How do you scroll?

[djr33]

I just had a random thought and was going to ask a few people, but then realized it would make sense to get a general idea from everyone.

There are several ways that I think are compatible with almost every browser, so I wonder... how do you scroll?

Since it's a multichoice poll, choose what you use regularly, not just all the options (unless you just love 'em all).

I chose spacebar as I use that almost all the time and the scrollwheel/trackpad scrolling option since I use that when I want to go to a more precise location on the page.

[thetestingsite]

I usually use the mouse wheel, but sometimes I will use the keyboard (space bar, up/down arrows, and page up/down keys).

[jnscollier]

interesting question... scroll wheel all the way.

[Twey]

I use all of them depending on what's closest to my hand and what browser I'm using. Rarely the click-and-drag method, though.

[Bob90]

In FF I use the scroll click method, where a circle appears and you move relative to that.

[jscheuer1]

I use the mouse wheel mostly, but I also use the arrow and page keys a lot. The others are rare, space-bar - only as an accident, dragging the scrollbar - for precision or if the mouse is off, track-pad is on and I don't want to use the arrow/page keys.

Did you forget to include the middle mouse button drag? I don't use it that much. Though it is really handy when scrolling in both dimensions at once.

[djr33]

Mice differ in their use, as do trackpads. Depending on the computer, that function might just be with a multi-directional mouse wheel, or by sliding your fingers diagonally on a trackpad (such as on my macbook, where two fingers are scrolling). The first option should cover that.
It is a slightly different case, but it isn't the same in all browsers/systems/mice, so I didn't think it needed its own category.

[mwinter]

I usually use the mouse wheel to move small distances, or press the wheel and drag over larger distances. If I'm reading a lot of text, I use the keyboard: cursor keys for short distances, page up/down for large.

[lainlives]

i use the wheel for a few lines because i set it to scroll a little but i click it for a long page

at school i have to use the arrow keys. unless i bring my own mouse

[pcbrainbuster]

I simply use the mouse or the keyboard (not pg up/down) when I feel like it, at random...