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Bug 750374 - Mouse scrolling on tabs?
Mouse scrolling on tabs?
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 145244
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkNotebook
3.16.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-06-04 03:11 UTC by alexrichert
Modified: 2015-06-21 03:32 UTC
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Description alexrichert 2015-06-04 03:11:28 UTC 
In recent versions of gtk+, mouse scrolling between GtkNotebook widget tabs doesn't seem to work. I tried it pavucontrol just now, for example, and nothing. If it makes any difference I'm using xfce 4.12 (FC22).
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2015-06-04 18:10:08 UTC 
This feature was removed from GtkNotebook. I've come to the conclusion that it is basically always wrong and confusing to users to make scroll events do something that is not scrolling content up and down.
Comment 2 alexrichert 2015-06-04 18:54:17 UTC 
Three thoughts:
-What about situations when the tabs are on the left or right? In that case, it would be vertical content being scrolled.
-What about horizontal scrolling (for those who have it)? Admittedly this is not my favorite option.
-Given the ubiquity of this feature elsewhere (Gtk2, Qt), it's not clear how confusing the average user finds it. Would there be any harm in making it optional, or, better yet, just leaving the feature in and figuring that anyone who doesn't like it, finds it confusing, etc. doesn't have to use it?
Comment 3 Matthias Clasen 2015-06-21 03:32:12 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 145244 ***