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This question is a bit different from others that I have found, because the solutions to them have always been "change the scroll setting to 1 line at a time". I won't be satisfied by that. I don't want slower scrolling; I want smooth scrolling.

I want per-pixel scrolling, not per-line scrolling. That means even if it is set to scroll, let's say, an arbitrary 5 lines at a time, that scroll should be animated to look smooth and not jumpy on the screen.

Basically, like browsers, code editors, and rich text browsers do it, but everywhere. I already have taken apart my mouse and smashed down that little metal tab that makes it click, I hate the click. I thought the lack of smooth scrolling was a hardware limitation, but since this didn't fix it, it must not be.

Applications always seem to have smooth scrolling when I use my precision touchpad. I would like to emulate that with a physical mouse wheel as well. Is there a way to do it?

DavidPostill
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Not every application can be made to scroll smoothly in Windows with a single, global, Windows setting.

  • For Windows list-boxes, open the Performance Options CPL and check Smooth-scroll list boxes.

Performance Options Scrolling

Each application has it's own smooth-scrolling setting. For example:

  • In Firefox, in about:preferences, search on scrol, and set Use smooth scrolling.

Firefox Smooth Scrolling

In Sumatra PDF reader, open Advanced Options to edit SumatraPDF-settings.txt and set SmoothScroll=true.

Sumatra PDF Smooth Scrolling