Scrolling issues in mac os

[keaton]

Hello,

I am evaluating Reaper and have a weird scrolling issue on Mac OS (11.6.4) where for some reason the view keeps wanting to snap back to the playhead as demonstrated here:

https://i.imgur.com/IWDU9JQ.mp4

I've searched some older threads for scrolling issues previous versions of Reaper but it seems to be a graphics issue that was fixed. I don't think in my case it's a graphics issue as there is perfectly smooth and responsive scrolling elsewhere in the interface. No issue on Windows.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[mlprod]

Options menu: turn off "auto scroll view during playback".

[keaton]

Hello.

Thanks for the response. Hasn't made a difference i'm afraid.

[nepenthe]

This is something that you need to configure yourself in the Actions section.

Open the Actions list and search for the "Transport" actions. What you're describing is Transport: Play/Pause (default: control+space). You can modify this to use the space bar if you'd like. You can test these functions by pressing the "Run" button in the lower right of the Actions window.

Grab your favorite beverage and spend some time scrolling through this section as there is an unbelievable amount of stuff you can and should set up. This is also where one often must go to set up whatever new features have been added during an update as these often lack default bindings.

[keaton]

Thanks for the reply. Am actually not talking about stop/start of playback. Just scrolling. Seems like a bug rather than a preference issue?

[nepenthe]

Originally Posted by keaton

Thanks for the reply. Am actually not talking about stop/start of playback. Just scrolling. Seems like a bug rather than a preference issue?

Omg sorry didn’t see the link. That’s a weird issue. Definitely not the snap back that I thought you were talking about! :-)

What sort of input devices are connected to your computer?

Edit: it almost seems like the “ key for scrolling to the cursor is being held down.

[keaton]

No problem! No input devices connected, just using the trackpad on my MacBook air. Will double check the " key isn't being held and get back to you. Thanks.

[dennech]

Originally Posted by keaton

Hello,

I am evaluating Reaper and have a weird scrolling issue on Mac OS (11.6.4) where for some reason the view keeps wanting to snap back to the playhead as demonstrated here:

https://i.imgur.com/IWDU9JQ.mp4

I've searched some older threads for scrolling issues previous versions of Reaper but it seems to be a graphics issue that was fixed. I don't think in my case it's a graphics issue as there is perfectly smooth and responsive scrolling elsewhere in the interface. No issue on Windows.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I have the same problem, and I have not yet found how to fix it. It's only on the trackpad when scrolling horizontally. The cursor comes back the same way as in your video.

[keaton]

Originally Posted by nepenthe

Edit: it almost seems like the “ key for scrolling to the cursor is being held down.

Just checked and this key is not being held down.

Originally Posted by dennech

I have the same problem, and I have not yet found how to fix it. It's only on the trackpad when scrolling horizontally. The cursor comes back the same way as in your video.

Interesting. Does it qualify as a bug I wonder?

[nepenthe]

Originally Posted by keaton

Just checked and this key is not being held down.




Interesting. Does it qualify as a bug I wonder?

I am not able to reproduce this with my MacBook Pro trackpad. What sort of troubleshooting steps have you tried?
Have you tried plugging in a mouse? Or changing your Mac OS input setting or the gesture settings in Reaper?

[keaton]

Originally Posted by nepenthe

I am not able to reproduce this with my MacBook Pro trackpad. What sort of troubleshooting steps have you tried?
Have you tried plugging in a mouse? Or changing your Mac OS input setting or the gesture settings in Reaper?

I don't have a mouse to try unfortunately. Mac OS trackpad settings are (I think) the default but tried messing with those to no avail.

Having a play around with the Reaper options but don't seem to be getting anywhere. I'll keep trying, perhaps the solution's in there somewhere.

Interesting that you're not having any issues with your Mac trackpad. I've deleted the Reaper user folder to reset everything to default and re-installed but it's still the same. Will post back if I find a solution. Presumably this is not something other mac trackpad users are experiencing.

[nepenthe]

Originally Posted by keaton

I don't have a mouse to try unfortunately. Mac OS trackpad settings are (I think) the default but tried messing with those to no avail.

Having a play around with the Reaper options but don't seem to be getting anywhere. I'll keep trying, perhaps the solution's in there somewhere.

Interesting that you're not having any issues with your Mac trackpad. I've deleted the Reaper user folder to reset everything to default and re-installed but it's still the same. Will post back if I find a solution. Presumably this is not something other mac trackpad users are experiencing.

I'm a bit surprised that none of the dev team has stepped in yet. But maybe post a bug report or post to the Q&A forum. This Mac forum doesn't get the most visitors TBH.

[keaton]

Ok, cheers for the help. I'll try cross-posting to a busier forum before I post a bug to see if it's something with my set up.