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MichaelWPerry0xuk 
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 06:43 AM
Thanks for spacebar scrolling in Safari. I'm being driven nuts by Lion's backwards scrolling and my scrolling mouse. On my MacBook I can make it normal again. But my iMac doesn't have a scroll pad and Apple, in its infinite wisdom, made the scrolling preference dependent on having a scroll pad. There must be millions of people with scrolling mice, but apparently none work for Apple.
That'd be a good fix for 10.7.1 Scrolling direction needs to be switchable in both the mouse and pad menus. It's quite likely users will want their mouse scrolling to work one way and their pad a different way.
That'd be a good fix for 10.7.1 Scrolling direction needs to be switchable in both the mouse and pad menus. It's quite likely users will want their mouse scrolling to work one way and their pad a different way.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 07:51 AM
I prefer the Command-Shift-[ and ] for navigating tabs â�" isn't affected by text fields.
Also, the Reading List feature tips are also available in Safari 5.1 for 10.6 users.
Probably the most handy Safari tips I've learned recently are Command key tricks: use the Command-L shortcut to hop to the address bar, then start typing your URL. Instead of hitting Return, hit Command-Return to open the URL in a new tab. This also works in the search field.
When using the contextual menu after highlighting text to "search with Google", add the Command key here again to open the search in a new tab.
Also, the Reading List feature tips are also available in Safari 5.1 for 10.6 users.
Probably the most handy Safari tips I've learned recently are Command key tricks: use the Command-L shortcut to hop to the address bar, then start typing your URL. Instead of hitting Return, hit Command-Return to open the URL in a new tab. This also works in the search field.
When using the contextual menu after highlighting text to "search with Google", add the Command key here again to open the search in a new tab.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 07:53 AM
MichaelWPerry0xuk, on 21 July 2011 - 06:43 AM, said:
Thanks for spacebar scrolling in Safari. I'm being driven nuts by Lion's backwards scrolling and my scrolling mouse. On my MacBook I can make it normal again. But my iMac doesn't have a scroll pad and Apple, in its infinite wisdom, made the scrolling preference dependent on having a scroll pad. There must be millions of people with scrolling mice, but apparently none work for Apple.
That'd be a good fix for 10.7.1 Scrolling direction needs to be switchable in both the mouse and pad menus. It's quite likely users will want their mouse scrolling to work one way and their pad a different way.
That'd be a good fix for 10.7.1 Scrolling direction needs to be switchable in both the mouse and pad menus. It's quite likely users will want their mouse scrolling to work one way and their pad a different way.
Check out Scroll Reverser
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 08:00 AM
MichaelWPerry0xuk, on 21 July 2011 - 06:43 AM, said:
Thanks for spacebar scrolling in Safari. I'm being driven nuts by Lion's backwards scrolling and my scrolling mouse. On my MacBook I can make it normal again. But my iMac doesn't have a scroll pad and Apple, in its infinite wisdom, made the scrolling preference dependent on having a scroll pad. There must be millions of people with scrolling mice, but apparently none work for Apple.
In the "Mouse" preference pane of "System Preferences," there should be a checkbox at the top: "Move content in the direction of finger movement when scrolling or navigating."
Uncheck this, and your scrolling should be back to normal.
Josh
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 08:58 AM
Thanks for the excellent shortcuts Kirk, it must be the mountain air that keeps your
tips so lucid,
Andy (almost in the maillot jaune )
tips so lucid,
Andy (almost in the maillot jaune )
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:07 AM
footagehead, on 21 July 2011 - 08:58 AM, said:
Thanks for the excellent shortcuts Kirk, it must be the mountain air that keeps your
tips so lucid,
Andy (almost in the maillot jaune )
tips so lucid,
Andy (almost in the maillot jaune )
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:23 AM
MtnBiker, on 21 July 2011 - 09:08 AM, said:
Is there a shortcut for Downloads? I can't find it.
Not any more. In old Safari, when there was a Downloads window, there was.
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 06:21 PM
gcoghill, on 21 July 2011 - 07:53 AM, said:
Check out Scroll Reverser
Not necessary - you can turn it off in the mouse preferences as schwa73 points out.
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Posted 23 July 2011 - 02:40 PM
schwa73, on 21 July 2011 - 08:00 AM, said:
MichaelWPerry0xuk, on 21 July 2011 - 06:43 AM, said:
Thanks for spacebar scrolling in Safari. I'm being driven nuts by Lion's backwards scrolling and my scrolling mouse. On my MacBook I can make it normal again. But my iMac doesn't have a scroll pad and Apple, in its infinite wisdom, made the scrolling preference dependent on having a scroll pad. There must be millions of people with scrolling mice, but apparently none work for Apple.
In the "Mouse" preference pane of "System Preferences," there should be a checkbox at the top: "Move content in the direction of finger movement when scrolling or navigating."
Uncheck this, and your scrolling should be back to normal.
Josh
Thanks for the help. Actually, it turned out that having Microsoft's Intellipoint mouse driver installed kept that preference option from appearing. I found a workaround. Connecting to a Bluetooth mouse made it appear.
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Posted 24 July 2011 - 05:29 AM
Oh wow! Great list. I've never really bothered knowing most shortcuts before. This will prove most useful.
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Posted 24 July 2011 - 06:54 AM
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2. Search in a snap
Like everyone, I search a lot using Google. Why click in the Google search field when you can go there by simply pressing Command-Option-F?
Like everyone, I search a lot using Google. Why click in the Google search field when you can go there by simply pressing Command-Option-F?
Another option, in Safari, is to use the Command-L shortcut to enter a URL, then press tab. I find this easier than the awkward Command-Option-F shortcut.
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