3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of defining a means for stopping continued scrolling of the text.
1. A method for using a computer system to permit a reader of a text that is presented on a computer display controlled by the computer system to optimize the rate at which text is presented, comprising the steps of: determining the location on the computer display at which text is being read by the reader; defining a cursor location as a location on the display corresponding to the location at which text is being read; defining a neutral zone as at least one region of the display at which reading preferably takes place; defining at least one region of the display as a deceleration zone, associated with the presentation of text which comes before the text displayed in the neutral zone at any given time, such that when the defined cursor signifies a location within a deceleration zone, the rate of text presentation decreases according to a mathematical function of the distance between the location signified by the cursor and the neutral zone; and defining at least one region of the display as an acceleration zone, associated with the presentation of text which comes after the text displayed in the neutral zone at any given time, such that when the defined cursor signifies a location within an acceleration zone, the rate of text presentation increases according to a mathematical function of the distance between the location signified by the cursor and the neutral zone.