#1023 NORM Trial-3: web browser needs auto-scroll

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#1023: web browser needs auto-scroll
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  Reporter:  AlbertCahalan  |       Owner:  marco  
      Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Trial-3
 Component:  sugar          |     Version:         
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0              |  
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Changes (by Eben):

  * owner:  Eben => marco
  * component:  interface-design => sugar

Comment:

 This use case is the number one reason that we need to implement the grab
 key sooner than later.  It should eliminate the aggravation of scrolling
 in this type of context completely, without creating hot zones on screen
 that can be accidentally triggered in a number of easy ways.

 In the meantime, I would argue that you get nearly identical behavior via
 use of the arrow keys.  If the trackpad is a problem, perhaps the keyboard
 is a viable solution.  Unfortunately, scrolling appears to be linear right
 now.  In order to make scrolling long pages manageable, we really need to
 support parabolic or hyperbolic scrolling.  This is also a definite
 requirement for handheld mode, and it would be good to make it a
 consistent capability.

 As another note, I couldn't find any tickets open for the implementation
 of grab key scrolling.  If there isn't already, we should open one and
 define the basic spec.  That really needs to get moving so we have at
 least basic functionality mapped to those keys by FRS.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1023#comment:3>
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