Annoying scrolling technique

paula-t · 03-05-2011, 02:47 PM

I find quite annoying my clumsiness to scroll pages.
If I sweep down or up, either with the stylus or with the finger, something opens up eight times out of ten, as the sweeping is interpreted as a hitting.

I have tried slow finger/stylus, light, heavy, intense, butterfly-touch, whatever...

I have tried using the very right margin of the screen, but the results aren't much better.

How do you scroll effectively? Is there a Scroll 101 video or something?

As always, many helps to my patient instructors.

sjarrel · 03-05-2011, 02:55 PM

FWIW, I use the upper side of my nail.

Hopi · 03-06-2011, 12:17 AM

Have you tried using the trackball (lit up blue when the eDGe is on)? I have given up using my finger or nail on the LCD screen.

nbfsinger · 03-06-2011, 06:57 AM

I also had a problem with this in the beginning but found that it must be a definite movement, in other words you must put your finger on the screen and keep it there firmly as you move it up or down, light or quick touches is what causes the problem.

dave.cox · 03-06-2011, 09:19 AM

I too have found that this can be a problem. The trackball, for me, isn't much better. The best solution that I've found, is to use the stylus, and place in in a non-link area. Then you can scroll without too much trouble.

Unfortunately, This isn't so much a problem with the Edge, as with the Android OS.

Dave

Filark · 03-07-2011, 05:37 PM

Thanks for the question and the answers! I came on the forum hoping to find there was a better solution than using the optical mouse-thingy built into the Pocket Edge. I couldn't scroll at all with my finger or stylus, but the optical gizmo works pretty well. However, it is not really scrolling, just moving to the next interactive element in the direction I point it (I think), so it is not perfect. I will try the suggestions above. I'm glad to know it is Android and not the Edge that makes this happen!

paula-t · 03-08-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjarrel

FWIW, I use the upper side of my nail.

It worths, it worths, and quite much.
I am using the "surface" of my nail, meaning I touch the display with the surface of the nail, not with the tip, and it has improved scrolling in general.
Thank you.

NOTA BENE: Revlon nail varnish has improved performance in nail-surface scrolling technique! :-) I KNOW this advice item will not be helpful to half of the forum (yes, I was joking).

onebrokenneck · 03-21-2011, 11:21 AM

I don't think it has anything to do with Android. I would bet the problem lies fully in the resistive touch screen. Every other Android device I have used including the two G1's I own have capacitive touch screens. They work very well with scrolling up, down, and flicking sideways for interfaces that use it. They even support multi-touch with the correct Android build installed so you can pinch to zoom on photos, maps, etc... Seeing as how I am pretty certain it is a hardware issue, maybe there is some code that could be tweaked by entourage to make these types of screen gestures less frustrating.

03-05-2011, 02:47 PM	#1
paula-t Edge User	Annoying scrolling technique I find quite annoying my clumsiness to scroll pages. If I sweep down or up, either with the stylus or with the finger, something opens up eight times out of ten, as the sweeping is interpreted as a hitting. I have tried slow finger/stylus, light, heavy, intense, butterfly-touch, whatever... I have tried using the very right margin of the screen, but the results aren't much better. How do you scroll effectively? Is there a Scroll 101 video or something? As always, many helps to my patient instructors.

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03-05-2011, 02:55 PM	#2
sjarrel Edge User	FWIW, I use the upper side of my nail.

03-06-2011, 12:17 AM	#3
Hopi Edge User	Have you tried using the trackball (lit up blue when the eDGe is on)? I have given up using my finger or nail on the LCD screen.

03-06-2011, 06:57 AM	#4
nbfsinger Edge User	I also had a problem with this in the beginning but found that it must be a definite movement, in other words you must put your finger on the screen and keep it there firmly as you move it up or down, light or quick touches is what causes the problem.

03-06-2011, 09:19 AM	#5
dave.cox Edge User	I too have found that this can be a problem. The trackball, for me, isn't much better. The best solution that I've found, is to use the stylus, and place in in a non-link area. Then you can scroll without too much trouble. Unfortunately, This isn't so much a problem with the Edge, as with the Android OS. Dave

03-07-2011, 05:37 PM	#6
Filark Edge User	Thanks for the question and the answers! I came on the forum hoping to find there was a better solution than using the optical mouse-thingy built into the Pocket Edge. I couldn't scroll at all with my finger or stylus, but the optical gizmo works pretty well. However, it is not really scrolling, just moving to the next interactive element in the direction I point it (I think), so it is not perfect. I will try the suggestions above. I'm glad to know it is Android and not the Edge that makes this happen!

03-21-2011, 11:21 AM	#8
onebrokenneck Edge User	I don't think it has anything to do with Android. I would bet the problem lies fully in the resistive touch screen. Every other Android device I have used including the two G1's I own have capacitive touch screens. They work very well with scrolling up, down, and flicking sideways for interfaces that use it. They even support multi-touch with the correct Android build installed so you can pinch to zoom on photos, maps, etc... Seeing as how I am pretty certain it is a hardware issue, maybe there is some code that could be tweaked by entourage to make these types of screen gestures less frustrating.

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