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German translation: Scroll-Rad/Scroll-Ball

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English term or phrase:	roller ball
German translation:	Scroll-Rad/Scroll-Ball
Entered by:	Monica Schmid

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12:28 Jan 9, 2006

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Science - Computers: Systems, Networks / GPS system

English term or phrase: roller ball

Pressing the shift key mouse before using the mouse roller ball will make the zoom occur in bigger steps

moser.ilja KudoZ activity Questions: 73 (6 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 66
Local time: 14:09

Scroll-Rad / Scroll-Ball

Explanation:
Ist denke ich das gleiche wie scroll ball

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Monica Schmid
Spain
Local time: 14:09

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Scroll-Rad / Scroll-Ball

Monica Schmid

Scrollrad

Ed Colaianni

Rollball

Anne-Barbara Stege

Discussion entries: 1

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23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Scroll-Rad / Scroll-Ball

Explanation:
Ist denke ich das gleiche wie scroll ball

Monica Schmid
Spain
Local time: 14:09
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 7

31 mins confidence:

Rollball

Explanation:
Der Rollball sitzt unter der Maus zum Manövrieren.

Reference: http://www.tarico.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1652&sid=2dbb829...

Anne-Barbara Stege
Local time: 14:09
Native speaker of:

German

1 hr confidence:

Scrollrad

Explanation:
I think this is a case of sloppiness in the original. Judging on the way a number of graphics programs work (e.g. MS Photo Editor), the author means the "mouse wheel", in German often called the "Scrollrad"

There is no reason to think he or she means the ball inside mouses of older design that rolls on the working surface, or the little trackball on the back of the new Apple Mighty Mouse.

Reference: http://www.golem.de/0508/39623.html

Ed Colaianni
Local time: 14:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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Jan 9, 2006 - Changes made by Richard Benham:
Language pair	German to English => English to German

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