Autoscroll in Firefox 1.0 - Does it Work?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the functionality of the autoscroll feature in Firefox 1.0, particularly in relation to different hardware setups, such as laptops and desktops, and the impact of driver versions on this feature. Participants share their experiences and troubleshooting steps regarding autoscroll behavior.

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  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports that autoscroll does not function in Firefox 1.0 on their HP laptop, despite it working in other applications and having it enabled in settings.
  • Another participant claims that autoscroll works on their desktop setup, but notes that the middle mouse scroll does not function when autoscroll is disabled in Firefox.
  • A participant identifies a potential issue with the synaptics drivers affecting autoscroll functionality, mentioning that they found a driver version that improved vertical scrolling but still does not enable horizontal scrolling in Firefox.
  • One participant suggests disregarding horizontal scrolling altogether and instead increasing screen resolution to 1600x1200.
  • A later reply humorously notes that increasing the resolution is impractical for their laptop screen, which cannot support that resolution.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing experiences with the autoscroll feature, indicating that there is no consensus on its functionality across different devices and driver versions. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the effectiveness of autoscroll in Firefox 1.0.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include potential dependencies on specific hardware configurations and driver versions, as well as unresolved issues related to horizontal scrolling in Firefox.

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Does autoscroll work for you in Firefox 1.0?

My HP laptop has a synaptics touchpad with an extra little autoscroll window next to it. Autoscroll works fine in IE and other applications. In Firefox all it does is put a little autoscroll icon on the screen instead of the cursor, but it doesn't scroll at all unless I grab the scrollbar. (The arrow keys work OK.)

Yes, I have autoscroll enabled in tools/options/advanced.
 
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I use autoscroll on my firefox 1.0 and it works. But I am on a desktop. And when it is not enabled the middle mouse scroll does not work at all, in firefox.
 
It turned out to be a problem with firefox and the synaptics drivers. It seems my original driver was too old, & then I upgraded to one that was too new. I just found one (ver. 7.8.10) that's "just right". :smile: :smile: :smile:

Well, almost. Vertical autoscroll works fine. Horizontal autoscroll works in other applications but it still doesn't work in firefox. I found that there's already a bugzilla on that, so I guess eventually the firefox people will work it out.
 
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Forget about horizontal scrolling, just make your resolution 1600x1200
 
Hah, hah.
My laptop screen can't handle 1600x1200 & if it did I'd need a magnifying glass to read it.
 

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