OK this bug has been fixed in upstream AbiWord and should be available in version 2.6.5
Thanks everyone for the bug reports. Cheers Martin On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Lionel Dricot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Indeed, the bug is still present in Intrepid. And because Abiword 2.6 is > now official in Intrepid, it's quite annoying. For some users, abiword > is nearly unusable. For others, it's just annoying to very annoying. > > If there's a fix, I really think it should hit intrepid-update (or at > least backport) > > ** Summary changed: > > - Fast scroll wheel issue on Hardy > + Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward > > -- > Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215845 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of AbiWord > Stable Builds, which is subscribed to AbiWord. > > Status in AbiWord: Confirmed > Status in "abiword" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: abiword > > Reproduce: > (Use a 2.6 series package on Hardy) > Scroll up or down very quickly using a scroll wheel or something emulating it. > > Observe: The scroll bar moves/up down quickly but returns to the original > position. This does not happen if you scroll at a slower (normal) speed. > > Suspicion: Since this does not happen on Fedora with a matching AbiWord > build, and no package source patch touches anything like this in the code, I > am suspecting something higher in the stack than AbiWord, but reporting it > for completeness. Also I heard that Firefox on Hardy occassionally has the > same problem, strengthening my suspicion. In any case, this bug has been > filed upstream (but not confirmed as an upstream problem) > http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11539 > -- Fast scrolling with the wheel induces "jump" backward https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/215845 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
