method is getting called several times, after the endGestureWithEvent: method is called. Here is my code: ``` $BOOL fromTrackPad = NO; -(void)beginGestureWithEvent:(NSEvent *)event; { fromTrackPad = YES; } -(void) endGestureWithEvent:(NSEvent *)event; { fromTrackPad = NO; } - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent { if(!fromTrackPad) { //then do scrolling } else { //then don't scroll } } ``` I know this is something that is not standard, but this is my requirement. Does anyone know a way to do this?? Thanks!

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