[SOLVED] Controlling how much trackball scrolls

[LinuxUserSince1991]

I don't usually post here--I'm a SM user from way back--but I occasionally use FF and there's something I haven't been able to figure out.

I've set my trackball scrolling via system settings (Linux), and it works as expected in all applications except FF. With FF, it scrolls like half a page at a time! That's versus 3 lines as everywhere else. I've scoured its settings for some way to control this within FF, but if it's there I'm just not seeing it! FWIW, it's a Trackman wireless trackball.

Any ideas? Thanks!

[Grumpus]

Not much help, but . . .
Open about:config and type scroll in the search input.
There is a large list of settings for scroll including number of lines, etc.
Suggest keeping a pencil and paper handy and note any changes so you can reverse them if necessary.
Good Luck.

[redwolfe_98]

you could use google-search to find information about how to adjust scrolling in firefox:

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+ ... es+firefox

[costark]

When you're ready to give up - and IF you "trust it" (not monitored by Moz) -- try this FF Addon (I use it) ........

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/yass-we/

[LinuxUserSince1991]

Not much help, but . . .
Open about:config and type scroll in the search input.
There is a large list of settings for scroll including number of lines, etc.
Suggest keeping a pencil and paper handy and note any changes so you can reverse them if necessary.
Good Luck.

Not much help?! You're kidding!

I played around with a bunch of mouse- and scroll-related entries in about:config and it's much, much better now. Instead of cautiously and intelligently changing one at a time and testing it, well, I'm too impatient, so I changed a bunch of them and then tested it. So I have no idea which one(s) may actually be responsible, but it works as I want so I'm happy!

Thanks a lot! Appreciate it very much.

[Grumpus]

@LinuxUserSince1991 - changed items in about:config are in bold text so it may be easier to figure out which changes were made.
Glad there's a fix, tell us if you figure it out.

[LinuxUserSince1991]

@LinuxUserSince1991 - changed items in about:config are in bold text so it may be easier to figure out which changes were made.

Yes, I've always noticed that with some of the entries, like numeric ones, but I don't think ALL of them changed the other day. I mean, if it was true/false and I changed it, I don't recall seeing it bolded afterward. But I wasn't paying much attention to that so I'll have to take a look.

Glad there's a fix, tell us if you figure it out.

Sure will! Thanks again for your help.