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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    RE: scrolling
From:       Cristian Tibirna <ctibirna () total ! net>
Date:       2000-03-06 4:44:18
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On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, Troy Unrau wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Mar 2000, Dan Pilone wrote:
> > Previously written in blue crayon:
> >  > possibly a middle (or right) click on the scrollbar arrow?
> >  > > I just  found another feature/bug somewhere else - but I liked it.
> >  > > Reading text longer than ONE page it would be usefull to have some
> >  > > "permanent"
> > 
> > 	MS Explorer allows you to middle click (w/ a 3 button mouse
> > obviously) on the web page.  It then draws a circle w/ arrows at the
> > point you clicked.  The moving the mouse above or below that circle
> > starts scrolling in that direction.  The further from the circle you
> > are the faster it scrolls.  Just a thought. -- Dan
> 
> Where on earth is that from?  Never heard of it... must be special mouse
> drivers.

This is done on StarOffice (for Linux) and no special driver is needed. In
fact, it should even be quite easy to program. But I don't find it that
useful.

Cristian

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