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I'm struggling (not really the right word, but you know what I mean) with the fact that the wheel on my mouse now acts as a zoom in/out tool. In V6.2 and prior it acted as an up/down command.

I've looked in the guide and also the mouse settings but can't find anything to suggest how to change it.

Any ideas or shall I just have to "get used to it"?

Thanks

Tony

An alternative is to hold down the space bar to drag the window about with the mouse

Tony

This was always an option in Windows with the mouse once the wheel appeared. I haven't used a mouse for a while now, but if I remember correctly if you click on a part of the screen that has a scroll bar then the wheel will scroll if you don't click on the area it will zoom. I may be wrong, as I said I haven't used a mouse for a long time.

Thanks both

For the moment, I am undergoing "mouse re-training"

Clicking anywhere on the screen first does work, I just need to get used to it

@uktony,

Are you seeing this behaviour throughout the software or in a specific window/windows? Are you using a 'touch screen' device?

If it is specifically in the Maps Window, then you could try disabling (untick) the "Enable Zoom Animation" option in Tools > Preferences > Map Window.

Mervyn

When viewing a particular record, with or without ancestors or descendants. Not sure what it is called but it isn't the maps window.

Not using a touch screen device.

mjashby wrote: ↑

11 Dec 2020 11:08

@uktony,

Are you seeing this behaviour throughout the software or in a specific window/windows? Are you using a 'touch screen' device?

If it is specifically in the Maps Window, then you could try disabling (untick) the "Enable Zoom Animation" option in Tools > Preferences > Map Window.

Mervyn

O.K. You've ruled out two possibilities

The only other 'third party' possibilities I can immediately think of are:

- some form of Mouse Control software setting, e.g. if you have a Logitech Mouse and Software, but then you would probably see the same behaviour in other software;
- (more likely) the Control Key on your Keyboard may be sticking, i.e. the 'Shortcut' for Zooming with a Mouse is to hold down the CTRL Key whilst using the scroll function on the Mouse;
- (even more likely; and the one already suggested) some dependency on where the Mouse Pointer is when you use the scroll wheel.

Mervyn