452602 - Scrollbar goes very fast, keeps scrolling even when not clicked or after arrow key held down for time.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[mimblemog]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070206 Firefox/3.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070206 Firefox/3.0.1

The scroll bar doesn't stop when I stop pressing the arrow key. It keeps scrolling for either a few millimeters, or keeps scrolling ceaselessly. If I press the arrow key only briefly, there is no problem - it is only when I want to go a long way down or up the page that it stops reacting instantly to my release of the key. 

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open website where considerable scrolling is required to get from top to bottom - a blog, google results or this page for example.
2.Scroll up or down a long way, holding down the arrow key.
3. Release the key after 3 seconds of scrolling. (3 for a clear demonstration).
Actual Results:  
I scrolled up the page from this point. I released the key when I saw the "URL" box, and the page stopped scrolling with 'Step 2 of 3' in the middle of the page. Some of this may be due to reaction time, but I have been using the arrow keys to navigate for years, and have never noticed such a delay before.

Expected Results:  
Stopped when I released the key, at "URL".

Comment 1

[mimblemog]

I have just tested this further, and the longer the key is held for, the longer it scrolls after release. Example: I was on facebook, looking at a friends list. I scrolled about halfway down the page, released the key, and it kept scrolling until it got to the bottom of the page.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for bugs which are in the Firefox General component, are
UNCO, have not been changed for 500 days and have an unspecified version. 

Reporter, can you please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or later, create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/managing+profiles, and test again. If you still see the issue, please update this bug. If the issue is gone, please set the status to RESOLVED > WORKSFORME.

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.