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Labels: Type-Bug Pri-2 OS-All Area-Misc

New issue 6254 by joesixgig: Chrome does not support iphone style scrolling  
for tablets
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=6254

Chrome Version       : 2.0.156.1
URLs (if applicable) :
Other browsers tested: IE7 / safari on iPhone
      Safari 3: fail
     Firefox 3: OK with addon
          IE 7: OK

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. buy a tablet PC
2. drag pen or finger across the page to scroll up or down
3. groan as text is selected

What is the expected result?
- Page contents should scroll up or down as on iphone

What happens instead?
- Text is selected

Additional info:

The iPhone and IE7 offer a very useful 'grab-and-drag' page panning
option. This mode is entered by clicking a dedicated icon (small 'hand'
icon) on the toolbar. When his mode is selected, 'click and drag' events
are interpreted as scrolling requests. While holding the left mouse
button, or equivalently holding the tablet pen against the screen, the
page contents follow the pointer. On the iphone this is the default
scrolling mode.

This panning mode is very useful for tablet users who want to navigate
pages without mouse or keyboard, since it avoids having to use the narrow
scroll bar with pen or finger. It's one of the features I miss most in
Chrome.

For reference, more info on relevant Firefox extension:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/16/grab-and-drag-scroll-in-firefox-
like-an-iphone-wielder


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