OK this bug has been fixed in upstream AbiWord and should be available
in version 2.6.5
Thanks everyone for the bug reports.
Cheers
Martin
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Lionel Dricot <email address hidden> wrote:
> Indeed, the bug is still present in Intrepid. And because Abiword 2.6 is
> now official in Intrepid, it's quite annoying. For some users, abiword
> is nearly unusable. For others, it's just annoying to very annoying.
>
> If there's a fix, I really think it should hit intrepid-update (or at
> least backport)
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Fast scroll wheel issue on Hardy
> + Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward
>
> --
> Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215845
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>
> Status in AbiWord: Confirmed
> Status in "abiword" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: abiword
>
> Reproduce:
> (Use a 2.6 series package on Hardy)
> Scroll up or down very quickly using a scroll wheel or something emulating it.
>
> Observe: The scroll bar moves/up down quickly but returns to the original position. This does not happen if you scroll at a slower (normal) speed.
>
> Suspicion: Since this does not happen on Fedora with a matching AbiWord build, and no package source patch touches anything like this in the code, I am suspecting something higher in the stack than AbiWord, but reporting it for completeness. Also I heard that Firefox on Hardy occassionally has the same problem, strengthening my suspicion. In any case, this bug has been filed upstream (but not confirmed as an upstream problem) http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11539
>
OK this bug has been fixed in upstream AbiWord and should be available
in version 2.6.5
Thanks everyone for the bug reports.
Cheers
Martin
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Lionel Dricot <email address hidden> wrote: /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 215845 bugzilla. abisource. com/show_ bug.cgi? id=11539
> Indeed, the bug is still present in Intrepid. And because Abiword 2.6 is
> now official in Intrepid, it's quite annoying. For some users, abiword
> is nearly unusable. For others, it's just annoying to very annoying.
>
> If there's a fix, I really think it should hit intrepid-update (or at
> least backport)
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Fast scroll wheel issue on Hardy
> + Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward
>
> --
> Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of AbiWord
> Stable Builds, which is subscribed to AbiWord.
>
> Status in AbiWord: Confirmed
> Status in "abiword" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: abiword
>
> Reproduce:
> (Use a 2.6 series package on Hardy)
> Scroll up or down very quickly using a scroll wheel or something emulating it.
>
> Observe: The scroll bar moves/up down quickly but returns to the original position. This does not happen if you scroll at a slower (normal) speed.
>
> Suspicion: Since this does not happen on Fedora with a matching AbiWord build, and no package source patch touches anything like this in the code, I am suspecting something higher in the stack than AbiWord, but reporting it for completeness. Also I heard that Firefox on Hardy occassionally has the same problem, strengthening my suspicion. In any case, this bug has been filed upstream (but not confirmed as an upstream problem) http://
>