Scrollbar for Left handed

Question

Will it be possible to set Scrollbar to the left side for left handed people?

Answer 1

Sadly I think we will continue to need to rest our hand across the screen.

Answer 2

too bad  I thought I can at last see what I'm scrolling.
I don't understand why is it so difficult to change the side of scrollbar.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the left-handed scrollbar feature has been cut. However, in Windows Vista, we've added a new pen guesture support called 'Pen Flicks' which allows you scroll your document vertically without using scrollbar.


http://inkling-impression.blogspot.com/2005/09/flick-inklings.html

Answer 4

Is this easier to use as scrollbar?

Answer 5

Personally, I fell it makes document viewing a lot easier. I rarely use scrollbar now.

Answer 6

And this works in all programs?
Do I need to enable it every time I use it (for example press some button, scroll, unpress button)?

Answer 7

Yes, this should work for every window that correctly handles key strokes. To give you more detail, you can perform Flick on 8 different directions; Up, Down, Left, Right, Up-Right, Up-Left, Down-Right, Down-Left. (Sometime we refer to the direction as North, South, East, West, etc.)

Each direction can be map to any pre-defined actions or key stroke.

The following is a default mapping for standard (Navigational) Flicks...

   Up     ==> Drag up ( drag the document up one page)
   Down ==> Drag down (drag the document down one page)
   Left   ==> Browse backward (APPCOMMAND_BROWSER_BACKWARD)
   Right  ==> Browse forward (APPCOMMAND_BROWSE_FORWARD)

And another 4 directions demonstrated below...





However, you can change the settings to map to any key stroke you like. e.g. Control, Shift, Control+V, Control+C, etc.

Pen Flicks can be turned on/off system-wide. And this is integrated into our pen support, so you don't have to click any button every time you want to flick.

Answer 8

I tried accep using my pen but it wouldn't Accept pen. Shame on Microsoft for dismissing 10% of the WORLD .

Answer 9

This could be a solution for a tablet or an UMPC. What about a solution for WM5 Pocket PCs?
I haven't found a systemwide gesture application that allows for scrolling. Or even just a couple of up/down arrows on the botton left side of the screen. Any solution from the big M? Or we lefties shall just remain forgotten?