>From what I understand. Smooth scrolling either turns the page into a low resolution image or reduces the rendering quality while you scroll. If you do it on an android handset you will notice this too.
I presume it is done to reduce the juddering when scrolling on a low specification machine. Kris On Jun 8, 2012 3:27 PM, "Norman Silverstone" <nor...@littletank.org> wrote: > On 08/06/12 12:20, Colin Law wrote: > >> On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman >> Silverstone<norman@littletank.**org<nor...@littletank.org>> >> wrote: >> >>> On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman >>>> Silverstone<norman@littletank.**org<nor...@littletank.org>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman >>>>>> Silverstone<norman@littletank.**org<nor...@littletank.org> >>>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman >>>>>>>> Silverstone<norman@littletank.**org<nor...@littletank.org> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that, >>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when >>>>>>>>> scrolling >>>>>>>>> stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what >>>>>>>>> could >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is that on all bbc pages? The home page for example? If not can >>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>> provide a link to a page? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Go to Home page select any text item and scroll >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> What do you mean by "select any text item"? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Select BBC NEWS or BBC SPORT or LOCAL NEWS and then select one of the >>>>> items >>>>> under those headings, for example VAT on hospital revamp 'criminal'. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Can't you just supply a link to a page that shows the problem? I >>>> don't see the VAT one. Find a page that shows the problem, copy the >>>> url out of the browser (www.whatever) and paste it here. >>>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-**england-london-18364417<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18364417> >>> >> >> I am not seeing any problem here, I wonder if it is to do with the new >> smooth scrolling they have introduced. Try disabling it via Edit> >> Preferences> Advanced> General and deselect Use Smooth Scrolling >> >> Colin >> >> > Absolutely correct, your suggest worked like a charm. Thanks. > > Norman > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/> >
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