Changing workspaces via scrollwheel on desktop is problematic, especially when using touchpad
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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High
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compiz (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
With desktop effects enabled I can switch to a different workspace by scrolling my mouse wheel when on the desktop - each "click" of the mouse wheel goes to a new workspace, in a continuous circle. When using my touchpad, touching the right hand side of it emulates a mouse wheel. The difference is that the touchpad's "mouse wheel" doesn't have "clicks". This means that when I switch workspace, it is very difficult to go to exactly the one I want using the touchpad as it will often detect multiple "clicks" and I can end up back on the one I was on.
One way to alleviate this might be to no switch workspaces in a circle, but to only switch up to the last one in one direction - to get back from that the user would have to scroll the other way. This would solve my problem was I only have two workspaces, but if a user had four workspaces it would still be difficult to get to numbers 2 and 3. Maybe the touchpad just needs to be less sensitive?
Changed in compiz: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in compiz (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Can confirm on both of my dell laptops. I think right decision would be disable wheel-scrolling by default. Because it's really annoyng and unexpected behavior for unprepared users. Another one is to lower "wheel" sensitivity to require more than one click (and more firm drag) to trigger switching.