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About two days ago my web browser started scrolling by text. What I mean by this is that instead of scrolling normally if I press the up / down keys, it goes by the lines of text on a page as if it were a Word document.
I have no idea how I got this to happen, but it is driving me crazy. If anyone knows how I can fix this, please tell me.
Windows XP in Firefox.
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Weird Scrolling Text While Browsing FireFox
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Adama 
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Posted 29 December 2007 - 06:53 PM
Hi, Zomic. That's a strange thing, having Word-like scrolling within your Web browser.
I don't know if the capable people here at PCW have noticed your problem. Perhaps you can re-title your thread - make it more specific - something like: "Weird Scrolling Text While Browsing FireFox."
It is only a suggestion, though. Good luck to you.
I don't know if the capable people here at PCW have noticed your problem. Perhaps you can re-title your thread - make it more specific - something like: "Weird Scrolling Text While Browsing FireFox."
It is only a suggestion, though. Good luck to you.
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 03:53 AM
Hi Zomic and welcome to PCWorld. :-)
First, as Adama suggested, I have renamed your Discussion to give a better description of your problem. Now, the only thing I can suggest to you is to uninstall whatever version of Mozilla Firefox you have and make sure you download the latest version directly from Mozilla. As of today, the latest version is 2.0.11 and is available by clicking this hyperlink.
If that does not solve your problem, please post again and let us know.
First, as Adama suggested, I have renamed your Discussion to give a better description of your problem. Now, the only thing I can suggest to you is to uninstall whatever version of Mozilla Firefox you have and make sure you download the latest version directly from Mozilla. As of today, the latest version is 2.0.11 and is available by clicking this hyperlink.
If that does not solve your problem, please post again and let us know.
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VladTheImpaler1990
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 04:09 AM
Hey, follow these instructions when you in firefox:
* Go to tools(top left corner)
* Options
* Then go to advance and then
* can you see a box ticked that says "Use autoscrolling?
* That box must be ticked.
* and not the box saying "use smooth scrolling"
Good Luck and welkom to PC WORLD :8}
* Go to tools(top left corner)
* Options
* Then go to advance and then
* can you see a box ticked that says "Use autoscrolling?
* That box must be ticked.
* and not the box saying "use smooth scrolling"
Good Luck and welkom to PC WORLD :8}
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Posted 30 December 2007 - 04:42 PM
:D LOL
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Zomic13
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 06:10 PM
No, I didn't forget! :P
Thanks for your help. What it turned out to be was the option "Always use the cursor keys to navigate pages" was selected. Turning this off fixed my problem. I'm not sure it got turned on in the first place as I didn't turn it on and no one else uses this computer.
Thanks again!
Thanks for your help. What it turned out to be was the option "Always use the cursor keys to navigate pages" was selected. Turning this off fixed my problem. I'm not sure it got turned on in the first place as I didn't turn it on and no one else uses this computer.
Thanks again!
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:08 PM
Hi Zomic. Glad to see that you resolved your own situation. If you have any additional issues, please post and let us know.
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