Scrolling in Xcode editor
Scrolling in Xcode editor
- Subject: Scrolling in Xcode editor
- From: John Deane <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:24:55 +0100
Hi,
Do any of you know if there is a way to change the way Xcode scrolls
through text files as I find its default behaviour extremely
distracting and counter intuitive.
The problem is as follows:
Say, for example, you are somewhere near the middle of a large file
and the cursor is about half way down the window. You wish to scroll
up (or down) to locate a some code. As you press the cursor key the
cursor moves as you would expect and your gaze follows the cursor as
it moves towards the top (or bottom) of the window, effectively
using the cursor as a visual reference point to help you find the
text you are looking for.
However, when the cursor reaches the top (or bottom) line of the
window the next key press causes the contents of the window to
scroll, not by a single line to reveal the next line of the file, but
by half the number lines in the window, moving the cursor back to the
middle line of the window again. Almost instantly your eyes have to
move their focus a significant distance (up to I guess 45 lines of
code or approx 7 inches on a 30inch display). As you can hopefully
appreciate if you try strolling through a large file like this your
eyes have to dart back and forth really quickly in order to follow
the cursor. This will cause eye strain.
I can not believe that I am the only one to find this behaviour bizarre.
I have looked in Xcode preferences and the manual but can't find any
reference to this 'feature'.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
John
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