How can I enable click-to-scroll like in Windows?
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CuriousCat92
I've really come to rely on the click-to-scroll feature in Windows when navigating long documents. It's become second nature for me to click the scroll area and drag down. However, I'm using Linux now and trying to recreate that functionality. I attempted to use imwheel but couldn't get it to work, and I ran into issues installing easystroke – I'm not even sure if it's still available since it's quite outdated. Any suggestions on how to enable this feature would be greatly appreciated!
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If you're looking to replicate that in your web browser, you can enable something called autoscrolling in Firefox through the settings, and for Chromium-based browsers, there's a CLI flag you can use. Check the documentation for your browser, but this feature primarily exists in web contexts and not as a standard option for desktop applications in Linux.
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What desktop environment are you using? That's usually the first step in figuring this out. Depending on your setup, you might just find a toggle in your mouse settings that lets you enable it.
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CuriousCat92: I should have mentioned that I'm using Mint with XFCE, thanks for the heads up!