Re: smooth scrolling by default? performance?

[Jeff <web kiddo free fr>]

> Yes, at long last it's been added as a preference -- the functionality
> has been available since the dawn of time :-) (If you're not using the
> latest development release and want to have smooth scroll, go to
> about:config and set "general.smoothScroll" to the boolean value "true".
> Create the key if necessary.)
Oh, so it was not in the preferences gui before the 2.19.x series? That may explain why I never tried it actually :)
> It's because smooth scrolling is reported to cause eye strain to some
> users with LCD screens. Also the performance over remote X connections
> is bad. See [1]. But most people should be just fine.
Strange, I have LCD screens and experience no such problem... Oh well :)