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Bug 341630 - Scrolling with mouse wheel quickly over taskbar makes tasks glow (alert)
Scrolling with mouse wheel quickly over taskbar makes tasks glow (alert)
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: libwnck
Classification: Core
Component: tasklist
2.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
: 2.20.x
Assigned To: libwnck maintainers
libwnck maintainers
: 349438 356451 374638 438483 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-05-13 13:36 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2018-01-24 13:32 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14

Attachments
First attempt (4.07 KB, patch)
2007-05-19 21:14 UTC, Vincent Untz 		needs-work Details | Review

Description Sebastien Bacher 2006-05-13 13:36:27 UTC 
That bug has been opened on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/44433

"Usually when a window wants your attention, it will cause the window to blink in the task bar (like when you receive an IM). But you can make _any_ window do this, simply by scrolling with the mouse wheel too quickly through tasks in the task bar.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open a bunch of windows
2. Move mouse over taskbar
3. Scroll mouse wheel up and down quickly

You'll notice some of the windows in the taskbar (seems random) will start doing the glow/blink effect. This is really confusing if you get used to quickly scrolling down on the taskbar to look at the last window you have open or quickly scrolling up to look at the first.

I'm guessing for some reason gnome is reading the alert status of the window correctly if you switch from it too quickly."
Comment 1 Sergej Kotliar 2006-09-17 23:36:29 UTC 
*** Bug 356451 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2007-01-30 18:10:36 UTC 
*** Bug 374638 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2007-02-17 11:56:00 UTC 
*** Bug 349438 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Vincent Untz 2007-05-19 20:48:38 UTC 
*** Bug 438483 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Vincent Untz 2007-05-19 21:14:51 UTC 
Created attachment 88457 [details] [review]
First attempt

Here's an attempt to fix it: it adds a timeout to activate the new window, instead of doing it immediately.

It makes things better, but I can still see the issue in some cases.
Comment 6 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-01-24 13:32:39 UTC 
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