[stephanielamb]

I'm new to this whole two finger scrolling thing. I like it except for one thing.
Sometimes when i'm browsing the web with Firefox, i'll be two-finger scrolling and don't know WHAT I do, but I press something to make the browser go back a page. Is there any sort of settings for 'back' and 'forward' on the trackpad? It's so aggravating to be in the middle of a page and then have it change on you.
*Grumble*

P.S. I know how to turn the two finger scrolling all the way off, but i'd like to keep it just for scrolling only.

[Dinan]

did you check the firefox setting?

[stephanielamb]

Originally Posted by Dinan

did you check the firefox setting?

Well I looked but didn't really find one. Is there a Firefox trackpad setting? If so, guide me there!

[cryer]

Forgot where I found this but here are instructions on what to do:

To change firefox's behavior for horizontal trackpad scrolling (no back/forward when two-finger horizontal scrolling)

* go to about:config (i.e. type it in FireFox' address field)
* set mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action to 0
* set mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines to false
* play around with the mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.numlines and mousewheel.withnokey.numlines values until you're satisfied with the scrolling speed

[jokarak]

You can also disable the horizontal 2 finger scrolling setting in the mouse part of the control panel (actually, in the mac it is called something else, but it escapes my mind right now - system settings? - the icon w/ the light switch thingy in the dock). This will, however, disable 2 finger horizontal scrolling for all apps, which doesn't matter to me. Yes this back/forward thing was killing me w/ firefox too.

[Link]

Sounds liek you're holding command + whatever or option + whatever, can't remember but one of those modifies and scrolling will do just that.

[bleee]

Originally Posted by stephanielamb

I'm new to this whole two finger scrolling thing. I like it except for one thing.
Sometimes when i'm browsing the web with Firefox, i'll be two-finger scrolling and don't know WHAT I do, but I press something to make the browser go back a page. Is there any sort of settings for 'back' and 'forward' on the trackpad? It's so aggravating to be in the middle of a page and then have it change on you.
*Grumble*

P.S. I know how to turn the two finger scrolling all the way off, but i'd like to keep it just for scrolling only.

If you horizontal scroll in Firefox and Camino it will bring your browser forward/backward depending which way you scroll. If you scroll --> it's forward a page <-- is backward a page, 90% of the time you endup jumping back or forward several pages depending on the sensitivity of the track pad.

[cryer]

wow.. did ANYBODY read my post up there? or the original poster's? he or she said they already know how to disable the scrolling but wants to know how to change the firefox setting (my post explains this and i just recalled that its from the isroll website)