Can IE do continuous smooth scrolling?

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Is there an option somewhere that enables continuous smooth scrolling of a
web page? I've been looking for a mouse that enables that, but haven't
found one. Then I saw somewhere that there is some add-in for Firefox that
makes the page smoothly scroll upward, so that you can read the whole
article without hitting the bottom of the screen.

Is there such a capability in IE? I have XP SR2 and IE6.
 
My mouse has a depressible (is that a word) scroll wheel. Click the wheel, a
double ended arrow appears, move the arrow down or up a bit, and the window
starts a slow, even, scroll. Or faster, if you like. It's a standard mouse,
i believe.
 
Renny Bosch said:
Is there an option somewhere that enables continuous smooth scrolling of a web
page? I've been looking for a mouse that enables that, but haven't found one.
Then I saw somewhere that there is some add-in for Firefox that makes the page
smoothly scroll upward, so that you can read the whole article without hitting the
bottom of the screen.

Is there such a capability in IE? I have XP SR2 and IE6.
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Control Panel > Internet Options > "Advanced Tab" > check >
"use smooth scrolling".

Silj

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Thanks Happy, I know what you are saying. I too have such a mouse and that
same feature, but the scrolling is jerky, not smooth. It doesn't really
allow you to read the text while it is scrolling, at least not comfortably.
I am looking for a solution, hardware or software, that lets the page scroll
up slowly and smoothly and continuously for easy reading -- there MUST be
such a solution. If not this would be a great idea for a clever developer.

Renny
 
Thanks Silj, I have "Smooth scrolling" enabled, but the scrolling is still
jerky, not smooth enough to read comfortably as it is scrolling.
 
Renny Bosch said:
Thanks Silj, I have "Smooth scrolling" enabled, but the scrolling is still jerky,
not smooth enough to read comfortably as it is scrolling.
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Assuming XP SP2, Renny?
Hit your "Windows 'key' + "Pause Break" simultaneously.
Click on the "Advanced Tab" > "Performance" - 'settings' - button.
Under 'Visual Effects' - what settings are applied?
"Smooth Scroll for List Boxes" should be checked.

Silj

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Yes, "Smooth-scroll list boxes" is checked (as are all the other options).
But the scrolling that I do get is not smooth but jittery, like it scrolls 6
pixels every 6 vertical retraces instead of one pixel each retrace (this is
not meant as an analysis of how the feature is implemented but only as a
description of what it appears like).

Renny
 
Renny Bosch said:
Yes, "Smooth-scroll list boxes" is checked (as are all the other options). But the
scrolling that I do get is not smooth but jittery, like it scrolls 6 pixels every
6 vertical retraces instead of one pixel each retrace (this is not meant as an
analysis of how the feature is implemented but only as a description of what it
appears like).
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Would you change-out your mouse for another, Renny, to oblige my curiosity?
That may be the issue and I can see, thus far.

We'll get to the bottom of this, just a matter of elimination.

Regards,
Silj

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I appreciate your willingness to pursue this issue, Silj. I originally had
a Microsoft Intellimouse with clickable scroll wheel. It enabled continuous
scrolling but was a little too jerky for easy reading. I finally decided to
"upgrade" to a Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000, only to discover that it
doesn't have a clickable scroll wheel, though the detent-free, smooth wheel
itself does a fairly good job of scrolling smoothly.

Based on someone's recommendation, I then bought a mouse from Dell; it
turned out to be a Logitech MediaPlay cordless mouse. It had numerous
features, including a "Cruise" button, but again it did not cruise smoothly
enough to permit easy reading. So I returned that mouse to Dell and have
gone back to the MS Optical Mouse.

By googling "mouse smooth scroll", I found that there is an add-on to
Firefox that gives very smooth scrolling. In desperation, I installed
Firefox and that add-on, and find that I get the best approximation to what
I was looking for (it doesn't have a continuous scroll capability, but it
does scroll quite smoothly when you turn the scroll wheel slowly). So I now
have two browsers: IE as a default (and to support Roboform), and Firefox
for reading news and other articles.

If you have any additional suggestions, I'll be glad to try them.

Renny
 
Renny Bosch said:
I appreciate your willingness to pursue this issue, Silj. I originally had a
Microsoft Intellimouse with clickable scroll wheel. It enabled continuous
scrolling but was a little too jerky for easy reading. I finally decided to
"upgrade" to a Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000, only to discover that it doesn't have
a clickable scroll wheel, though the detent-free, smooth wheel itself does a fairly
good job of scrolling smoothly.

Based on someone's recommendation, I then bought a mouse from Dell; it turned out
to be a Logitech MediaPlay cordless mouse. It had numerous features, including a
"Cruise" button, but again it did not cruise smoothly enough to permit easy
reading. So I returned that mouse to Dell and have gone back to the MS Optical
Mouse.

By googling "mouse smooth scroll", I found that there is an add-on to Firefox that
gives very smooth scrolling. In desperation, I installed Firefox and that add-on,
and find that I get the best approximation to what I was looking for (it doesn't
have a continuous scroll capability, but it does scroll quite smoothly when you
turn the scroll wheel slowly). So I now have two browsers: IE as a default (and
to support Roboform), and Firefox for reading news and other articles.

If you have any additional suggestions, I'll be glad to try them.
Click to expand...

Renny,
Other that what I have previously suggested to enable smooth scrolling
via the Advanced Options settings, I can offer you this which pretty much
offers the same;
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/smoothscrolling.mspx>

You *may* want to dry removing your mouse from Device Manager by typing
"devmgmt.msc" (no quotes) from your Run > Dialog box > highlight the device
at the [+] item > right-click > select > "uninstall" > Note! You will left without a
mouse at this point > manually reboot your machine.
Doing this will rebuild your mouse driver database and "perhaps" improve your
situation.

Good luck!

Regards,
Silj

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Thanks again. My conclusion: Continuous smooth scrolling doesn't exist in
Internet Explorer. It is not a defect in my system (hardware or software),
it is simply a shortcoming in IE.

My workaround: Firefox browser with
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/moz...moothwheel-0.44.7.20050605-fx+mz+ns+nv+tb.xpi

Renny



siljaline said:
Renny Bosch said:
I appreciate your willingness to pursue this issue, Silj. I originally
had a Microsoft Intellimouse with clickable scroll wheel. It enabled
continuous scrolling but was a little too jerky for easy reading. I
finally decided to "upgrade" to a Microsoft Optical Mouse 3000, only to
discover that it doesn't have a clickable scroll wheel, though the
detent-free, smooth wheel itself does a fairly good job of scrolling
smoothly.

Based on someone's recommendation, I then bought a mouse from Dell; it
turned out to be a Logitech MediaPlay cordless mouse. It had numerous
features, including a "Cruise" button, but again it did not cruise
smoothly enough to permit easy reading. So I returned that mouse to Dell
and have gone back to the MS Optical Mouse.

By googling "mouse smooth scroll", I found that there is an add-on to
Firefox that gives very smooth scrolling. In desperation, I installed
Firefox and that add-on, and find that I get the best approximation to
what I was looking for (it doesn't have a continuous scroll capability,
but it does scroll quite smoothly when you turn the scroll wheel slowly).
So I now have two browsers: IE as a default (and to support Roboform),
and Firefox for reading news and other articles.

If you have any additional suggestions, I'll be glad to try them.
Click to expand...

Renny,
Other that what I have previously suggested to enable smooth scrolling
via the Advanced Options settings, I can offer you this which pretty much
offers the same;
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/smoothscrolling.mspx>

You *may* want to dry removing your mouse from Device Manager by typing
"devmgmt.msc" (no quotes) from your Run > Dialog box > highlight the
device
at the [+] item > right-click > select > "uninstall" > Note! You will left
without a
mouse at this point > manually reboot your machine.
Doing this will rebuild your mouse driver database and "perhaps" improve
your
situation.

Good luck!

Regards,
Silj

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