Peter

There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
one's finger down the screen.

I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
individual files, etc.

But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.

Ed Cryer

On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
> one's finger down the screen.
>
> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
> individual files, etc.
>
> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.

You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
at a time.
I have a DVD catalogue with 500+ entries and I can get from top to
bottom in a couple of swipes.

Ed

Peter

Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote

>On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
>> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
>> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
>> one's finger down the screen.
>>
>> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
>> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
>> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
>> individual files, etc.
>>
>> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.
>
>You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
>off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
>at a time.

Yes; I spotted that option, but if you have a long list of stuff it
still takes a lot of swiping.

Is there any way to e.g. go to the bottom of a web page?

>I have a DVD catalogue with 500+ entries and I can get from top to
>bottom in a couple of swipes.
>
>Ed

Ed Cryer

On 29/10/2011 12:38, Peter wrote:
>
> Ed Cryer<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote
>
>> On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
>>> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
>>> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
>>> one's finger down the screen.
>>>
>>> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
>>> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
>>> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
>>> individual files, etc.
>>>
>>> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.
>>
>> You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
>> off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
>> at a time.
>
> Yes; I spotted that option, but if you have a long list of stuff it
> still takes a lot of swiping.
>
> Is there any way to e.g. go to the bottom of a web page?
>

Not that I can find.
People talk a lot in forums about "two finger scrolling". I can't figure
that out at all.

Ed

Jumbo Jack

"Ed Cryer" <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote in message
news:j8gqur$unm$1@dont-email.me...
> On 29/10/2011 12:38, Peter wrote:
>>
>> Ed Cryer<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote
>>
>>> On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
>>>> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
>>>> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
>>>> one's finger down the screen.
>>>>
>>>> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
>>>> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
>>>> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
>>>> individual files, etc.
>>>>
>>>> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.
>>>
>>> You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
>>> off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
>>> at a time.
>>
>> Yes; I spotted that option, but if you have a long list of stuff it
>> still takes a lot of swiping.
>>
>> Is there any way to e.g. go to the bottom of a web page?
>>
>
> Not that I can find.
> People talk a lot in forums about "two finger scrolling". I can't figure
> that out at all.
>
> Ed
>

otherwise know as Harvey Smith'ing....

Ed Cryer

On 29/10/2011 14:45, Jumbo Jack wrote:
> "Ed Cryer"<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote in message
> news:j8gqur$unm$1@dont-email.me...
>> On 29/10/2011 12:38, Peter wrote:
>>>
>>> Ed Cryer<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote
>>>
>>>> On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
>>>>> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
>>>>> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
>>>>> one's finger down the screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
>>>>> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
>>>>> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
>>>>> individual files, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.
>>>>
>>>> You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
>>>> off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
>>>> at a time.
>>>
>>> Yes; I spotted that option, but if you have a long list of stuff it
>>> still takes a lot of swiping.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to e.g. go to the bottom of a web page?
>>>
>>
>> Not that I can find.
>> People talk a lot in forums about "two finger scrolling". I can't figure
>> that out at all.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>
> otherwise know as Harvey Smith'ing....
>
>

That was about the first explanation that occurred to me, but I read
more and more of them; here, for example;
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=916041

I've finally solved it with this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV0Uzr79Sis

Ed

Bob Harris

In article <gcpna71jc9lmefev5hguonrvuihbulqrgm@4ax.com>,
Peter <nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote
>
> >On 29/10/2011 10:11, Peter wrote:
> >> There seems to be no means of scrolling a long linear web page, or
> >> indeed any other page in a document, other than repeatedly swiping
> >> one's finger down the screen.
> >>
> >> I am told that Apple provide an 'index' feature through their API,
> >> whereby the developer can display an index down the right hand side of
> >> the page, and clicking on those index items one can select from
> >> individual files, etc.
> >>
> >> But I cannot see any quick way to scroll in the general sense.
> >
> >You're not swiping hard enough. Do it more quickly, and lift your finger
> >off the screen. With practice you can get it to roll up several screens
> >at a time.
>
> Yes; I spotted that option, but if you have a long list of stuff it
> still takes a lot of swiping.
>
> Is there any way to e.g. go to the bottom of a web page?
>
> >I have a DVD catalogue with 500+ entries and I can get from top to
> >bottom in a couple of swipes.
> >
> >Ed

fn+Right-Arrow - end of page
fn+Left-Arrow - top of page
fn+Down-Arrow - Page down
fn+Up-Arrow - Page up

On laptops, and keyboards without the number pad, fn is in the
lower left corner of the keyboard.
On full sized keyboards, fn should be a key in the middle keypad.

Michelle Steiner

In article
<nospam.News.Bob-8AD8E5.17522529102011@news.eternal-september.org>,
Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:

> fn+Right-Arrow - end of page
> fn+Left-Arrow - top of page
> fn+Down-Arrow - Page down
> fn+Up-Arrow - Page up
>
> On laptops, and keyboards without the number pad, fn is in the
> lower left corner of the keyboard.
> On full sized keyboards, fn should be a key in the middle keypad.

Um, this is the iPad group; no function or arrow keys.

--
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People's Democratic Republic is to Democracy.

DevilsPGD

In message <j8gqur$unm$1@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Ed Cryer
<ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> typed:

>Not that I can find.
>People talk a lot in forums about "two finger scrolling". I can't figure
>that out at all.

Two finger scrolling will let you scroll within a page (when you have
scroll bars in a control within the page itself).

It won't help you flip through an extremely long document.

--
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to
steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

Ed Cryer

On 30/10/2011 03:24, DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message<j8gqur$unm$1@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Ed Cryer
> <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> typed:
>
>> Not that I can find.
>> People talk a lot in forums about "two finger scrolling". I can't figure
>> that out at all.
>
> Two finger scrolling will let you scroll within a page (when you have
> scroll bars in a control within the page itself).
>
> It won't help you flip through an extremely long document.
>

Quite so.
Exactly as shown in the video for which I posted the web address.

Ed