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The problem with solutions like these: without a notice, how will the user ever know that they can drag scroll on my site? Perhaps for a web app with a limited user base that can be educated...

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The cursor changes. Admittedly, if people aren't capable of noticing that, they may be a lost cause.

True for images, but not for the text (chromium+linux). And I get annoyed when I cant select text.

This is defined by the developer actually. And besides there is no problem for a user if he does not know that he can scroll with dragging.

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