"How do I open a folder in a menu?" - Yuck result

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I figured out how to make a folder (ie, Documents) popup as a menu of the enclosed items. Unfortunately, the resulting menu can't be scrolled using a scroll wheel but, instead, requires either clicks on the arrows at the top/bottom of the menu or constant jiggling of the mouse just inside of those areas (below the top arrow, above the bottom arrow). Even then, it's pretty slow (and I have a Core i9 with 48GB of RAM). Essentially, this is reproducing the feature (and performance) already present in Windows (W10, at least) when I add the folder to the Taskbar.

I know I can configure the Documents icon to just open an Explorer window into the Documents folder but I though the point of ObjectDock is to eliminate that (among other things). I was expecting something similar (in performance and feature) to the macOS X Dock. Perhaps I've not configured things properly?

Thanks!

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Try clicking on the arrows and don't release the mouse button, this will scroll through the contents pretty fast.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Perhaps a feature request is appropriate here.

Please add a feature or Registry setting to allow for scrolling docked folders which are set to "Show folder in a menu."

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forwarded your request to the Stardock Support Team for their review and recommendations. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We really do appreciate your feedback, Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for the responses. Agreed; the popup menu should respond quickly to some sort of "scroll" action. A mouse's scroll wheel would be the logical choice here but it needs to be fast. I imagine the folder's contents (names of files/folders/subfolders) would need to be cached at some point during OD's startup in order to get the speed. Maybe a preference might be added for this just in case other users wouldn't require the speed. I wouldn't want my needs adversely affecting other users (assuming such cacheing increases OD's RAM requirements).

Barry