[OS X TeX] Scrolling the pdf

[Claus Gerhardt]

Alain,

I recommend Apple's magic trackpad though I don't know if it will work with 10.6 - an upgrade to a newer OS would be smart decision any way; there also are the up and down arrows on the keyboard.

Claus


> On 25 Jun 2016, at 01:14, Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On , at 2016 Jun 24,6:53 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 5:44 PM, Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On , at 2016 Jun 24,1:31 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there a way to scroll the pdf file typeset by TeXShop 2.47 under 10.6? Which, when the opus is magnum would be very, very nice.
>>>> 
>>>> Howdy,
>>>> 
>>>> Huh? What are you using to view the pdf? Preview, TeXShop, etc., should all scroll just fine.
>>> 
>>> Sorry about that: It sure does scroll . . .  but it takes my cranking the wheel. I meant motorized scrolling.
>>> 
>>> More precisely, on a webpage, if I press on the wheel I get an icon with up/down arrows and then the further away I move the cursor from the icon the faster the webpage starts scrolling.
>>> 
>>> I was wondering if there might be something that does the same thing on, say, the 300+  pages pdf which I typeset once in a while with the usual suspects. 
>>> 
>>> Of course, most of the time I work on single chapters---if not with \includeonly which I once tried but could not stand---so this is not a big deal and can easily remain a dream. Still . . .
>>> 
>>> Hopeful regards
>>> --schremmer
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> It has been years since I used a mouse or OS X 10.6.
>> 
>> What mouse are you using?
> 
> wired Logitech blah
> 
>> Does it have its own driver? Is there anything in System Preferences that can help you?
> 
> Nope.
> 
> But it did look for a Bluetooth Mouse. I assume that means wireless. 
> 
> I don't mind buying a new mouse but googling did not seem to bring up anything like "motorized scroll" for pdf's
> 
> Hopeful regards
> --schremmer
> 
> 
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