ericMB 16 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 EverNote suddenly developed the annoying habit of tracking the cursor and automatically scrollingthe list of notebooks, even when the cursor is nowhere near that particular sidebar--and even whenit is not in the application at all! There hasn't been an update, as far as I know. And restarting EverNote didn't fix it.Do I need to restart the entire computer?Is there some other solution?tia Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 12,050 Posted October 31, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted October 31, 2014 You sound as though restarting the computer isn't something you do very often, though it's Tech Support 101. If in doubt, restart. If that doesn't work can you give us a bit more background like what OS you're working with? Link to comment
ericMB 16 Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 It may be "Tech Support 101", but I have dozens of windows open as part of my work, and it's a pain to reopen them all. The OS is Windows 7. I like to check before restarting. Maybe there was anauto-scroll option that got clicked accidentally. Turning it off would then solvethe problem, where an inconvenient restart would not. I sincerely hope that my working style isn't too annoying. Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,598 Posted October 31, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted October 31, 2014 There is no "auto-scroll" option in Evernote. Maybe there is in Windows, or in your mouse driver software -- that'd be up to you to solve. I use Win 7 as well, on multiple machines, and I've never seen this with Evernote. Your working style is not a problem to anyone. Gazumped is a user just like you. He made a suggestion, trying to help you out with your problem. It's your choice if you don't want to take it. For that matter, I don't like restarting my computer all that often, but sometimes that's the correct answer anyways. Link to comment
ericMB 16 Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Ok, then. Here's a summary:No known cause. Try restarting the computer. Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 12,050 Posted November 2, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted November 2, 2014 Yup - sorry if I upset you ('specially since I didn't actually mean to at the time); that was just a statement of fact. If a fix is not obvious, just reset the whole system with a cold reboot. One thing that does occur to me - if I click the centre button on my mouse, the screen scrolls up or down, depending on where the cursor is relative to the point I clicked. The fix for that is: centre-click again to switch it off. But that's system related and nothing to do with Evernote. Good luck with your scrolling.. Link to comment
ericMB 16 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thanks, Gazumped. I admit to being overly-peevish.That's the trouble with email. You have to remember to add smileys! 1 Link to comment
ericMB 16 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Arghh! I did not mean "you" in specific. I intended the more general statmement (one must, we must)! Gah! Email! 1 Link to comment
CPW 2 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I'm resurrecting this thread as this started happening on my Windows 10 machine. I have two screens and when I'm working in another app, on another screen, I can see Evernote's left notebook list scrolling up and down occasionally, fairly slowly, all on its own. Charles Link to comment
Level 5 Dave-in-Decatur 4,004 Posted November 28, 2017 Level 5 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Odd indeed. We don't know if it solved the OP's problem, but ... have you tried restarting Evernote (using File > Exit), and if that doesn't work restarting the computer? Link to comment
CPW 2 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Being in IT for 30 years, I'm way past the reboot 2 Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 12,050 Posted November 28, 2017 Level 5* Share Posted November 28, 2017 Another Win 10 user here, but nothing similar happening on my machines. No ideas here though that you won't already have tried... sorry. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,307 Posted November 29, 2017 Level 5* Share Posted November 29, 2017 19 hours ago, CPW said: Being in IT for 30 years, I'm way past the reboot Well, if you've been in IT for 30 years, close the left panel (F10). Link to comment
ericMB 16 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Is just me, or is there an incredible amount of snippiness in the responses posted here? Anyway, a while back I did find that automatic scrolling behavior was indeed a property of the mouse software. Still see it in the browser, every once in a while. It seems to be caused by some combination of keystrokes I've clicked accidentally. A simple click in the auto-scrolling windows fixes it. Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,598 Posted November 29, 2017 Level 5* Share Posted November 29, 2017 21 minutes ago, eric_treelight said: Is just me, or is there an incredible amount of snippiness in the responses posted here? On 11/3/2014 at 2:43 PM, eric_treelight said: Thanks, Gazumped. I admit to being overly-peevish. ??? 22 minutes ago, eric_treelight said: Anyway, a while back I did find that automatic scrolling behavior was indeed a property of the mouse software. Still see it in the browser, every once in a while. This is good to know. Link to comment
CPW 2 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thanks. I'll give it a try, Eric. Link to comment
SorryIAsked 0 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hi, I am having the same scrolling problem - it started very recently - no, I have not installed anything since the problem has arisen I use evernote in my browser (Mozilla) and use Win 8.1, I have never had this problem & I have been using evernote for some 4 yrears now I have closed and reopened evernote, & restarted the PC, It does not happen in anyother tabs Has anybody found anything actionable that could be utilised other then telling me that you have never experienced this before😀 Link to comment
Level 5 Dave-in-Decatur 4,004 Posted February 3, 2020 Level 5 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi, and welcome to the forums. A little clarification on using them. This is a 5-year-old thread (with a 2-year-old post as the most recent response) in the Windows desktop program forum. There's a forum for the Web client here: https://discussion.evernote.com/forum/235-web-client/. Search around there and see if the issue has already been reported, and if not you can post your report there. Hope you get it resolved! Link to comment
Noodleworm 5 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 By trial and error I finally found a fix for this annoyance in my situation. I found the constant scrolling to be slowly driving me nuts! I tried different views but I could not adjust. I simply did not want to leave the convenience of the left panel view because I heavily rely on it. I'm using surface pro 3 and windows 10 with the desktop client This constant scrolling started recently and I finally pin-pointed that it happens after I use the vertical scroll bar in the left panel and then somehow accidentally happen to leave my cursor in one of two places: 1.on the white bar at the bottom of the left panel that gives the note count 2. on the black bar at the top of the left panel , next to the New Note + button Now that I know this, I can stop the annoying scrolling by clicking on any note and watching where I leave the cursor. I hope this might help somebody else from going nuts! 😄 1 Link to comment
Level 5 Dave-in-Decatur 4,004 Posted September 29, 2020 Level 5 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Nice research, @Noodleworm! I find that I can't make it happen by doing that; but maybe it's because I'm still lingering in Windows 7. I'm sure this will be helpful for somebody. As for going nuts, though ... what do you mean going? 1 Link to comment
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