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Lenovo laptop track point does not scroll on web page with v4

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kcfrank61
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going to firefox 4 the track point scroll up and down on a page feature does not work. Without this using firefox 4 is worthless.. example when a web 4 is 5-6 screens long on holds down the middle clicker on the keyboard and uses the trackpoint pointer on the keyboard to move around on the page. so how do i go back to the older version of firefox> i cant find it anywhere

going to firefox 4 the track point scroll up and down on a page feature does not work. Without this using firefox 4 is worthless.. example when a web 4 is 5-6 screens long on holds down the middle clicker on the keyboard and uses the trackpoint pointer on the keyboard to move around on the page. so how do i go back to the older version of firefox> i cant find it anywhere

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yunlin12
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It's a about:config setting.

Type about:config into address bar, hit enter, Firefox would ask if you want to access the settings, say yes you know the risk.

When the list of configurations come up, type "trackpoint" into the filter area, you will see a "ui.trackpoint_hack.enabled" setting, change that from -1 to 1. Now you should be able to scroll using trackpoint and middle mouse button on the trackpad again.

kcfrank61
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Thanks this worked great...

is there a url that lists all these config options in a way to a non geek can understand to improve other options in firefox?