Controlling the Scroll Bar

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Bill

When I click in the scroll bar, the page jumps much more
than a page and I have to use the scroll bar arrows to
move back to where I want to be.

I have a 17 inch monitor at 1024 x 768. Is this my
problem or is there a way to control the page movement?
 
Caused by a bug in the recent Q824145 patch.
Microsoft probably knows about it by now.
By the time we get used to this 'new'
feature Microsoft will fix it!!
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www3.telus.net/dandemar/824145.htm
www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-12-08.htm#3
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Position cursor 'close' to the top/bottom of the
slider bar and it should scroll one window.
Use the mouse wheel to scroll.....as applicable
See mouse properties (Wheel tab) to adjust
Press/Hold/Slide actual slider-bar
Keyboard navigate: Leave cursor on left ausw of screen
and use other hand on keyboard. (Unless one-armed)
Up/Down Arrows (Single line!!!)
Left/Right Arrows (<---Very Slooow--->)
Pageup/Pagedown (Too obvious???)
SpaceBar = down one page (Sometimes)
Shift+SpaceBar = up one page (Sometimes)
Home/End (Top line/Bottom line -- wow)
R-click scroll area.....menu....select option
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Bill said:
When I click in the scroll bar, the page jumps much more
than a page and I have to use the scroll bar arrows to
move back to where I want to be.

I have a 17 inch monitor at 1024 x 768. Is this my
problem or is there a way to control the page movement?
Click to expand...

This is due to a bug in critical update 824145.
Work arounds:
Click immediately under the slider.
Drag the slider.
Use the mouse wheel.
Use the Page Down and Page Up keys.

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Maybe they don't since Microsoft hasn't added it to the
knowledgebase, acknowledged the bug, nor indicated when
(or if) a fix will be available. I suggest using a
different browser - which is what I'm doing. I'm still
amazed that they obviously didn't bother to even open a
browser window after changing the code. Now that's good,
high-quality software engineering (insert major sarcasm
here).
 
If this only affects IE and Outlook/Outlook Express
preview pane, then it is due to a bug in the November
cumulative security update to IE. Microsoft has now fixed
QB824145. Download and install it again from their web
site.
 
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