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I am no longer using the trackpad on my macbook and using a separate wired apple keyboard instead. I miss the scrolling functionality on my trackpad, I'm having to make do with the keyboard (the mouse is too far away for efficient scrolling).
Is there a way to map a key combination (such as cmd+pagedown) such that I scroll up/down half a page instead of a full page?
Even better, is there a way to map key combinations to arbitrary scrolling distances?
Thanks for your time
Some other action that you've thought of that I have not.
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This is the page that explains how to do what you're after, I think:
Resize images to fit the slide http://www.pptools.com/starterset/FAQ00031.htm
I just tested this in Firefox 19 on the main questions list, and there is only a little bit of overlap between screens. I suppose this is there so that in case a line of text is split between screens it is readable on the second one.
Screen 1:
Screen 2:
This overlap appears to be a fixed amount rather than determined by the font size, so sometimes, such as this example, there is more overlap that necessary. However, with large print you might need that much overlap to avoid cutting a line in half on both screens.
Best Answer
I have no idea why it hasn't been answered for so long, but there is a way - you can do it using ControllerMate. It's an overkill, that's for sure (and it costs $25), but it does do the job.
In a nutshell: Open ControllerMate, create a new page in "Programming items" section. In Palette, open "Controllers" (⌥⌘1), choose your keyboard and press the key you want to bind the action to (for example, Cmd key). It will highlight there.
If you want to group several keys (such as Cmd+Pagedown), drag the second (third... nth...) key there too and connect them using "AND" operator in "Logic" (⌥⌘4) palette. Then use the "Scroll Wheel Building Block" in an "Output" (⌥⌘2) palette. You can customize the scrolling step in the "Inspector" window.
You will end with something like that:
Do the same for the Cmd+PageUp hotkey (don't forget to change the direction of scrolling).