Smooth Scrolling Default

[pocketdrummer]

I can't stand smooth scrolling. I think this should be left off by default since it seems to slow the browser down (perception, not actual), and that doesn't jive with the essence of Pale Moon, IMHO.

[Moonchild]

I'm working on improving the responsiveness and configurability of smooth scrolling to be released in 12.2 - there have been some holdups because of website/forum hosting issues but I should be able to get back to this very soon.

[Night Wing]

I like the present setup speed in smooth scrolling. Of course, one small turn of the mouse wheel equals 18 lines and it's fast enough for me.

[Moonchild]

For most people it's set to 3 lines, which makes it important to have slightly less of a delay by default.

[stravinsky]

+1 for disabling smooth scroll by default.

[Moonchild]

+1 for disabling smooth scroll by default.

Just wait until release of 12.2, it'll be a lot better with the default settings, and you get all the controls you want for enabling/disabling smooth scrolling for different things, as well as full control over the timings.

[stravinsky]

thats why we love PM

[Moonchild]

Teaser:

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[Rohugh]

Teaser indeed.

When are we likely to see this, I want to play with it.

[Moonchild]

Teaser indeed.

When are we likely to see this, I want to play with it.

In 12.2 which is now in its testing phase.

[stravinsky]

love the scrolling options

when wll PM12.2 be released?

[Moonchild]

when wll PM12.2 be released?

"When it's done"

(and that will always be the answer to that question)

[Evil Moo]

Nice work with the smooth scrolling. Judging from the teaser, it might give me enough control to actually use smooth scrolling, which currently I choose not to as the rate of movement seems to vary in such a way as to induce something like very slight nausea. I look forwards to playing around with the settings.

[context]

Can someone please explain the settings and intended effect of the duration parameters? With v12.3, I've experienced episodes of erratic scrolling when using the mouse wheel — and sometimes when trying to use the scroll bar. I'm unsure of which parameters to try to adjust or the magnitude of a worthwhile adjustment.

Thanks for any help.

[steviem1]

@context: The default settings are usually fine for the majority, but sometimes you may have problems with the mouse drivers or the mouse itself may be malfunctioning, which is an issue I recently had - look at those possibilties first.

Regarding the variable scrolling parameters, experimentation is the key to that one.

[Moonchild]

Smooth scrolling in v12 isn't 100% perfect yet, so you may on occasion (but it should be very rare) have "jerks" because of the way it's rendered on screen (and smooth scrolling requires a lot more screen refreshes).

As for your question, I guess the best way to explain is by example:

If you set the duration to e.g. 100 to 500 ms, then the distance scrolled (determined by your mouse setting for number of lines to scroll with the mouse wheel) is done in 500 ms when you go one "tick" with the wheel, down to the faster 100 ms (10 x the distance in a second) as a maximum if you scroll the wheel faster. Scrolling a few "ticks" will chain different durations together, somewhere between 100 and 500 ms, depending on the duration between your "ticks" and if you have already been scrolling before the "tick" happens.

Setting the lower parameter determines the maximum scroll speed when you scroll through a document fast - setting this lower will make content scroll faster but less smooth, with more chance of jerkiness.
Setting the higher parameter determines the longest time one operation will take - setting this higher will make things smoother but also make overall scrolling slower.