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Re: Mouse scroll wheel acceleration, implemented in user space

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Post by jzwinck »

spoonjim wrote: post #10
numbol wrote: post #2

It was also implemented physically in some mouses for example, Logtiech G502: " Dual-Mode Hyper-Fast Scroll Wheel Unlock the scroll wheel for hyper-fast continuous scrolling to spin quickly through long pages, or lock it down for single click precision scrolling. The weighty, metal wheel delivers confident, smooth and satisfying control for either mode. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aANF2OOVX40 ( Interstellar Mou…

How would that have acceleration?

I used one of those mice for many years. It doesn't so much "enable acceleration" as it does "disable deceleration."

A button disengages the wheel from the detents that most mouse wheels have, so it acts like a flywheel.

Re: Mouse scroll wheel acceleration, implemented in user space

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Post by EarthLaunch »

idle_zealot wrote: post #9

I always struggle with the exact opposite problem. Mouse wheel acceleration feels incredibly unnatural to me and I can't turn it off on macOS.

I used to use Steelseries Exactmouse, but now we have https://github.com/linearmouse/linearmouse

Re: Mouse scroll wheel acceleration, implemented in user space

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Post by jimbob45 »

numbol wrote: post #2

It was also implemented physically in some mouses for example, Logtiech G502: " Dual-Mode Hyper-Fast Scroll Wheel Unlock the scroll wheel for hyper-fast continuous scrolling to spin quickly through long pages, or lock it down for single click precision scrolling. The weighty, metal wheel delivers confident, smooth and satisfying control for either mode. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aANF2OOVX40 ( Interstellar Mou…

Until you have an unlocked wheel, you don’t know what you’re missing out on.

On the other hand, gestures in Firefox, specifically “Scroll to Bottom”, have made me miss mine less. Also, unlocked scroll wheels get you banned within seconds on Counter Strike servers for input lag.

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Post by rasz »

jimbob45 wrote: post #15
numbol wrote: post #2

It was also implemented physically in some mouses for example, Logtiech G502: " Dual-Mode Hyper-Fast Scroll Wheel Unlock the scroll wheel for hyper-fast continuous scrolling to spin quickly through long pages, or lock it down for single click precision scrolling. The weighty, metal wheel delivers confident, smooth and satisfying control for either mode. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aANF2OOVX40 ( Interstellar Mou…

Until you have an unlocked wheel, you don’t know what you’re missing out on. On the other hand, gestures in Firefox, specifically “Scroll to Bottom”, have made me miss mine less. Also, unlocked scroll wheels get you banned within seconds on Counter Strike servers for input lag.

you can just click the scroll wheel

Re: Mouse scroll wheel acceleration, implemented in user space

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Post by jaquesy »

numbol wrote: post #2

It was also implemented physically in some mouses for example, Logtiech G502: " Dual-Mode Hyper-Fast Scroll Wheel Unlock the scroll wheel for hyper-fast continuous scrolling to spin quickly through long pages, or lock it down for single click precision scrolling. The weighty, metal wheel delivers confident, smooth and satisfying control for either mode. " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aANF2OOVX40 ( Interstellar Mou…

This is what I love about the MX Master 3, it's like a hybrid for this where it has precision scrolling when moving it slowly but give it a flick and it will automatically unlock and go into smooth scrolling. https://youtu.be/KTzZui0nrrs

I wish this feature was on more mice

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