X50 Owners - Page-Up & Page-Down button?

dmr121 · 07-10-05, 09:42 PM

Quick question, I have an X5 (gave to the wife) an X30 (I want to give it to my son) and I want to buy myself a new X50. I use the page-up and page-down button on the left side when reading (MS Reader) with one hand. Both the X5 & X30 have this.

Does the X50 have this same button?

Thanks

joedoe101 · 07-10-05, 09:45 PM

The scroll wheel? Im pretty sure yes

Prelector · 07-10-05, 09:53 PM

There isn't a scrollwheel on the x50 series...

However, there are 2 button on the left side, in an UP/DOWN configuration, preset as wireless power and record.

I love useing the up/down for ebooks also, so I just reset those buttons for up/down, and everything's a-ok.

dmr121 · 07-10-05, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Prelector

There isn't a scrollwheel on the x50 series...

However, there are 2 button on the left side, in an UP/DOWN configuration, preset as wireless power and record.

I love useing the up/down for ebooks also, so I just reset those buttons for up/down, and everything's a-ok.

That's great, I saw the 2 buttons but didn't know they could be reconfigured,

Thanks

joedoe101 · 07-10-05, 10:04 PM

You are kidding me...No scroll wheel? You have got to be kidding me, that is like the best part of the x5s and x3x's

dmr121 · 07-10-05, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by joedoe101

You are kidding me...No scroll wheel? You have got to be kidding me, that is like the best part of the x5s and x3x's

I agree,,,,

My wife loves her X5, she thinks my X30 feels CHEAP,,

07-10-05, 10:34 PM

No, but I have configured mine to be page down for the record and set the wifi power to be record.
But if I hold down the button it does not continue going down so I end up pushing it a lot...

gjw · 07-11-05, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by awdark

But if I hold down the button it does not continue going down so I end up pushing it a lot...

DoubleLauncher will help with this.
http://www.orthancsoftware.com/DoubleLaunch.htm
It adds the "page up" and the "page down" functions (rather than the one-line-at-a-time scroll-up and scroll-down) that you can then program to any button.
Now my buttons work just like the scroll wheel on my old Toshiba.

Here's a few other options (some of them free) but my favorite was DoubleLauncher:
http://discussion.brighthand.com/sho...hreadid=119264

07-11-05, 10:22 AM

You can also use the D-pad to scroll up and down.

eve6grl02 · 07-11-05, 10:56 AM

I just user the D-pad at the botton of the screen...hit the left/right buttons to flip pages. it works fine like that for me...

BaronStaring · 09-16-05, 04:56 PM

Has anyone found anything that will let you reprogram the D-pad actions?

On my x50v I love web browsing in true vga, landscape, but hitting the tiny back arrow is a pain. I use the d-pad to scroll with, but I would love to use the center button as a "Back" button. Anyone know of any software that would do this?

csulbxx · 09-18-05, 02:30 AM

Explain exactly what the D pad is?

csulbxx · 09-18-05, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by csulbxx

Explain exactly what the D pad is?

Sorry-I just looked back and you answered it the last time I asked but I hadn't seen it! Maybe because I'm a lefty, it's taking me a while to get used to using the side buttons.