Firefox users who want to enjoy smooth scrolling with their mouse should install the SmoothWheel extension. SmoothWheel lets you customize how Firefox scrolls, so you can have the perfect experience for whatever website you’re visiting. To get started, open Firefox and click on the menu button (three lines in a row at the top of the browser window). From the menu, select “Add-ons.” In the Add-ons window that opens, click on “Extensions.” In the Extensions window that opens, click on “SmoothWheel.” The SmoothWheel Options dialog box will open. In this dialog box, you can set how Firefox scrolls by clicking on the buttons at the bottom of this dialog box. To scroll smoothly with your mouse wheel, set “Scroll speed” to “Fast” or “Normal.” If you want Firefox to scroll more slowly when you drag your mouse wheel across the screen, set “Scroll speed” to “Slow.” If you want Firefox to scroll more quickly when you drag your mouse wheel across the screen, set “Scroll speed” to “Fastest.” You can also adjust how much influence your mouse wheel has on scrolling by clicking on the slider next to “Mousewheel influence.” To disable SmoothWheel completely, uncheck both boxes in this dialog box. Click OK to close this dialog box and return to Firefox’s main window. ..
Note: Version 0.44.19.20090811.3 shown here.
Installation & Setup
Once you have the SmoothWheel extension installed, the best place to start is with the options. In the Options Window there are only two tabs that you need to focus on to make adjustments.
In the “Basic Tab” you can make adjustments for Scroll Speed, Scroll Step Size, hotkey-type options, whether to use your keyboard or not, the option to disable SmoothWheel, and a compatibility mode. Once you have made any changes, simply click the “Apply Button” to immediately try them out before closing the window (very convenient!).
Here you can see the options available in the drop down menu for Scroll Speed.
For Scroll Step Size, you can make your mouse wheel really move that webpage! Notice that not only can you select how much of a page is moved per step, you can also select the amount in screen pixels (terrific!).
With the Advanced Tab, you can make adjustments for Adaptive Duration, Adaptive Step, Bigger Step, Smaller Step, FPS Limit, and Enable Soft-edge. So many options to customize your scrolling experience perfectly!
This is one of the wonderful things about the SmoothWheel extension. If you are uncertain about what a particular adjustment will do, simply hold your mouse over the drop down menu for a detailed explanation (very nice!). This is the explanation for the FPS Limit drop down menu on the Advanced Tab.
Conclusion
This is a wonderful extension for anyone wanting to make some serious adjustments for the way they scroll webpages. No more slow scrolling with this extension working for you!
Links
Download the SmoothWheel Extension (Mozilla Add-ons)
Download the SmoothWheel Extension (SmoothWheel Homepage)
