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From: Michael Crute <mcrute@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Re: smooth scrolling in konqueror (like in firefox)
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:58:16
Message-Id: 558b73fb0508131055170aafed@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Re: smooth scrolling in konqueror (like in firefox) by Uwe Thiem
1 Firefox also has a smooth scrolling option it is under the advanced tab in
2 the preferences dialog.
3
4 -Mike
5
6 On 8/13/05, Uwe Thiem <uwix@××××.na> wrote:
7 >
8 > On 13 August 2005 14:03, Duncan wrote:
9 > > Christian Parpart posted <200508130559.20321.trapni@g.o>,
10 > excerpted
11 > >
12 > > below, on Sat, 13 Aug 2005 05:59:18 +0200:
13 > > > I just installed a SuSE Linux within VMware and was really surprised
14 > > > about how smoove the pages do scroll up/down (using the mouse wheel)
15 > > > within SuSE's KDE installation;
16 > > >
17 > > > I was wondering wether this is a SuSE patch (where available, if) or
18 > > > whether I am just missing the path to this config entry.
19 >
20 > Actually, it isn't a konqueror feature but a KDE-wide one. Open the
21 > Control
22 > Centre, Peripherals -> Mouse -> Advanced -Y Mouse wheel scrolls by. You
23 > can
24 > adjust it there.
25 >
26 > >
27 > > I don't know about the mouse wheel smooth-scrolling, and don't have
28 > > Firefox installed so can't try it there, but I just found the Konqueror
29 > > auto-scroll feature, quite by accident. I'm running KDE 3.4.1, and have
30 > > no idea if it's in earlier versions or not, since I just discovered it,
31 > > but try hitting shift-arrow (up, down, left, or right). Auto-scrolling!
32 > > Hitting any key (no, not /the/ "any" key! <g>) to stop the scrolling.
33 >
34 > It has been in konqueror for ages.
35 >
36 > >
37 > > I think there's probably some way to adjust the speed, but I'm not sure
38 > > where. It's possible it's (presently) only adjustable by editing a
39 > config
40 > > file, not graphically.
41 >
42 > Hit Shift-down briefly. Hit it again. Again. See? Want to slow down? Hit
43 > Shift-up briefly.
44 >
45 > Uwe
46 >
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