[ubuntu-uk] text colour change

[Kris Douglas]

>From what I understand. Smooth scrolling either turns the page into a low
resolution image or reduces the rendering quality while you scroll. If you
do it on an android handset you will notice this too.

I presume it is done to reduce the juddering when scrolling on a low
specification machine.

Kris
On Jun 8, 2012 3:27 PM, "Norman Silverstone" <norman at littletank.org> wrote:

> On 08/06/12 12:20, Colin Law wrote:
>
>> On 8 June 2012 12:13, Norman Silverstone<norman at littletank.**org<norman at littletank.org>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/06/12 12:08, Colin Law wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8 June 2012 12:00, Norman Silverstone<norman at littletank.**org<norman at littletank.org>>
>>>>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/06/12 11:38, Colin Law wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8 June 2012 11:31, Norman Silverstone<norman at littletank.**org<norman at littletank.org>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 08/06/12 10:57, Colin Law wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 8 June 2012 10:52, Norman Silverstone<norman at littletank.**org<norman at littletank.org>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I frequently watch the BBC web site and recently have noticed that,
>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>> scrolling, text changes from black to blue and back again when
>>>>>>>>> scrolling
>>>>>>>>> stops. Has anyone else seen this and has anyone any ideas what
>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> cause? OS is Xubuntu 12.04.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is that on all bbc pages?  The home page for example?   If not can
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> provide a link to a page?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go to Home page select any text item and scroll
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you mean by "select any text item"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Select BBC NEWS or BBC SPORT or LOCAL NEWS and then select one of the
>>>>> items
>>>>> under those headings, for example VAT on hospital revamp 'criminal'.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can't you just supply a link to a page that shows the problem?  I
>>>> don't see the VAT one.  Find a page that shows the problem, copy the
>>>> url out of the browser (www.whatever) and paste it here.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-**england-london-18364417<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18364417>
>>>
>>
>> I am not seeing any problem here, I wonder if it is to do with the new
>> smooth scrolling they have introduced. Try disabling it via Edit>
>> Preferences>  Advanced>  General and deselect Use Smooth Scrolling
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
> Absolutely correct, your suggest worked like a charm. Thanks.
>
> Norman
>
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