RE: Re[4]: annoying wheel mouse isse

> Just thought I'd post the relevant bits of an off-list continuation of
> this conversation with Michael Lucas-Smith. I'd say he's pretty much
> nailed it, so if anyone fancies implementing it, here's the algorithm! I
> guess it would be done like the old double-click sensing - hardly the
> pinnacle of elegance, but what else can you do? :-)
>
> Boris> I wonder if apps like Firefox and Acrobat intentionally add a
> Boris> continuous poll during a slight delay to ensure you *really*
> Boris> meant to press that odd button, but again it's a bit of a
> Boris> stretch AFAICT because I can click really fast in Firefox
> Boris> and still get the little scrolly thing. Takes the same amount
> Boris> of effort to bring up a blue-button menu in VisualWorks here.
>
> MLS>> I'm not 100% sure, but I seem to remember reading that people
> MLS>> detect that Mouse Wheel Scroll Up or Mouse Wheel Scroll Down
> MLS>> has happened while Mouse Wheel Down is active and if so,
> MLS>> don't issue a Mouse Wheel Pressed upon Mouse Wheel Up.
>
>  SK> Another possibility is that apps set a "lastScroll" timestamp
>  SK> whenever they receive a wheel scroll event, and ignore wheel
>  SK> up/down events within a certain time after that.
>
> MLS> Your approach might also work - though I can get the middle
> MLS> function to activate by going scroll+click. I can't get it to
> MLS> activate while going scrolling+click+scrolling.