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    Any way to enable variable scrolling on trackpad?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by efr33t, May 5, 2009.

  1. efr33t

    efr33t Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got a Vaio Z, which I love in many ways -- except for the trackpad. My old Dell E1505 had a trackpad in which it would scroll more or less based on how quickly you moved your finger up/down the right side of it. So, you could use it to get to the top/bottom of very large documents in a single fast swipe.

    Meanwhile, the Z's trackpad only seems to move a fixed number of lines with each swipe. This is a HUGE downgrade, as it takes forever to move through a large document.

    Is there any way to get variable-line scrolling working on a Z trackpad?

    thanks!
     
    efr33t, May 5, 2009
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  2. TZ300

    TZ300 Notebook Evangelist

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    This works on ALPS touchpad. I am using it in my TT, vertical circular motion makes it scroll to the bottom very fast, but I cannot make it work in horizontal scrolling. Many can do it. Here is the link.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=308940

    BTW, you do not have to make the regedit change since it did not do anything for me.
     
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    efr33t Notebook Enthusiast

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    Fantastic, installed this and it's working great! Love the circular scrolling and the zoom. Horizontal scrolling does seem to be working for me; I installed the version mentioned on the last page in the link you sent.
     
    efr33t, May 5, 2009
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