Hi guys,

After 1 month, I am very happy with my N900 except for one thing: I just can't get used to the screen. It is very responsive & quick, which is fine. My problem however is that if I try to move down a long list from A to Z (e.g. list of artists in the Music Player or my contact-list) I move the items in the list ("up-up-up") with my finger(-nail) or stylus, but almost always at a certain moment I linger just a microsecond too long on 1 artist-name or 1 contact and immediately the N900 thinks I want to select this artist or contact. Grrr. So then I go back and have to try again.

What do I do wrong? I used to have an Archos 605 (with a resistive screen) and never had problems then.
I tried to move my finger or stylus diagonally, along the screen-sides, etc but no real succes. Is it just a matter of more practicing?
Can anyone give me some indication of the best method to scroll/move down long lists without make an involuntary selection?

Thanks!

I think it's just a matter of practice. You can also try using the keyboard to jump straight to the letter you want (I'm not sure it works in all apps, but it certainly does in Media Player).

welcome to the world of kinetic scolling. we never had these problems with real user interfaces that were made for consumers, not for bloggers.

If you dont want to select an item, just keep moving your finger or stylus, that way it wont select anything.
Even if your finger goes out of the touchscreen.

Thanks, this works well! Never thought of that idea: that you could keep moving your finger until outside the list. I always lifted it before reaching the top, and that made me involuntary select an name.
Excellent.