You can change how standard scrollbars work throughout OS X in the Appearance system preferences. The two options are to have a click on the scroll bar page forward or back, or to have a click instantly jump to that position in the page.
Related: Scroll Bar Behavior, Mouse clicking on scroll bar, Browsing Without Images, Gesture to scroll in lion iPhoto, Mouse Won’t Scroll.
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