# Screen skipping, when using mouse scroll wheel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-skipping-when-using-mouse-scroll-wheel/940892>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-skipping-when-using-mouse-scroll-wheel/940892 "2021-04-28T01:36:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-skipping-when-using-mouse-scroll-wheel/940892/2 "2021-04-28T20:13:32Z")

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Scrolling up is more technically demanding than down.

> [@Issues with scrolling up and dynamic loading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-with-scrolling-up-and-dynamic-loading/938131):
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> I’ve encountered an annoying issue lately. When I scroll down, the dynamic loading works perfectly. As I scroll, the newer content gets added in a way that just feels like scrolling. It’s perfectly smooth. But, when I scroll up, not only is there a jump every time, but sometimes it will even jump past a comment altogether. This makes the whole thing more difficult to use. Posts need to be able to load in without the viewport losing its place. Most of the time, of course, I’m scrolling down. …

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