Ask Greg: problem with using arrow keys to scroll through images

Diana

Hi Greg,
Recently I've noticed a weird thing happening when I use the arrow keys to scroll through images attached to forum posts. What I do is click on the first photo, then use the arrows to scroll through the rest of them. However, when I do this starting at photo #1, the arrow key will often skip photos, so I'll get something like 1, 3, 5. Oddly if I start from the last photo and go backwards, it doesn't skip. I think this happens more often on posts w/ lots of photos, but I'm not sure.

For example, this post of mine here does it - if I start at photo 1, the arrows show me 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. But if I start at 10 and go backwards, I get all the photos in the correct (reverse) order.
http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ost-869989

I'm using the latest Firefox on Mac OS 10.6.8.

Thanks!

12 years ago

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ramya

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Happens on chrome too...

12 years ago

Greg

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Thanks Diana and ramya. I have just tried this myself and the result is pretty strange. I use a MacBook Pro laptop 100% of the time, but when I'm at my desk I use it with a separate keyboard.

On the separate keyboard I don't see this problem. But if I use the arrow keys on the laptop itself I do see the problem exactly as you describe it.

I'm on 10.8.2 and this is also true for Angie's Mac on 10.6.8.

BTW, if you are reading this and running Windows (on a Windows PC, not on a Mac), please check whether you see the same issue and let me know.

12 years ago

Diana

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Ah, Greg, this makes sense as both of my computers are Mac laptops and I always use the built-in keyboard.

Also, I take back what I said about going backwards. On this computer (work laptop) it also skips going backwards, and the pattern seems to be random.

12 years ago

Anonymous

It works fine backwards and forwards on my work PC laptop running XP. Both with attached keyboard and using the laptop keyboard.

12 years ago

(website)

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I'm on chrome on a PC and have no trouble. I did learn something new, though. I thought you had to mouse click on the 'next' tab on each pic. No idea you could use the arrow keys. lol
It works either way for me.

12 years ago

ramya

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Hi Greg,

Windows user here, Seeniton Win 7 and Win 8 too...
This happens only on arrows though not on mouse click

12 years ago

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