Mouse Wheel Scoll Doesn't Work In Firefox And Ie?

[Magic]

Hi there,

 

I'm new to ME and for now (still haven't received my registration key ) I'm working with the trial version of the latest ME.

 

Love the program, my girlfriend has RSI and this is a real solution for her!

(although I have to configure the macros )

 

I'm having one problem though:

 

I can't get the mouse wheel scroll to work in Firefox (my default browser) and/or IE.

It works in other programs (Tag&rename and Newsleecher are no problem) but in FF and IE it's a no go.

 

Is this a bug or do I something wrong?

The mouse is a Logitech MX700 (cordless with the latest mousware)

[Magic]

Could anyone confirm this?

 

Or do I something wrong?

[Linda]

I use Firefox at home, but at work (where I have ME) I only have explorer, so I can't test it. I'm debating buying MacroExpress for home use as well, if I do so in the next day or so and you don't have an aswer yet, I'll be happy to test it.

[Magic]

It also doesn't work with explorer, so if you wouldn't mind please test it with IE.

 

Just go to a website where scrolling is needed and let the macro scroll a few clicks.

It doesn't work for me.....

 

But in other programs it just works fine!

[Linda]

It worked for me.

 

At first it didn't look like it did, because I expected "Forward" to scroll down the page, and instead it scrolls up- so if I was already at the top of the page, nothing happened. Might this be the issue?

 

I just used a simple one-line macro, that invoked ten clicks on the mouse-wheel and did nothing else.

[Magic]

hmmmm it doesn't work for me.... in Firefox and/or IE that is. In other programs it works fine. Strange....

 

What kind of mouse do you use?

[Linda]

I have a logitec optical mouse with a mousewheel, but if I understand correctly, that shouldn't make a difference to ME, since the signal isn't actually coming from the mouse (the scroll-wheel command, for example, should work even if your mouse doesn't have a scrollwheel. Agian, IIUC.)

 

Perhaps if you posted the source code, someone might be able to figure out why it isn't working?

 

Try using the test macro I used- just one line, "Mouse Wheel Forward", set to ten clicks, and a command-key invocation. Wether that one-line macro works or not should help narrow down the source of the problem. (Remember, this will cause it to scroll UP, so start at the botom of a page)

[Magic]

I also have a logitech optical, but mine is cordless maybe that's the problem?

 

Small update: you're one line macro does actually work!

 

Next question is why doesn't it run in a macro which opens firefox first, starts up a website and then has to scroll.......

 

Small update 2: This is strange, with the following lines:

mouse move screen: xx,yy

mouse wheel 3 clicks backward

 

it does scroll, no problem at all!

 

but with the exta line:

Web site: http://whateverwebsiteIchoose

mouse move screen: xx,yy

mouse wheel 3 clicks backward

 

it doesn't work anymore!

how about that.........

[Linda]

Perhaps the focus is in the wrong pane? It could be trying to scrol the menu bar or the URL window rather than the main window.

 

Does it work if you set a control (say C1) to the main window using "Get Control", then "Set Focus", and then scroll?

[Magic]

Linda I emailed insight with this problem and I got an email from Stan.

 

He said that a webpage has to be fully loaded before a scroll can work, so he advised to use a delay or wait command before the scroll command

 

I did and it worked!

 

Thank you for looking into this problem! really appreciated it!