my new laptop.

rio. · Post by **rio.** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:58 pm

could anyone tell me why the up&down arrow buttons on the keyboard do not let me scroll the screen?... sometimes if i press the down arrow it will jump right down to the bottom of the page

another problem is that if I'm typing out an email, and i take to long typing it comes up with my session has expired and i lose everything that I've typed

and have to start again.

the laptop is a dell running windows 7, thats about all i know about it without getting the box out.

any thoughts please.

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:06 pm

Perhaps your fat fingers are catching the end button, or it has a fault.

EJJ150847 · Post by **EJJ150847** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:14 pm

thescruff wrote:Perhaps your fat fingers are catching the end button, or it has a fault.

How rude Scruff, you should have said...

"Your digits are too expansive for the normal size keys."

Or, "try filing the ends of your fingers to 'normal' size."

Glad I'm not going to the Xmas bash or I'd be the one getting bashed.

John

rio. · Post by **rio.** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:15 pm

thescruff wrote:Perhaps your fat fingers are catching the end button

pot, kettle, black

I've just tried again using my little finger, zilch!

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:27 pm

Have you tried two fingers on the keypad to scroll.

dave.m · Post by **dave.m** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:14 pm

Rio,

Open your browser and then press the F7 key, it will tell you about Caret Browsing and ask if you want to turn it on or off. It should be OFF.
If it is On, then turn it off by clicking Yes.
If it is Off then click Yes to turn it on, then go back to F7 to turn it off.

Post back how you get on and whaich browser you are using.

dave

rio. · Post by **rio.** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:43 pm

thanks, dave.m

that seems to have sorted it out!

thankyou.

I am using firefox & aol not that it matters now though

dave.m · Post by **dave.m** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:27 pm

Rio,
Glad to hear it is fixed.

Just check in Firefox Tools -> Options -> Advanced.

In 'Browsing' ensure there is a tick in "Use smooth scrolling" then click OK.

dave

thescruff · Post by **thescruff** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:42 pm

Is that what caret does then Dave.

On my laptop i can press the space bar and it scrolls down one screen page.

dave.m · Post by **dave.m** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:11 pm

thescruff wrote:Is that what caret does then Dave.

On my laptop i can press the space bar and it scrolls down one screen page.

Not quite, Scruff.

This may explain caret browsing but it is a bit complicated:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret_navigation

The action you are getting of the page dropping down when you press the space bar is exactly the same as pressing the 'Page Down' key.
Both work the same on my keyboard.
Then if you hold down the 'Shift' key and press the space bar, the page will climb back up. Which is the same action as pressing the 'Page Up' key

dave