[UI] Mouse wheel

[Bill Schwab]

Gary,

It is not terribly high on my priority list, but the more I work with
Squeak, the more I notice that the way other apps handle the wheel makes
a LOT of sense.  Given a choice, I would opt for solid keyboard focus
every time.

Thanks!

Bill





Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Department of Anesthesiology
PO Box 100254
Gainesville, FL 32610-0254

Email: bschwab at anest.ufl.edu
Tel: (352) 846-1285
FAX: (352) 392-7029

>>> gazzaguru2 at btinternet.com 01/21/08 6:27 PM >>>
I've looked at that, would be nice! Unfortunately, in Squeak, the mouse
wheel is simulated as keyboard events. It would require some hacking to
pick these up and send to the mouse focus instead. If there is
sufficient interest I'll take a stab at it.

Thanks. Gary.

----- Original message -----
From: Bill Schwab  <BSchwab at anest.ufl.edu>
To: <ui at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Mon, 21 Jan 2008, 20:45:13 GMT
Subject: [UI] Mouse wheel
Gary,

I hope this is not a repeat, or worse yet reflective of my not having
installed a new enough release, but _almost_ as much as I think keyboard
focus should be managed very carefully and independent of the mouse
cursor location, I think the mouse wheel input should follow the mouse
cursor, even so far as scrolling panes that are not active, and not even
part of the active shell.  First, I just noticed Ubuntu, its graphical
terminal, and OpenOffice do this to good effect (as just one example);
second, if I am typing, mouse movement is probably made to avoid visual
distraction from the cursor, if I am turning the mouse wheel, it is
almost certainly a deliberate action associated with the cursor
location.  Fair?

Bill



Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Department of Anesthesiology
PO Box 100254
Gainesville, FL 32610-0254

Email: bschwab at anest.ufl.edu
Tel: (352) 846-1285
FAX: (352) 392-7029

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