MacOS Scroll Direction: “Natural” or “Regular”?

1 pointsjasonrhaas8y ago3 comments

My girlfriend and I are in a fight right now about which scroll direction is proper.

I don't like the natural scroll direction, because the laptop is not an iPhone or iPad. I view the track pad as a mouse, and the "Natural Scroll" feels backward to me. She says that the "Natural" scroll matches up with all the other devices we use. Which for me is just an iPhone, and a laptop.

HN: Which way to you scroll?? Help me resolve this debate.

3 comments

scott_karana8y ago

I'm a "regular" guy too for the same reasons as you. My scroll wheel on traditional mice dictates how I scroll trackpads.

Potentially related datapoint: I hate inverted controls in FPSes too. (Though I use them in dedicated flight sims!)

jasonrhaasOP8y ago

Oddly enough I invert my controls for FPSes, and also flying games. :/

willcate8y ago

Fortunately I use trackpads w/ my two desktop Macs, so of course they are set to match the default MacBook trackpad action.

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