
scrolling down problem firefox
guys I am having this problem when I press any bottom like open a new tab after opening a new tab the screen scroll down rabidly even on facebook it keeps scrolling down 7 or 8 lines when I press any key, I tried to uncheck the always use the cursor and the use auto scrolling buttons from preferences but it doesnt work also I tried to download some extensions but it still the same can you help please.
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Hi ghaziii, You can try to disable scrolling acceleration in the Settings menu. However there is a scroll line feature that you can minimize as well.
It is called toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance the default is 5
Did you try to close and restart Firefox (Firefox > Quit) or reboot the computer?
hello are you serious this is the first thing any one should do I tried that 10 times still the same thing when ever I press any key it automatically scroll down to the bottom of the page it is really bothering me now.
hello guigs thanks for tying to help can you be more precise and tell me where i can find it as long as i am using mac, by the way i have already disabled the smooth scrolling if that what you are referring to, thanks
Hi ghaziii, cor-el is asking to reboot because sometimes preference changes are applied after a reboot. Normally you should not have to go into the about:config page to make changes. Its like a piano, unless you are a bored musician, you do not have to change the strings under the hood unless you are a piano tuner. In the about:config page you can change the defualt lines scroll. In order to change your Firefox Configuration please do the following steps :
- In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter. The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear.
- Click I'll be careful, I promise! to continue to the about:config page.
- change toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance to a smaller number and reboot.
hello guigs, yes I understand and I changed the toolkit horizontal and vertical amount to 1 and it keeps doing the same thing scrolling down to the end of the pages what should I do next !! if you know and thanks