[OSX-Users] Re: Lion Mail.app

[Thanassis Tiropanis]

The argument on having all apple devices work the same way makes sense - i might give it a 2h trial too :-)

Thanassis



On 20 Jul 2011, at 20:27, Jules Field wrote:

> On MacBook Pros with a trackpad, I've been using Lion for quite a while, and it only takes a couple of hours to get used to the new default scrolling direction. Most of the Macs I use are other people's and so will be setup the new default way, so it's a very necessary investment for me. If you only ever use your own computers, then switch it whichever way feels easier for you.
> 
> Scrolling the old way seems really odd to me now!
> I just want to drag the document up and down, not the window showing me a bit of it.
> And with the new direction all my Apple devices work the *same* way, which makes life simpler.
> 
> Just my 2p worth. "It helps with scrolling" is not a global opinion. :-)
> 
> Jules.
> 
> On 20/07/2011 20:22, Thanassis Tiropanis wrote:
>> One of the first things that I changed was to untick the option 'Scroll direction: natural' in the 'scroll&  zoom' tab of the trackpad settings. It helps with scrolling on any app...
>> Best
>> Thanassis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 20 Jul 2011, at 20:14, Nick Gibbins wrote:
>> 
>>> Holy cow. I'm not saying that the default settings are wrong, but they're
>>> very different to existing behaviour (particularly conversations). This
>>> could take quite a bit of getting used to.
>>> 
>>> Also, Launchpad - what's the point?
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>> 
> 
> Jules
> 
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