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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Scrolling with mouse
From:       Thomas Zander <Thomas () planescape ! com>
Date:       2001-01-22 20:49:30
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On Monday 22 January 2001 16:12, CiAsA S'Nuey Boark wrote:
> I have a question to put before the kde look 'n feel list.
> When an app is open, and only has a horizontal scroll bar (such as a file
> selection dialogue)  shouldnt using the mouse wheen move the list left and
> right.  If there is no vertical bar, then it would make sense that the
> mouse wheel would scroll the one that actuall is there, the horizontal one.
> Currently, the only way to scroll horizontal is to put the mouse over the
> horizontal scroll bar and use the mouse.  This is a bit rediculous if you
> ask me.  There isnt much reason to use the wheel if your already at the
> scroll bar.
> This brings me to my other point.  I can understand that by default if both
> a vertical bar and a horizontal bar appear in the app, that using the mouse
> wheel should move the vertical bar by default.  This is the way most
> information on the computer is organized.  However, there should be a
> keyboard/mouse combo that changes the wheel movements from vertical to
> horizontal.  Such as holding down <ALT> and using the mouse wheel. So i
> guess what im saying in short is basically.
> 1. Holding down alt and using the wheel should move the horizontal scroll
> bar back and forth unless
> 2. The horizontal bar is the only one in the app, at which point using the
> mouse wheel by itself should move that bar.


In first view I think you have a point. But the scrollbars are not created by 
KDE, they are used by KDE. The one who created them is QT.  Maybe you should 
ask them this question.

Try on qt-bugs@trolltech.com

Love to hear from you again.
-- 
Thomas

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