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Are you using the "natural" scrolling?

Natural scrolling?

  • Yes, I'm using the new, natural scrolling

    Votes: 391 51.9%

  • No, I'm sticking with the old way

    Votes: 362 48.1%
  • Total voters
    753
d3li9ht said:
Can't agree more :)
Still on Day 2, though... but am enjoying it..
Too bad in Chrome I can't swipe back & forth to go to the prev & next page :(
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Lion actually made me switch from chrome to safari - on day 2 with safari and trying to get used to it. Safari 5.1 is pretty sweet but I miss 2 chrome features horribly:

1. On chrome, when I visit any webpage and adjust the zoom level (ie: from 100% to 120%), chrome will remember that zoom setting for that site. When I return to that site, the zoom level will be at 120% Safari defaults everytime to 100%

2. I miss being able to sync my bookmarks across multiple computers using my gmail account.

....... Back to topic: I am enjoying the new "natural scrolling"


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Took me a few mins, however the only reason I dont like it atm is when using my trackpad for long periods of time, like going through RSS feeds, I start "skipping/hopping" when scrolling in an upward direction with my fingers. I think its happening due to 2 things, angle of the fingers and moisture in the air.

Havne't decided how much of an issue long term, I'll give it a week and temps below a 100 with high humidity before swapping.

John
 
I don't like natural scrolling. It seems unnatural to me and I have it disabled. I like it on my iOS devices but a computer is different.
 
Still feels unnatural to me but I'm seeing if I can get used to it. On the trackpad it doesn't seem too strange but the scroll wheel on my mouse feels so odd.

I wish I could use the old way with the mouse but the new way with a trackpad.
 
With the magic mouse it feels a bit weird, so I'm not sure if I'll use that as much any more. But with the trackpad it's... interesting. I'll give it a few days and see how I feel about it then.

At least if I get the hang of it, using my magic trackpad won't be an issue either.... only that damned mouse.
 
I have now reversed my stance on natural scrolling. When I first tried it yesterday, straight after the installation, I had some problem adapting and immediately turned it off. Today, I was determined to give it a shot just to see if Apple were on to something. It's a bold move making something like that switched on by default.

I spent the entire day today with the new control. While I often scrolled in the direction early on, your brain adapts fairly quickly and I am making fewer mistakes. Now, at the end of the day, I can comfortably say I actually prefer it!

I recommend everyone get out of their comfort zone for a day and give it a fair go. Once you get over the learning curve, you may be pleasantly surprised as well!
 
GoKyu said:
That's pretty amazing that it's nearly 50/50 split between the old and new way...
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That really is kind of interesting.

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Haha! Tiebreaker!

Down with unnatural natural scrolling! Long live the old guard! If I wanted an iPad with a keyboard I'd buy a fake one in Beijing on the street with some Lion testes in a soup!
 
Yes, I'm using the natural way and love it. My hand doesn't feel as cramped as it used to get when I was using sl..Ppl with rsi should at least give it a solid chance before they decide to go back.
Hated it for mouse scrolling with passioon at first, but it surprising took me little time to adjust to it.
 
bushido said:
got used to it after one day, no problem at all. people need to be more "open" for new things and stop bitching all the time
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I am open to changes and so this is why I upgraded to Lion. The nice thing about all of these changes is that Apple also gives up the choice to not have to use them if we want to. I chose to not use this feature.

People don't need to be more open to these changes if they don't want to be. It's their choice.
 
Just curious...

Just a curious question.
(And yes I'm starting to get the hang of natural scrolling)

If it's natural to push up to scroll up and push down to scroll down, then why does Launchpad not use the same theory?
(In that they don't make you push to the right to scroll right?)

Instead you have to scroll right to move icons to the left?
 
It really surprised me when I first installed Lion that I didn't have any problem using it. I'm using a Magic Mouse with a MBP. I've also got an iPhone and iPad so am used to touch scrolling.

Out of curiosity I connected an old wheel mouse and it felt so wrong - I really had to think about which way to turn the wheel. Odd really as the action of using the wheel is not that much different to 'stroking' a trackpad or Magic Mouse.
 
Any change takes some adjusting to, but all this one needs is flicking the mental switch from 'pulling the screen down the page' to 'pushing the page up'.

I made quite a few mistakes in the first few hours, but after less than 24 hours it now feels absolutely right - especially in conjunction with the other gestures, and even more so flicking between Mac and iPad.

rainbowsofwhite said:
If it's natural to push up to scroll up and push down to scroll down, then why does Launchpad not use the same theory?
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It does: you push the 'page' in the direction you want it to move.
 
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I'm still getting adjusted to natural scrolling. I've decided to give it a go, especially if this is what Apple set as the default. But I am constantly going the wrong direction when I scroll. At some point my brain is supposed to adjust, right? ; )
 
I still prefer "normal" vs "natural" when it comes to scrolling up and down. Natural works on a touch screen, but feels unnatural on my mouse or even trackpad.

I do, however, love "natural" when swiping back and forth between pages. It truly feels natural as a method of going back or forward on web pages.

Why is it that side to side feels natural yet up and down doesn't? :)
 
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"natural" scrolling feels natural on the iPad and iPhone, but very strange on a computer where you're not touching the screen. I tried it for a day, then switched back to "regular" scrolling. I don't see any benefit to "natural" scrolling besides making it more like an iPad.
 
i dunno...

my third morning on Lion, and scrolling (now) seems intuitive.
i find it was easy to adapt to; like all change, takes some getting used to.

change is good LOL... :D
 
I will use natural scrolling when the three finger forward/back gestures (that you need to use to navigate in Finder/iPhoto) match the two finger forward/back gestures. Until then I am avoiding the two finger gestures and natural scrolling all-together.
 
seetheforest said:
I will use natural scrolling when the three finger forward/back gestures (that you need to use to navigate in Finder/iPhoto) match the two finger forward/back gestures. Until then I am avoiding the two finger gestures and natural scrolling all-together.
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You can change page swiping to 3-fingers (so that forward/back gestures work in finder, safari, etc) in the gestures tab in trackpad settings.
 
ritmomundo said:
You can change page swiping to 3-fingers (so that forward/back gestures work in finder, safari, etc) in the gestures tab in trackpad settings.
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Yes that is correct, but the direction of swiping is opposite of what you would expect with natural scrolling even with natural scrolling turned on (in other words it does not change regardless of which scrolling method you use). That is the problem.
 
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