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Smart Scroll Changelog

What's new in Smart Scroll 4.6.4

Jul 13, 2023
  • Smart Scroll is still in System Preferences, but the engine is now installed in Applications or Applications/Utilities, where there should be no weird permission errors.
  • New: Vector Scroll is now faster, so Windows users will find it more useful (Thanks, Zsolt Zs.!)
  • Fixed a crash at startup on some systems (Thanks, John M.!)

New in Smart Scroll 4.6.3 (Apr 25, 2023)

  • Smart Scroll is still in System Preferences, but the engine is now installed in Applications or Applications/Utilities, where there should be no weird permission errors.
  • Fixed a crash that would require going to System Settings to turn Smart Scroll back on. Thanks, Eric Balin-Watkins and Gerhard Hellmann, for sending crash reports!

New in Smart Scroll 4.6.2 (Feb 16, 2023)

  • Various fixes and improvements for macOS 13 Ventura.

New in Smart Scroll 4.6.1 (Sep 10, 2021)

  • New: Single-letter hotkeys are now possible, in settings other than for "All Applications".
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.6 (Sep 10, 2021)

  • New: Smart Scroll is still in System Preferences, but the engine is now installed in Applications, where there should be no weird permission errors.

New in Smart Scroll 4.5.2 (Apr 28, 2021)

  • Fix: Grab Scroll and Vector Scroll work again when used other than by dragging (Thanks, Karl Erbach, Bryan Conley!)
  • Fix: Nudge cursor to stop works again (Thanks, Paul Zeitoun!)

New in Smart Scroll 4.5.1 (Apr 15, 2021)

  • New: Universal version runs natively on M1 and Intel Macs.
  • New: CPU and energy usage reduced to zero when idle.
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.5 (Feb 24, 2021)

  • New: Reduced CPU and energy usage.
  • New: Grab Scroll with a Trackball by clicking a button and then moving the cursor.
  • New: Activate Grab Scroll, Hover Scroll, Auto Scroll and Scroll Keys with URL activation, e.g. smartscroll://autoScroll (Thanks, @_nkgm!)
  • New: You can now set regular key combinations for Scroll Keys (Thanks,Tomasz Wilczyński!)
  • Compatible with M1 Macs (as previous versions already were).
  • Fix: Auto and Hover Scroll now work in Word, Excel and other applications that only partially support Accessibility guidelines.
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.11 (Dec 18, 2019)

  • Vector Scroll now shows its icon again when triggered (Thanks, Paul Zeitoun!)

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.10 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • If Smart Scroll cannot start at login, it now gives a link to a small tool that should fix the problem.

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.9 (Oct 30, 2019)

  • Fix for System Preferences freezing when Smart Scroll is turned on, on 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.8 (Oct 15, 2019)

  • Fix: Login Item issue is now resolved
  • Fix: Opening Smart Scroll in System Preferences no longer hangs for 20 seconds, on some macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina systems
  • New: Toggle for Grab Scroll's snap-to-axis, so it can be turned off when more convenient (Thanks, Alexander H!)
  • Alternate version: Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 for OS X before Yosemite (1.5 MB)

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.7 (Oct 10, 2019)

  • Another fix for login item. Works when added manually on macOS 10.14 Mojave and 10.15 Catalina
  • Fix: Dragging one of the scroll zones indicators would trigger a crash (Thanks, Aydin Yulug, Bob Embry, Arne Eickenberg!)
  • Alternate version: Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 for OS X before Yosemite (1.5 MB)
  • Smart Scroll 3 is still available, up to OS X Yosemite, if you find it works better for you: Download Smart Scroll 3.9.22 (1.8 MB)

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.6 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • Fix for login item. Works when added manually on macOS 10.14 Mojave and newer

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.5 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Support for macOS 10.15 Catalina

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.4 (May 28, 2019)

  • Fixes Scroll Wheel+ sometimes not working properly in version 4.4.3 (Thanks, Peter Lovell!)
  • New: Keep hitting the 2nd Scroll Key for smooth pulses of scrolling each time, or hold it down for continuous scrolling (Thanks, Michael B!)
  • Alternate version: Download Smart Scroll 4.4.4 for OS X before Yosemite (1.5 MB)
  • Smart Scroll 3 is still available, up to OS X Yosemite, if you find it works better for you

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.3 (May 9, 2019)

  • Fix for a common cause of the "Could not start" problem
  • New: Magic Mouse and reversed zoom in Sketch: reverse only when holding a modifier key (Thanks, Luca Nigido, Angelo B!)
  • New: Grab Scroll slower by holding down a modifier key (Thanks, Rogelio F!)
  • Fix: No longer interferes with scrolling Safari tabs (Thanks, Leo M!)
  • Fix: Improved readability of preference pane text in Dark mode (Thanks, Maher S)
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.2 (Mar 19, 2019)

  • Fixed: Smart Scroll's memory use would balloon up when applications erroneously reported scrollable areas (Thanks, Colin H!)

New in Smart Scroll 4.4.1 (Dec 20, 2018)

  • New: if Smart Scroll doesn't open at login, or cannot start, use the new disclosure arrow at top right for help
  • New: for Drag Scroll and Vector Scroll, you can adjust the click vs drag threshold. Useful for Pen users (Thanks, Steve K!)
  • New: Auto Scroll now resumes scrolling at the last speed you set (with arrow keys), on the same window (reverts to default speed after 5 minutes)
  • Fixed: Some Java applications would freeze when queried for scrollable areas (Thanks, Dirk S!)
  • Fixed: Smart Scroll would freeze when querying a few applications for scrollable aread (Thanks, Colin H!)
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.4 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.12 (Sep 19, 2018)

  • Fix for mouse lag in 4.3.11. Thank you, all who emailed!

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.11 (Aug 22, 2018)

  • Fix for a Grab Scroll crash in yesterday's 4.3.10. Thank you, all who emailed!
  • New: Scroll Wheel+ option to reverse scrolling only when a key is held down, for zooming in/out in Sketch.app (Thanks, Colin Heics!)
  • New: reverse Auto Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
  • Fix: issue that produced TIS/TSM warnings in console logs.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.10 (Aug 21, 2018)

  • New: Scroll Wheel+ option to reverse scrolling only when a key is held down, for zooming in/out in Sketch.app (Thanks, Colin Heics!)
  • New: reverse Auto Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
  • Fix: issue that produced TIS/TSM warnings in console logs.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.9 (May 24, 2018)

  • New: Grab Scroll only vertically or only horizontally, or 360º, depending on the direction you start moving (Thanks, Joonas Pääkkö!)
  • New: Scroll Keys scrolling speed is now adjustable, with optional acceleration.
  • New: Checks for new updates can now be done monthly (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.8 (Mar 15, 2018)

  • New: reverse Hover Scroll option, if you prefer the page to scroll the other direction with the cursor at top/bottom of the page (Thanks, Yu-Hua Chen!)
  • Workaround if Smart Scroll doesn't start at login: see Troubleshooting
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.7 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • New: Vector Scroll while you press a button, instead of having to click on and off. Now you have both options, plus middle-click to open links!
  • Fix: Wacom tablets and dragging to Grab Scroll works again! (Thanks, Michal Domnosil, Oliver B!)
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.6 (Sep 1, 2017)

  • New: support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra .
  • Fix: having System Preferences install an update should now work every time.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.5 (Jul 26, 2017)

  • New: Vector Scroll more adjustable, to get your preferred speed and precision.
  • New: Grab Scroll with Hot Key, choose whether to show the Hand cursor or not.
  • Fix: Grab Scroll inertia now works again, with a Hot Key trigger.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.4 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • New: Auto Scroll with a Hot Key, and easily scroll up or down.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.3 (May 17, 2017)

  • Workaround: in Wacom preferences for the pen button you want to use for Grab Scroll, set it to generate a hot key. Then set the trigger for Grab Scroll to be the same hot key (Thanks, Rogelio Folgueras!)
  • Fix: Grab Scroll inertia now works even if Scroll Wheel+'s "Nudge cursor to stop" option is set (Thanks, Artem D!)
  • Fix: works again on 10.6.8 (Thanks, David M, Svetloslav P!)

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.2 (Feb 28, 2017)

  • Fix: horizontal Scroll Wheel scrolling with the shift key works again (Thanks, Joonas Pääkkö!)
  • Fix: in System Preferences, Grab Scroll with Hot Key was reverting to Grab Scroll with Secondary Button.
  • Fix: Grab Scroll's horizontal scrolling now matches the setting for "Scroll faster" (Thanks, Niclas M!)
  • Fix: when installing a new version of Smart Scroll, a login item to the previous version was sometimes left behind.
  • Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 to 6.3.19-6 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3.1 (Jan 31, 2017)

  • New: Smoother Scroll Wheel scrolling
  • New: Trigger Grab Scroll with a Hot Key, without a mouse button
  • Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 to 6.3.19-6 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.3 (Dec 20, 2016)

  • New: Grab Scroll can now share a mouse button when it is used with modifier keys, such as in 3D apps (Thanks, Peter Leary!)
  • New: same button sharing, for Vector Scroll.
  • Fix: version 4.2.2 crashed when Grab Scroll was used with Inertia (Thanks, Filippo Tenerelli!)
  • Fix: Clicking to enter a hot key in System Preferences wasn’t always working (Thanks, Steven B!)
  • Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 to 6.3.19-6 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.2.2 (Nov 23, 2016)

  • Fix: on Sierra 10.12.1, Grab Scroll would have no effect when dragging the mouse very slowly (Thanks, Nelson Santos!)
  • Fix: on 10.11.6 and 10.12.1, Scroll Wheel+ would not respond well to single ticks of the scroll wheel (Thanks, Mike Loose, Marc Wensauer, Kenneth Gilbert!)
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.2.1 (Oct 18, 2016)

  • New: start Vector Scroll with a hotkey.
  • Fix: when installed “for all users”, no longer requires allowing Smart Scroll to run at each login (Thanks, Roberto M!)
  • Fix: Vector Scroll now works regardless of whether Hover Scroll is turned on or not.
  • Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 and 6.3.17-5 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.2 (Aug 31, 2016)

  • New: support for macOS Sierra 10.12 (Thanks, Ken M!)
  • New: more trigger options for Grab Scroll.
  • Wacom is fixing an issue in drivers 6.3.16-12 and 6.3.17-5 affecting Grab Scroll, they recommend using driver 6.3.15-3 for now.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.1 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • New: start Grab Scroll with a hotkey, then use any mouse to scroll (Thanks, Ken Gilbert!)
  • Fix: scrolling with a scroll wheel would sometimes jump.
  • Fix: improved compatibility with SteerMouse (Thanks, plentycom!)
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.9 (Mar 22, 2016)

  • New: You can now adjust the range of speeds for Vector Scroll (Thanks, Yoshiqtp!)
  • New: Notifications of new versions of Smart Scroll now appear in Notification Center, where they can be silenced with Do Not Disturb (Thanks, Eric S!)
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.8 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • New: You can now use Vector Scroll with the middle button and still middle-click to open links.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.7 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • New: Checkbox to control Hover Scroll's "Show with" option (Thanks, Maxim Kopeikin!)
  • New: X axis scrolling (horizontal) is now disabled entirely when its speed is set past 35x slower (Thanks, Nick Sloane!)
  • Fix: Smart Scroll no longer relaunches, no longer briefly appears in the Dock anymore (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
  • Fix: Check for Updates now works correctly again on 10.11
  • Fix: Vector Scroll anchor no longer appears when Grab Scroll is started with the same trigger.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.6 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • New: Ready for OS X El Capitan.
  • Fix: Smart Scroll would sometimes need to be restarted in System Preferences
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.5 (Jul 31, 2015)

  • Smoother scroll wheel and trackpad scrolling, especially when reversing direction.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.4 (Jul 31, 2015)

  • New: Using a tablet, Grab Scroll inertia now also starts if the pen is moved out of range while scrolling.
  • New: Graphite appearance for Vector Scroll.
  • Fix: Now works on 10.6.8 again.
  • Fix: Activates preferences for a given application faster, after switching to that application with Command-Tab.
  • Fix: Grab Scroll with Scroll without moving cursor option, removed small delay afterwards where cursor wouldn't move.
  • Multiple other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.3 (May 21, 2015)

  • Fix: Grab Scroll was broken in 4.0.2, now works again

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.2 (May 20, 2015)

  • Fix: "Active window only" setting was sometimes preventing Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll from working at all.
  • New: inertia for horizontal scrolling with a scroll wheel in Logic and Photoshop and other apps by holding down the shift or command key (Thanks, Monkeyman Ford!)
  • New: the menu lets you Return to Default Settings, for worry-free experimenting (Thanks, Walter S!)
  • Fix: no longer interferes with scrolling in LaunchPad, while allowing smooth scroll wheel scrolling in Dock folders in Grid view (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
  • Fix: Multi-Touch+ Inertia now works again without lifting fingers.
  • Fix: Check for updates no longer checks when turned off.
  • New: added graphics to clarify X/Y axis directions (Thanks, Walter S!)
  • Multiple other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0.1 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • Fix: Smart Scroll no longer crashes when scrolling in OmniFocus 2.1 (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
  • Fix: Grab Scroll Inertia was not using the setting shown (Thanks, Joel Stewart!)
  • New: Hover Scroll can be restricted to the active window only, in order to avoid inadvertently scrolling background windows (Thanks, Ken Delavigne!)
  • New: if you set Scroll Wheel+ Inertia to the lowest setting it will now give you smooth scrolling with almost no inertia (Thanks, Ken M!)
  • Multiple other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • New: Vector Scroll lets you scroll by clicking and then moving the cursor in the direction you want to scroll (by request from Firefox and Windows users).
  • New: Hold the Option/Alt key when clicking the "Settings for:" pop-up menu, to show hidden apps such as the Dock and customize settings for them (Launcher is run by the Dock).
  • Fix: No longer freezes when using the Diff view in NetBeans.
  • Multiple other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 14 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • New: After you allow it, Smart Scroll now acquires on its own the Accessibility access it needs.
  • New: Smart Scroll 4.0 betas no longer expire (per user request).
  • Fix: scroll speed multipliers are now preserved across restarts (Thanks, Guy Rougier, Bruno Melonio!)
  • Fix: no longer interferes with 3-finger tap to invoke Dictionary (Thanks, Mansour, M7MD Big Boss!)
  • Fix: removed cursor jitter when using Grab Scroll with "Scroll without moving cursor" (Thanks, Justin, Alex!)
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 13 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Fix: additional fix for running on OS X 10.6, 7 and 8 (Thanks to everyone who reported this!)
  • Fix: closes any previous versions found to be running

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 12 (Oct 24, 2014)

  • New: per user request, now a System Preference pane again, easier to find, no longer takes up space in the Dock or Menu Bar.
  • Fix: now opens in System Preferences on OS X versions earlier than 10.9 (Thanks, Henry Lausch and everyone else who reported this!)
  • Fix: Grab Without Moving Cursor now works on multiple monitors (Thanks, Francisco Caheté Silva!)
  • Fix: starts at login again

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 11 (Oct 22, 2014)

  • New: now a System Preference pane again, easier to find, no longer takes up space in the Dock or Menu Bar.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.16 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • Support for OS X Mavericks 10.9.4

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 9 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • Fix: no longer interferes with releasing the mouse button at the end of drag while Hover Scroll is taking place simultaneously.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 7 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • New: Grab Scroll with Secondary Button
  • Fix: inertia in Multi-Touch+
  • Fix: Grab Without Moving Cursor no longer switches applications
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 6 (May 21, 2014)

  • New: Adjustable amount of scrolling for single ticks of a scroll wheel.
  • Fix: License information can now be entered even when Dock icon is hidden.
  • Fix: Now runs correctly on multiple user accounts on all system configurations.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 4 (Apr 1, 2014)

  • Fix: Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll would stop working from time to time (Thanks, Barry Fass-Holmes!)
  • Fix: File Error when registering
  • Fix: Smoother scrolling overall, especially for single tick turns of a scroll wheel (Thanks, Marco Schindler!)
  • New: Option to remove both the Dock icon and the Menu Bar icon.
  • Change: Hover Scroll zones are no longer shown when Hover Scroll starts (it was unnecessary and distracting).
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 3 (Mar 14, 2014)

  • Smart Scroll no longer takes up room in the Dock (optional).
  • Use the menu under the Smart Scroll icon in the menu bar, to set Smart Scroll to open at login.
  • Horizontal swipes are no longer prevented, when enabling the MultiTouch+ features
  • Auto Scroll and Hover Scroll now work in Safari Reader.
  • Auto Scroll and Hover Scroll speed can now be changed using the arrow keys.
  • Check for Updates is now available.
  • Retina icon for the menu bar (Thanks, Gary Gray!)
  • Grab Scroll without moving cursor works again.
  • The accessory cursor shown during Grab Scroll has been removed.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 4.0 Beta 2 (Mar 1, 2014)

  • Supports OS X Mavericks 10.9.2
  • Fixes a "This Application is damaged" error in beta 1.
  • Hover Scroll and Auto Scroll now available in all applications.
  • Smart Scroll is now a standalone application, no installer needed anymore, nor restarts.
  • (Arrow keys for Hover Scroll don't work in 4.0 beta 2)

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.13 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Adds support for OS X Mavericks 10.9.1

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.10 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.9 (Jun 8, 2013)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.8 (Mar 18, 2013)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.7 (Sep 21, 2012)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2
  • Support for OS X Lion 10.7.5

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.6 (Aug 24, 2012)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.5 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
  • Support for Safari 6
  • Support for Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Thanks Max Rudberg, Eric Thompson!)
  • Support for Sublime Text 2 (Thanks Stefan Wrobel!)
  • Support for IntelliJ Idea (Thanks David Phillips!)
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.4 (May 14, 2012)

  • Support for OS X Lion 10.7.4
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.3 (Feb 6, 2012)

  • Support for OS X Lion 10.7.3
  • Fix for Grab Scroll's Hold Primary trigger on Lion.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9.1 (Oct 29, 2011)

  • Fixes hiccups in v3.9 when using a scroll wheel mouse (Thanks, Fabrice Douce, Alex Murray!)
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9 (Oct 13, 2011)

  • This version of Smart Scroll supports Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.7.2 and is recommended for all users.
  • Full support for Safari 5.1.1 Reader and Reading List.
  • Support for iTunes 10.5
  • Support for Super Scroll and Grab Scroll in Adobe Photoshop CS5
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.9 Beta 3 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • Support for OS X Lion 10.7.1
  • Fixes for Safari 5.1, as well as other browsers.
  • Remaining Safari 5.1 issues: horizontal swipes, Auto Scroll in Reader, no Smart Scroll in Reading List nor RSS feeds (for swipes, a workaround is to disable Coasting on the X axis for Safari, in the Smart Scroll preference pane).
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.8.1 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.7
  • Various fixes and improvements

New in Smart Scroll 3.8 (Jan 8, 2011)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.6
  • New: Auto Scroll hands-free scrolling is now also available for reading in Preview and Skim.
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.8 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • New lower price: at $14 instead of $19, Smart Scroll is now more affordable than ever! Users who purchased a license in the past 30 days may request to benefit from the new price.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.7 (Nov 11, 2010)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.5
  • Support for iPhoto in iLife '11
  • Fixes for FileMaker Pro 6 & 7, VMWare Fusion.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.6 (Oct 17, 2010)

  • Fixes for iTunes, VMWare Fusion, Adobe Lightroom.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.6 Beta 1 (Sep 25, 2010)

  • Fix for some applications not launching (Handbrake, Quicken, Rosetta apps) on multitouch-equipped machines.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.5 (Sep 10, 2010)

  • Improved iTunes scrolling.
  • Fixes for Magic Trackpad, Hover Scroll, VMWare Fusion.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7.4 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Fixes for Hover Scroll and random stopping of Smart Scroll on some systems.
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7 (Jun 16, 2010)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.4
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.7 Beta 1 (Jun 12, 2010)

  • New Auto Scroll feature: hands free scrolling for Safari Reader and Quick Look.
  • New "Adjust speed with arrow keys" checkbox for Hover Scroll.
  • Support for Safari 5.
  • Support for Firefox 3.5.9
  • Support for FileMaker Pro 8.5, 9, 10 and 11
  • Fixed scrolling in some Quick Look previews in Finder.
  • Fixed Smart Scroll stopping in some applications on busy systems.
  • Fixed memory usage problem
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.6.3 (Mar 31, 2010)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.3
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.6.1 (Mar 3, 2010)

  • Improved Magic Mouse scrolling (Thanks, George Coghill!)
  • Scrolling no longer locks up in Firefox, Word, Photoshop (Thanks, Hart Posen, Rich Sauer!)
  • Added support for Stainless and Wyzo (Thanks, Doug, Aaron Arlof!)

New in Smart Scroll 3.6 (Feb 2, 2010)

  • New: Touch trackpad with 2 fingers (1 for Magic Mouse) to stop coasting.
  • New: Separate settings available for Multi-Touch (trackpad/Magic Mouse) and Scroll Wheel.
  • Fixed Smart Scroll not always working in Finder.
  • Firefox problems: turn off Smooth Scrolling in Firefox under Preferences:Advanced:General.
  • Fixed cursor still showing Hand after stopping Grab Scroll with Hold Primary button.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.5.2 (Jan 8, 2010)

  • New "Nudge cursor to stop coasting" checkbox
  • Support for Firefox 3.5.7

New in Smart Scroll 3.5.1 (Jan 7, 2010)

  • Fixes for Safari 4: slow scrolling, Hover Scroll glitches (Thanks, Cowicide, Eric Pitcock!)
  • Improvements and fixes for Firefox and Chrome.
  • Trackpad: coasting can now be stopped by nudging the cursor.
  • Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message.
  • Fix for Open/Save dialogs in Carbon applications with Default Folder X (Thanks, Bob Embry, Jon Gotow!)
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.5 (Dec 26, 2009)

  • Improvements and fixes for Safari 4.
  • Support for all Firefox themes, starting with Firefox 3.6 (but Hover Scroll had to be dropped).
  • Super Scroll and Grab Scroll for Chromium.
  • Super Scroll and Grab Scroll for NeoOffice.
  • Grab Scroll for Eclipse.
  • Fix for two memory leaks.
  • Various other fixes and improvements (Finder, iCal).

New in Smart Scroll 3.4 (Nov 11, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.2
  • New check for updates feature.
  • Various fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.3 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message (Thanks, Alan Bergstein, Bob Embry, Phil Hubbard!)
  • Many internal changes to solve settings problems and Smart Scroll stopping in Safari.
  • No longer uses Application Enhancer (on 10.5 and 10.4, partly replaced by APE Lite).
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.2 (Sep 29, 2009)

  • New: HoverScroll lets you use the Left/Right arrow keys to adjust speed on the fly. Use the Up arrow key to scroll back, and the Down arrow to skip forward (Thanks, Alain Barras!)
  • Support for Rosetta applications (PowerPC on Intel).
  • This version supports Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as well as 10.5 Leopard and 10.4 Tiger.
  • Removed separate Super Scroll settings for trackpad and mouse, until a 100% reliable way of determining the input device is available.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.
  • Thanks to all the people who provided feedback on the beta versions!

New in Smart Scroll 3.2 Beta 3 (Sep 11, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6.1

New in Smart Scroll 3.2 Beta 2 (Sep 10, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.2 Beta 1 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • Initial support for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (no support yet for 32-bit apps on 64-bit Macs).

New in Smart Scroll 3.1.3 (Aug 19, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.5.8
  • Fix for one more "Could not start" problem.
  • Fix for some sites not scrolling correctly in Safari 4.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.1.3 Beta 4 (Jul 30, 2009)

  • Untested support for Mac OS X 10.5.8.
  • Fix for more "Could not start" variants.

New in Smart Scroll 3.1.2 (Jul 21, 2009)

  • Fix for another problem causing the "Could not start" message.
  • Fix for Xcode crash while browsing documentation (Thanks, John Iversen, Kusno Mudiarto!)
  • Fix for Super Scroll's Scroll Faster setting (Thanks, Bob Embry!)
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.1.1 (Jun 23, 2009)

  • Multiple fixes: "Could not start", faster Super Scroll and Scroll Keys not working, scroll wheel settings.

New in Smart Scroll 3.1 (Jun 20, 2009)

  • New separate Super Scroll settings for trackpad and mouse.
  • New separate settings for horizontal and vertical Super Scroll.
  • Smoother Hover Scroll start.
  • Fix for "Could not start" problem in 3.0
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.0 (May 13, 2009)

  • New Hover Scroll feature, for Cocoa applications.
  • New "Lift fingers to coast" trackpad option for Super Scroll.
  • New trigger options for Grab Scroll.
  • New per-application settings.
  • New Sync to Display option.
  • New Preference Pane.
  • Support for Mac OS X 10.5.7.
  • Support for Safari 4.
  • Support for Camino 2.
  • Support for Firefox 3.5b (standard themes only).
  • Fixes for Mac OS X 10.4, Finder, iTunes.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.0 Beta 3 (May 2, 2009)

  • Fixes ripples when scrolling (see new Sync option under Misc. tab).
  • Support for Firefox 3.5b (standard themes only).
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.0 Beta 2 (Apr 10, 2009)

  • Fixes for Safari RSS, Google Reader.
  • Fix for "Could not start" problem.
  • Supports all Firefox themes that use standard scroll bars.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 3.0 Beta 1 (Mar 22, 2009)

  • New Hover Scroll feature, for Cocoa applications
  • New "Lift fingers to coast" trackpad option for Super Scroll
  • New trigger options for Grab Scroll.
  • New per-application settings.
  • New Preference Pane.
  • Support for Safari 4.
  • Support for Camino 2.
  • Fix for scrolling glitches in Cocoa apps.
  • Fix for scrolling in Google Reader.
  • Multiple fixes for Firefox.
  • No longer crashes the Firefox PDF plugin.
  • Fix for Macs booted from NFS servers.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.8 (Dec 15, 2008)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.5.6
  • Fix for random slow scrolling in Safari.
  • Fix for Firefox horizontal scrolling.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.7 (Oct 7, 2008)

  • Support for Firefox 3.0.2 through 3.1b.
  • Fix for Cover Flow in iTunes 8.
  • No longer interferes with Text Zoom in Camino.
  • On 10.4 Tiger, Smart Scroll automatically disables itself for BBEdit.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.6 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.5.5
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.5 (Jul 29, 2008)

  • Support for Firefox 3.0 and 3.0.1
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.4 (Jul 1, 2008)

  • Mac OS X 10.5.4 support, various fixes and improvements

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.3 (May 29, 2008)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.5.3
  • Smoother scrolling everywhere!
  • Faster scrolling of complex pdf documents.
  • Fixes crash in Mail and iCal on Mac OS X 10.5.2
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.2 (May 7, 2008)

  • Safari no longer crashes when scrolling dynamic Javascript panes.
  • In Safari, scrolling past end of nested pane now scrolls parent pane.
  • Fixes crash in Mail on Mac OS X 10.5.2.
  • Camino pages can now scroll while they are loading.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.8.1 (Mar 19, 2008)

  • Fix for Cocoa applications crashing on Mac OS X 10.4

New in Smart Scroll 2.8 (Mar 14, 2008)

  • Fixes Quick Look and Cover Flow scrolling in the Finder.
  • Adds support for mixed Carbon/Cocoa applications.
  • Installer should now work on all Leopard systems upgraded from Tiger.
  • Fixes side effects of clicks meant to stop scrolling in Carbon apps.
  • Fixes crash in Soundtrack Pro 2.
  • Fixes crash in BBEdit's Preview window.
  • Restores scrolling without moving cursor in Carbon apps.
  • All panes of Google Video pages in Safari should now scroll correctly.
  • Disables Super Scroll for Google Reader in Safari.
  • Super Scroll now works in Character Palette.
  • Various other fixes and improvements.

New in Smart Scroll 2.7.5 (Feb 26, 2008)

  • Full support for Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard.
  • New name, now simply Smart Scroll (was Smart Scroll X). And Super Wheel is now Super Scroll.

New in Smart Scroll 2.7.5b2 (Dec 14, 2007)

  • Partial support (Cocoa applications only) for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
  • Preference pane access fixed.

New in Smart Scroll 2.7.5b1 (Dec 14, 2007)

  • Partial support (Cocoa applications only) for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.

New in Smart Scroll 2.7.2 (Sep 19, 2007)

  • Multiple fixes for iTunes, FileMaker Pro, Finder. Thanks to Kenneth Gilbert, Nonoche, Guido Wenzl and ovea for reporting these problems!
  • Various other fixes and improvements.