Bug 11856 – use volume buttons for scrolling

Bug 11856 - use volume buttons for scrolling


Summary:	use volume buttons for scrolling

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Product:	ReSiStance
Component:	General
Version:	unspecified
Platform:	N900 Maemo

Importance:	Unspecified enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Sergio Villar Senin
QA Contact:	general

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Reported:	2011-02-02 21:41 UTC by avx.dev
Modified:	2011-02-03 03:40 UTC (History)
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Description avx.dev (reporter) 2011-02-02 21:41:39 UTC

Since I'm mostly reeding in portrait mode using only one hand, scrolling
through longer texts is somewhat tiring my thumb and I don't want to use the
other hand, so I'd like to request the (optional) feature of using volume
buttons for scrolling up/down.

Comment 1 Sergio Villar Senin 2011-02-02 22:03:30 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> Since I'm mostly reeding in portrait mode using only one hand, scrolling
> through longer texts is somewhat tiring my thumb and I don't want to use the
> other hand, so I'd like to request the (optional) feature of using volume
> buttons for scrolling up/down.

Sounds good but I was thinking about using those buttons for go next/go back,
as it seems that a common behaviour in other programs and even other platforms
like Android.

Comment 2 avx.dev (reporter) 2011-02-03 03:40:09 UTC

> Sounds good but I was thinking about using those buttons for go next/go back,
> as it seems that a common behaviour in other programs and even other platforms
> like Android.

Mh, what about this:

a) implement both and let the user decide what (s)he prefers
b) do both, ie short press next/prev and long press scroll up/down

Alternatively, since I haven't heard of any language being read from bottom to
top, yet, the volume buttons could be used for prev/next and/or zoom in/out and
the camera key could scroll(since it's mostly scrolling down anyway, one button
should suffice).