AUTOMATIC SCROLLING
Techniques for scrolling through displayed information are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus includes a scrolling management module to set one or more automatic scrolling preferences, and an application to output a content item in accordance with the one or more automatic scrolling preferences. Examples of such scrolling preferences include scrolling speeds, designated input mechanism(s) to adjust scrolling, and the activation/deactivation of orientation-based scrolling.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
a scrolling management module to set one or more automatic scrolling preferences;
an application to output a content item in accordance with the one or more automatic scrolling preferences.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more scrolling preferences includes automatic scrolling through the content item upon an opening of the content item.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more scrolling preferences includes one or more user-selectable scrolling speeds.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a user input device for a user to select among the one or more scrolling speeds while the content item is being output by the application.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the user input device includes a button, the button to provide for sequential selection among the one or more scrolling speeds.
6 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the one or more user-selectable scrolling speeds includes a stop speed.
7 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the one or more user-selectable scrolling speeds includes a reverse speed.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is included in a handheld device, and wherein the one or more scrolling preferences includes scrolling based on an orientation of the handheld device.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising an orientation determination module to determine the orientation of the handheld device.
10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the orientation determination module comprises a compass.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the content item includes a word processing document, an e-mail, a browser document, a spreadsheet, a list, menu selections, folder contents, and/or a text file
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a display, wherein the application outputs the content item in accordance with the one or more scrolling preferences to the display.
13 . A method, comprising:
storing one or more automatic scrolling preferences; and
displaying a content item in accordance with the one or more automatic scrolling preferences.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving the one or more automatic scrolling preferences from a user.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more automatic scrolling preferences includes one or more user-selectable scrolling speeds.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving a selection from among the one or more scrolling speeds while the content item is being output by the application.
17 . An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
store one or more automatic scrolling preferences; and
display a content item in accordance with the one or more automatic scrolling preferences.
18 . An apparatus, comprising:
an application to output a content item; and
a user input device for a user to select among the one or more scrolling speeds for the content item while the content item is being output by the application.
19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising a scrolling management module to set the one or more scrolling speeds.
20 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the user input device includes a button, the button to provide for sequential selection among the one or more scrolling speeds.