Intuos4 Medium touch wheel doesn't scroll web pages

[klerfayt]

It used to be that by default Intuos4 touch wheel scrolled web pages in web browsers, now it doesn't happen anymore.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
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[klerfayt (klerfayt-deactivatedaccount)]

xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad" AbsWheelDown "key Down"
and
xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 6x9 pad" AbsWheelUp "key Up"

fixes nonexistent scrolling

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

It's due to gnome-settings-daemon's wacom plugin defaults. This could also be a "wontfix", since you can map them as you please, and the driver defaults might not be the "correct" ones in the long run..

[KEIII (cashagent)]

In "Map Buttons..." setting dialog I can set only keyboard value like "Up" and "Down"
How to set "Scroll Up" and "Scroll Down"? This setting available only for pen buttons.

[Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore)]

Thanks for the tip about xsetwacom. Note the exact command will change depending on the tablet; you need to find out the device name first:

~$ xsetwacom --list devices | grep PAD
Wacom Intuos4 8x13 pad id: 18 type: PAD
~$ xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 8x13 pad" AbsWheelDown "key Down"
~$ xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 8x13 pad" AbsWheelUp "key Up"

[Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore)]

Actually, "key Down" and "key Up" don't quite work like the mouse wheel, since it only affects the window that is in focus. This works better:

xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 8x13 pad" AbsWheelUp "Button 4"
xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 8x13 pad" AbsWheelDown "Button 5"

[Martin Capitanio (capnm)]

@timo thank's for the tip!

sudo rm /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/wacom.gnome-settings-plugin
fixes the regression

@alex even this seems to be broken - try it after waking up from a suspend

[Alex Fraser (alex-phatcore)]

@Martin, you're right. Thank you for the tip about deleting that file - it fixed it for me too. Now it works even after power-cycling my USB hub, which it didn't when using only xsetwacom.