obnoxious bug

ToddAndMargo ToddAndMargo at zoho.com
Sun Dec 24 08:08:30 CET 2017


> On 12/23/2017 10:00 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:

>> 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?


On 12/23/2017 10:24 PM, Zaphod wrote:
 > You could go into Settings > Panel > Items > Window Buttons
 > and then untick the box that says "Switch windows using the
 > mouse wheel"

That worked.  Thank you!  And thank you for telling me where
to find it!



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