Firefox 3 scrolling

Hey everyone,
I recently started using firefox again since safari started crashing :⎛
I did notice that the scrolling is terrible in firefox - all jerky, especially when using the trackpad two-finger scroll. I got an addon for smooth-scrolling but that still doesn't make it feel like safari. The bad thing is that I notice it which I didn't with safari; it just felt like part of the system (which it is :⎞)
Does anybody else know how to make it feel more natural?
Thanks,
Jordan Hanrahan

Hi Jordan,
Same as Limnos here, I use FF2&3 both & no scrolling problem here at all, in fact I would say it scrolls better than any version of Safari.
At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.

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