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Old 06-17-2004, 08:12 PM
Chris H.
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Re: Moving vertical scrollbars from Right to Left Side of Windows

No, sorry, Matt. While it is something which has been considered by
Microsoft - and actually done to a fashion - for a long time, the cost to
third-party software companies to write the capabilities is prohibitive.
The problem is the operating system itself (first Win9x and the NT line) is
dedicated to the one way. Things are coming around, though, with individual
programs such as OneNote, where the folders can be moved to the left from
the right. Unfortunately, we probably won't see major changes in this area
until the Longhorn operating system.
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Chris H.
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"mjmattson" <mjmattson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> Will it ever be possible to shift the vertical scroll bar from the
> right side of the browser window (and all windows for that matter) to
> the left for those of us that are left handed? It just feels awkward
> having to cross my line of sight to scroll when using a tablet PC and
> stylus.
>
> Thank you,
> Matt



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