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cLin 2008-03-14 23:26

Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
Is there anyway to have the browser scroll (using either your fingers or stylus) with inertia? So if you scroll faster, it takes a while for it to slow down and it'll continue scrolling for a second or two after I stopped?

Does it even make sense what I am asking?

Karel Jansens 2008-03-14 23:40

Re: Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cLin (Post 155335)
Is there anyway to have the browser scroll (using either your fingers or stylus) with inertia? So if you scroll faster, it takes a while for it to slow down and it'll continue scrolling for a second or two after I stopped?

Does it even make sense what I am asking?

Just port the "Grab and Drag" extension.

Easy-peasy... :rolleyes:

pycage 2008-03-15 13:08

Re: Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
I tried the mentioned extension on my Linux desktop and have to say that I'm not really impressed. If performance was so poor on a desktop, how much worse will it be on the tablet?

Gecko should rather be made render to a server-side offscreen pixmap, which can then be rendered quickly on screen, including zooming and kinetic/inertial scrolling. Quiver e.g. demonstrates very well what the tablets are capable of with the XRender features of the X-server.

But I'm just dreaming... :)

cLin 2008-03-15 22:58

Re: Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Karel Jansens (Post 155345)
Just port the "Grab and Drag" extension.

Easy-peasy... :rolleyes:

If only it were so easy. I figure since media players could do it there must be a way to addon to the browser.

Karel Jansens 2008-03-15 23:29

Re: Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cLin (Post 155722)
If only it were so easy. I figure since media players could do it there must be a way to addon to the browser.

I was being sarcastic (I usually am, BTW).

And, for the record, I don't like the "kinetic" thing. It makes me feel less in control of my computer.

crabolsky 2008-03-18 00:52

Re: Inertia Scrolling with Browser?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Karel Jansens (Post 155733)
I was being sarcastic (I usually am, BTW).

And, for the record, I don't like the "kinetic" thing. It makes me feel less in control of my computer.

It's great for quick browsing of a web page though... I for one would love it! I find it hard to go from Canola back into the browser as I find myself wanting to kinetic scroll.


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