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    Horizontal Scrolling in Firefox

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by x5459, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. x5459

    x5459 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Horizontal scrolling on the touchpad doesn't seem to work in Firefox. It does in IE, though. I've searched for ways to try to make it work, but all I've come up with is changing about:config, with no luck.

    I'm on a Dell 1420 with a ACPI touchpad.

    I can live without horizontal scrolling, but it would be so much easier with it.

    Does anyone have any info on this?
     
    x5459, Aug 14, 2007
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  2. mmk1125

    mmk1125 Notebook Geek

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    I have m1710 and horizontal scrolling works great for me in pretty much everything, including firefox. And IIRC I didn't have to change any settings specifically to make it work.
     
    mmk1125, Aug 14, 2007
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    minimalism Notebook Geek

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    Try a new version of Firefox? Turn off and on auto and smooth scrolling?
     
    minimalism, Aug 14, 2007
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  4. JabbaJabba

    JabbaJabba ThinkPad Facilitator

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    Same issue here, just with a TrackPoint. I have installed the latest TrackPoint driver and I have the latest version of Firefox.

    Just like the OP I have no issues in Internet Explorer, only Firefox. Horizontal scrolling just doesn't work. Even tried tweaking the Firefox config file, using a Linux guide, but to no avail.

    Help would be appreciated.
     
    JabbaJabba, Aug 16, 2007
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