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Bug 148557 - Annoying behavior of horizontal wheel
Annoying behavior of horizontal wheel
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: Interface
1.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Marco Pesenti Gritti
Marco Pesenti Gritti
: 312073 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-07-27 10:43 UTC by Josselin Mouette
Modified: 2006-01-27 21:05 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
proposed fix (764 bytes, patch)
2004-08-17 15:30 UTC, Christian Persch 		none Details | Review

Description Josselin Mouette 2004-07-27 10:43:03 UTC 
Recently, the behavior of the horizontal wheel was changed: instead of scrolling
horizontally, it goes back and forth in the history.

Please go back to the old behavior, as this is a severe regression in usability,
especially for notebook users. First, there is no more easy way to scroll left
and right with e.g. big images. Second, the horizontal wheel is very sensible,
esp. with synaptics touchpads where it is binded on the edges of the touchpad.
Thus, you often end up going back in the history when you don't want to.

Please make it at least a gconf option if you don't switch back to the old behavior.
Comment 1 Christian Persch 2004-07-27 21:07:56 UTC 
As usual, it's mozilla's fault.
Maybe we should update our default-prefs.js, at least.
Comment 2 Josselin Mouette 2004-07-28 13:27:45 UTC 
Thanks for pointing this out; at least I could configure it in about:prefs.

Maybe that wasn't intentional, as mozilla's prefs are now the same for all
horizontal wheel actions, whatever modifier you use.
Comment 3 Josselin Mouette 2004-07-28 13:31:46 UTC 
Seems reported to mozilla, see http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231718
Comment 4 Vincent Noel 2004-08-09 20:58:50 UTC 
So can this bug be closed now ?
Comment 5 Christian Persch 2004-08-09 21:37:17 UTC 
The question is whether our default-prefs.js file should override the default
horiz action to make it 'scroll'.
Comment 6 Josselin Mouette 2004-08-16 19:33:13 UTC 
If this is not fixed in mozilla, I believe it should be fixed in epiphany, be it
only for UI consistency with the rest of GNOME.
Comment 7 Christian Persch 2004-08-17 15:30:18 UTC 
Created attachment 30662 [details] [review]
proposed fix
Comment 8 Christian Persch 2004-08-20 17:53:54 UTC 
Committed to cvs.
Comment 9 Christian Persch 2006-01-27 21:05:36 UTC 
*** Bug 312073 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***