obnoxious bug

[Zaphod]

You could go into Settings > Panel > Items > Window Buttons
and then untick the box that says "Switch windows using the mouse wheel"

On 12/23/2017 10:00 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> On 12/22/2017 04:51 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>> Dear Xfce Developers,
>>
>> Fedora 27
>> Xfce 4.12
>>
>> This bug
>> https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12516
>>
>> Is so, so  *** O B N O X I O U S *** that it drives me insane when
>> trying to write technical documents.  If you scroll wheel too
>> fast, Xfce changes programs not lines.
>>
>> Would you please fix the thing before I go out of my mind!!
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
> 
> Figured out what is happening.
> 
> I am a very fast typist (love my Unicomp keyboard).  When I
> am typing and need to scroll up to see something, I take my
> hand off the keyboard and grab the mouse and start rolling
> the roller.  Then the Windows start to fly.
> 
> This is because of the force I grabbed them mouse with.  Mind
> you I only moved it a fraction of an inch.  The issue it
> the sudden acceleration applied to the mouse.  This pops
> the mouse pointer all the way to the top of my screen, up
> on my task bar (panel one).  Them I roll the roller on the
> task bar and of course, the windows fly by.
> 
> And I can reproduced this by slapping the mouse hard and
> start scrolling.  The tip off was that it seemed to lay in
> wait for me when I most wanted to use it.  An anxiety detector
> of sorts.
> 
> In the Windows world, there is a mouse setting for "acceleration".
> I can't find anything in "Mouse and Touchpad".
> 
> So, to fix the issue, Xfce need a setting to adjust "mouse
> acceleration".
> 
> In the mean time, anyone know of a workaround?
> 
> Many thanks,
> -T
> 
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