On 03/04/2008, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 03/04/2008 17:14, Robert Goulding wrote: > > > hands off auto-scroll, so Ican read my e-books without having to advance > > by clicking Sorry I wasn't clearer > > > > Hmmm. On my Windows XP Pro tower system with OOo 2.3 auto-scroll works > just like with any other program; press the mouse wheel to bring up the > symbol of the "2-way icon"* and then move the cursor down a bit. > Auto-scrolling starts. The further the cursor is below the 2-way icon the > faster the scroll. Substitute "up" and "above" for "down" and "below" to > auto-scroll in the opposite direction. Click the left mouse button to stop > the scroll; move the cursor up/down to change the speed of the scroll. > > I can't achieve this effect on my laptop because the touch pad doesn't > support it [or I haven't found out how :-( ] > > * I don't know what the "2-way icon" is called officially. What I mean is > a circle with a dot in the middle; above the dot is an upward-pointing > arrowhead and below it is a downward-pointing arrowhead. > > What happens when you press the mouse wheel?
<snip> Apologies for replying to my own post but I just remembered how to auto-scroll on a [properly configured] touchpad: "throw" pressure down the extreme right edge of the pad with a finger that's touching both the pad and the surrounding frame; the harder you throw the faster the auto-scroll. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
