[Bug 144145] New: Scrolling behavior in message list

[Alex]

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           Summary: Scrolling behavior in message list
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Mandriva RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: asg mvdbase com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs
OS:                Linux

I have been using KMail for several years now and although it is a fantastic application there is one of its features that I have *never* been able to get used to and which still annoys me to this date. That is, the way that scrolling behaves in the message list window.

At the moment, when scrolling, the focus will stubbornly remain on the middle of the screen. I would like to see this changed to the behavior one would normally expect, ie. start scrolling only when the focus reaches the top or the bottom of the list.

I can't understand for the life of me why KMail behaves the way it currently does, but I do understand that some people have gotten used to (and even like) the current behavior. So perhaps a good compromise would be to make it a configurable setting, letting the end user decide how they want the scrolling to behave?