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> because they're not really meant to be used that way ...how do you think people scrolled documents in Word before mice had scroll-wheels?
by DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
> because they're not really meant to be used that way
...how do you think people scrolled documents in Word before mice had scroll-wheels?
- dragonwriter 3y ago> ...how do you think people scrolled documents in Word before mice had scroll-wheels? With the page up and page down keys, mostly, though you could drag the scrollbar. Not sure about Word, but I believe many apps had a keyboard + mouse combination that enabled scrolling with any mouse movement without interacting with the scollbar, as well.
- guraf 3y ago> With the page up and page down keys, mostly, There is NO way that most people used page up down rather than drag the scrollbar in the late 90s.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 3y agoVery painfully. Have you ever noticed how fountains in cities are increasingly impractical to fill water jugs from? (Just because eons ago it was meant to be used that way, doesn't mean it still is.)