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Inverted mouse wheel functioning

The scrolling of my mouse wheel is inverted (i.e when I drag the wheel downwards, the screen moves upwards) only when any web browser windows are open. Can anybody help me fix this with my 12.04? It's ...
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Ubuntu sidebar won't register scroll wheel when trying to scroll vertically

I upgraded from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04, and I've noticed something is not working properly. In 12.10 it was easy to slide up and down the vertically-inclined sidebar by simply rolling the mouse wheel ...
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No more scroll wheel scrolling along the sidebar in 13.04?

Just upgraded to 13, and one thing that I have immediately noticed it lacking is scrolling via the mouse scroll wheel through icons stored in the sidebar. This was my primary way of getting up and ...
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Increase mouse wheel scrool speed

As the title says, I want to increase the number of rows that are passed when I use the mouse wheel for scrolling. I know that there exists ways to do that for Firefox and Chromium, although I want ...
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Scroll wheel does not scroll for a couple seconds every now and then, since a couple days

I have Kubuntu 12.10 and my mouse and ThinkPad TrackPoint scroll key worked fine until a few days ago. Now, it does not get the middle mouse button on the ThinkPad keyboard which makes it scroll. When ...
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How to increase mouse wheel sensitivity with a modifier key?

The sensitivity of the mouse scroll wheel famously cannot be adjusted as is explained in this question and the many duplicates asking the same. I am wondering whether there is a simple fix available ...
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Gnome-sound-applet mouse wheel function is broken

I'm using Gnome Classic session in Ubuntu 12.10 and am running the gnome-sound-applet in order to have a volume control in the systray (tint2). Mouse wheel scrolling to change the volume doesn't seem ...
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Logitech G700 not scrolling

I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 in a virtual machine (Virtual Box running on Windows 7). But I have a problem using my Logitech G700 mouse. If I use the scroll-wheel nothing happens, but I can ...
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Horizontal clicking on scroll wheel acts as “back” and “forward” instead of horizontal scrolling

I've really bought a Lenovo wireless mouse which makes "back" and "forward" actions in Ubuntu instead of horizontal scroll when I push on the sides of the scroll wheel. Is there any way I can change ...
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Why is the middle button mapped to pasting?

I'm in love with Ubuntu, but I really HATE this feature. I am a programmer and it happened a number of times that I introduced a bug because I inadvertently pasted some code which didn't belong there. ...
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Why does my wireless mouse scroll jumps up and down when i only scroll in one direction?

Hi I have a wireless mouse: [ 5362.964326] usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd [ 5363.186052] input: MOSART Semi. 2.4G Wireless Mouse as ...
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Scroll with Middle Click

Can i use the middle click mouse button so i can scroll down faster like windows? I mean when i am in windows and i press the middle click somewhere i can scroll in a 4 way pointer shows on the screen ...
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Can I enable OS X-style mouse wheel scrolling (not natural scrolling)

This is the way that Mac OS scrolling with a boring old handheld mouse works (as opposed to fancy soap bar and multitouch mice): The more and the faster you scroll, the further the mouse scrolling ...
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Can Mouse Wheel Scrolling be enabled in Byobu

I've seen elsewhere that scrolling via the mouse wheel (and other mousy events) can be enabled for tmux.. can this feature also be enabled in byobu (over tmux) and how?
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Mouse scroll issue after kernel build

I have a Intel Cedar Trail netbook. For graphics to work, i had to build kernel 3.1 with the drivers. I followed the steps in this document After doing that, now my graphics is fine, but my mouse ...
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Middle mouse button doesn't scroll anymore [closed]

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 for a long time now on this box without any major problems. But a few days ago after installing updates and restarting the computer (Lenovo ThinkPad X200) the middle mouse ...
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My mouse wheel skips half the page

I have the "Mac OSX Lion" theme installed on my Ubuntu 12.04.1 computer. I have this glitch with my scroll wheel, that when I try to scroll down the page,l it skips about 1/2 of it. What can I do to ...
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How to control the speed of the mouse scroll? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Increasing scroll speed I have a wireless mouse and want to increase the speed of the scroll. Unfortunatelly Ubuntu don't have this option System Configuration.
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My trackpad is not working on my laptop, so no movement of cursor. How to debug it?

It was running 10 days ago when i last used it. and how to open terminal window without cursor?
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Mouse scroll not working on Oracle VirtualBox

I have Windows7x64 and Oracle VirtualBox 4.1.18 installed on it.I installed Ubuntu 12.04x64 and when I use it, mouse scrolling(Logitech M175) is not working. What I should do to make it work?
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Changing mouse behaviour in EOG

When I open a photo in eog I can easily zoom with the mouse mouse wheel. This is kind of nice but since I have a touchpad with two-fingered scrolling and horizontal scrolling I'd rather scroll in the ...
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Specify parameters for launcher program

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have Google Chrome in my launcher and I want to add the parameter --scroll-pixels=50 when I open it. However, I don't get any option to set the command line options ...
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Enable smooth scrolling for mouse wheel

12.04 has smooth scrolling enabled for touchpads with GTK. I was wondering if it could be enabled for mouse wheels too? If yes, how? If not, why not? Thanks.
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How to get the 'right click + scroll' feature of VistaSwitcher in Ubuntu?

When using Windows I use VistaSwitcher to scroll through open windows. I have used Compiz to set Ctrl+Scroll to next and prev windows but I'd (ideally) like something with the ability to see the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 w/unity - Mouse lag

Dell Latitude-E6500 3.2.0-24-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Graphics chip: Quadro NVS 160M Driver - 295.40 Here is my problem. My mouse lags in Ubuntu. It is always a few ms ...
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Touchpad scrolling not working in nautilus of 12.04 [closed]

My touchpad scrolling in ubuntu 12.04 in not working for the nautilus window manager. However it is perfectly working in the browsers when I have to scroll down the page. Can I enable scrolling from ...
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Terminal output scrolling is gone (Headless 11.10 Server, Upgraded from 10.10)

I recently upgraded a 10.10 server (headless, EC2) to 11.04 and then to 11.10. Both upgrades seem to have worked, but now my terminal acts differently, particularly concerning output scrolling. I am ...
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Change mouse wheel scroll speed in Chrome on 12.04 (edit starter bar commandline)

I want to increase the mouse wheel scroll speed in Google Chrome on Ubuntu 12.04. I've read How can I change the mouse's wheel scroll rate?, I'm on Unity though, how can I edit the commandline ...
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Natural Scrolling doesn't work in 12.04 in some windows. Where should I report the bug?

Natural scrolling using ".Xmodmap": pointer = 1 2 3 5 4 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 doesn't work anymore in 12.04 on some Ubuntu-specific apps like the Software Center, settings window, and update-center. Under ...
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Decrease mouse scroll amount

How can I decrease (or generally change) the mouse wheel scroll amount in Ubuntu? I didn't mean the speed of scroll, and the thing I want is just the amount. for example, when reading a document, I ...
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Use xinput to adjust scroll direction when logged in through nx-server/player

I followed these instructions to configure natural scrolling for my normal ubuntu (11.04) desktop, and they worked just fine: ...
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Touchpad scroll not working on HP Pavilion dm3 laptop

I have an HP Pavilion dm3 laptop running Ubuntu 11.10. My touchpad works perfectly fine, but with one exception, the scrolling does not work. Does anybody out there know of any sure-fire fix that ...
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How do I move a window when two-finger scroll is enabled?

I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my MacBook Pro, and I have enabled two-finger scroll. Now I'm unable to move a window with the trackpad, which is usually done by click-and-holding the window title ...
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Gedit inserts blank lines sporadically when using scroll wheel

I do extensive editing of text files using gedit. If I use the scroll wheel to move back and forth in the file, sometimes a blank line is inserted in the file. This is not obvious when it occurs. I ...
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How can I configure the mouse scrollwheel sensitivity? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Increasing scroll speed Is there anyway to increase the speed of the wheel scrolling of my mouse in Ubuntu? I use extended files (PDFs, web pages etc) and I need to ...
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How to make ubuntu support touchpad scrolling?

I have a dell (inspiron n5110) laptop and manual book said that i can scroll using two fingers on the touch-pad and scroll up, down, left, and right it workd in windows but that didn't happen in ...
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Samsung n150+ touchpad settings disappeared

Edge scrolling wasn't working on my Samsung 150+ netbook so I enabled it using the fix described here: Can't edge scroll on Samsung RV510 Since doing this the TouchPad options in System Settings ...
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Turn off Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse Haptic feedback?

I got a new Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse recently, and I like it a lot. The one thing that drives me a little batty is the Haptic Feedback "buzzer" it uses when you scroll. The Windows driver has ...
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Mouse scroll wheel is in a direction opposite to Windows

I am using both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Oneiric. The direction of mouse wheel scrolling is opposite for Windows and Oneiric. For example, for Oneiric, I need to roll the wheel up to scroll down a page. ...
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KDE scroll speed is not proportional to wheel speed

On KDE, each click in the mouse wheel results in some distance going up and down. If I scroll faster or slower, the same shift in the viewport is achieved. Is there some way to scroll more when I ...
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Multitouch + Scrolling do not work on Acer 4741

My laptop is an Acer 4741. It's running Ubuntu 11.10 When I worked on Windows 7, my touch pad had vertical and horizontal scrolling and multi-gesture. Both scrolling and multi-gesture aren't working ...
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How to turn off scrolling emulation?

How can I turn off mouse-wheel emulation with middle mouse button? I need to use middle mouse shortcuts in Blender and that feature covers middle mouse in all aplications. It is possible to turn it ...
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Is it possible to move between desktops with mouse wheel?

Is it possible to move between desktops with mouse wheel in 11.10? I could do this in earlier versions using ccsm but that doesn't seem to work in 11.10 Thanks in advance. Bob.
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Enable scroll by dragging my stylus?

How can I configure my Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch stylus to scroll when I hold one of the buttons on the stylus and drag with it? This is a standard supported operation on the Mac, but I can't find ...
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gpointing-device-settings lost on reboot

I've been using gpointing-device-settings to enable both two-finger and edge scrolling on my trackpad, but it seems to not "remember" after reboot. The settings are still "ticked" in ...
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Touchpad scroll not working on Acer Aspire One

I just installed Ubuntu Netbook Version 10.04 LTS on an Acer Aspire One and it works perfectly, but For some reason I'm not allowed to use the little scrollpad at the side of the trackpad to scroll ...
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How to disable mouse wheel scroll in ubuntu 11.04 or 10.10?

ive got problem with broken scroll wheel. (I know i shoud change mouse, its old). And i want to just disable wheel scroll but not middle button click. I know that it is possible to do, but cant find ...
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Swapping the double and triple finger tap actions on trackpad

I am looking for a way to swap the 'tap' action when using two and three fingers. At the moment, as standard, double-finger-tapping right clicks, and tripple-finger-tapping middle clicks ... I would ...
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The scroll wheels on all of my mice are unresponsive, how can I fix this? [closed]

I've tried a few different mice and all exhibit the same issue: Only about two fifths of the "ticks" from each mouse's scroll wheel actually do anything. Distressingly, it seems to be random. ...
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Firefox scrolling is extremely slow, flash sometimes causes system crash [closed]

I've had this problem for some time and it's driving me insane. What happens is that Firefox 5 will scroll really slow and sometimes even lag jump down the scrollbar. On top of that sometimes the ...

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