browser scrolling problem

siawash · 06-30-2011, 02:48 PM

Hello, I am using Ubunto 10.9. Over the past few months I have noticed a very annoying scrolling when scrolling web pages. The screen goes dim and scrolling would become automated. It stops me scrolling manually the required amount. I am not sure if this is a flash problem, or browser. I certainly don't experience this in the windows version of firefox.

Would appreciate some ideas.

Thanks

frankbell · 06-30-2011, 09:36 PM

Does it happen in other browsers, such as Epiphany or Konqueror?

Knowing that would indicate whether it is local to Firefox or global throughout the system.

siawash · 06-30-2011, 10:01 PM

I just installed Epiphany and no it does not happen to this browser. So it must be a firefox issue.

smoker · 06-30-2011, 11:46 PM

I have experienced similar issues using OpenOffice, GIMP, Firefox, and xine. I run Fedora.
I think that when the system load peaks, the os limits any input to reduce demand temporarily.
So it's not just a firefox issue, it's a linux issue - at least with fedora and also it seems, Ubuntu.
I think the culprit may be the graphics subsystem, as I never had issues using the old style X.

siawash · 07-01-2011, 09:21 AM

Good to hear I am not alone. So how did you solve the problem when it occurred. Reinstalling the apps don't seem to work. Although as mentioned already when I installed epiphany I was NOT experiencing the same scrolling problem as I do with firefox.

Cheers