Smooth scrolling can't be disabled

[Robert Spanjaard]

In the Preferences window, there is no option to set/disable smooth scrolling, despite it being listed in the Help page on abisource.com.
Through Google, I learned that it can be set/disabled in the configuration file ~/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile. But when I add the line "EnableSmoothScrolling=0" to the _custom_ scheme, as described on various sites, it is simply ignored by the program.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Xubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. Please include, if possible:

 1. The release of Xubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd'.
 2. The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy package_name' or by checking in Synaptic.

[Robert Spanjaard (spamtrap-arumes)]

I'm using Ubuntu 10.04, not Xubuntu. I thought I posted this bug under Lucid, but apparently not.
My Abiword version is 2.8.2-2ubuntu1.1.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for abiword (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Robert Spanjaard (spamtrap-arumes)]

Reopend. Inactivity doesn't mean it's solved.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[msevior (msevior-gmail)]

Dear Charlie,

As I have said many times it has been quite frustrating that Ubuntu
distributed the development version of abiword (2.92) without
consulting the abiword community at all. That being the case, please
tell us your plan to release a version of abiword without all these
bugs.

Best regards,

Martin Sevior

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Charlie Kravetz <email address hidden> wrote:
> ** Tags added: lucid ubuntu
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804169
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> Title:
> Smooth scrolling can't be disabled
>
> Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> In the Preferences window, there is no option to set/disable smooth scrolling, despite it being listed in the Help page on abisource.com.
> Through Google, I learned that it can be set/disabled in the configuration file ~/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile. But when I add the line "EnableSmoothScrolling=0" to the _custom_ scheme, as described on various sites, it is simply ignored by the program.
>
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[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

@msevior: As an individual triaging bugs and attempting to assist in getting them fixed, I have no future plans to change anything. I am not the individual responsible for any version of Abiword. If you could tell us here if this issue is fixed in the latest version of abiword in Ubuntu 12.10, that would be appreciated.

[Robert Spanjaard (spamtrap-arumes)]

It was 'fixed' in 12.04, because it now defaults to smooth scrolling being disabled. The manual suggests there should be an option in Tools/Prefs to set smooth scrolling now, but there's nothing in Prefs. Which resides in the Edit menu BTW, not in the Tools menu.

And although it scrolls faster now, it's still extremely ugly, bordering on unusable. You really can't see where you are until you stop scrolling.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

@msevior: There wasn't any decision. Some Ubuntu developer thought it would be a good idea to sync from Debian (which contains the 2.9 development branch) without consulting anyone. We (Xubuntu Team) noticed that, but we were too busy and didn't have time/forgot to investigate further. And so 12.04 LTS got released with a development snapshot, and 12.10 will too, I guess. This doesn't matter to Ubuntu, because they use LibreOffice by default...

Anyone who wants to maintain abiword's packages in Ubuntu so that it doesn't end up broken again is welcome.

[Robert Spanjaard (spamtrap-arumes)]

"This doesn't matter to Ubuntu, because they use LibreOffice by default..."

If this is true, and Ubuntu only cares about the packages that are installed by default, I'm off to a different distro. Abiword is available in the standard repositories, so it's part of Ubuntu just like LibreOffice.

[msevior (msevior-gmail)]

Hi Robert,

As you can see from Charlie's reply, this bug won't ever be fixed in
12.04. You'll have to either wait till the next Ubuntu release or
switch to a different distribution. The abiword community recommends
you stick with version 2.8.6. You can get it in Fedora 17.

Martin

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Robert Spanjaard <email address hidden> wrote:
> "This doesn't matter to Ubuntu, because they use LibreOffice by
> default..."
>
> If this is true, and Ubuntu only cares about the packages that are
> installed by default, I'm off to a different distro. Abiword is
> available in the standard repositories, so it's part of Ubuntu just like
> LibreOffice.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of AbiWord
> Stable Builds, which is subscribed to abiword in Ubuntu.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804169
>
> Title:
> Smooth scrolling can't be disabled
>
> Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> In the Preferences window, there is no option to set/disable smooth scrolling, despite it being listed in the Help page on abisource.com.
> Through Google, I learned that it can be set/disabled in the configuration file ~/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile. But when I add the line "EnableSmoothScrolling=0" to the _custom_ scheme, as described on various sites, it is simply ignored by the program.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/+bug/804169/+subscriptions