Can't Reverse Scrolling Direction in Fedora 39 t2
by MarjaE from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6K418)
A week or so ago, I could use Autoscroll in Cinnamon on Fedora.
(I much prefer grab scroll, like in xreader, but I can't get it system-wide.)
I had reversed the scrolling direction under Cinnamon > Mouse and Trackpad > Reverse scrolling direction. But now everything ignores the scrolling direction, making Autoscroll harder for me to use. I've tested in Firefox, Xreader with the autoscroll option in the contextual menu, and LibreOffice, and in Cinnamon, and Gnome Classic. I've switched the setting back and forth, using both Cinnamon > Mouse and Trackpad > Reverse scrolling direction, and Gnome Classic > Settings > Mouse and Trackpad > (iirc) Natural Scrolling (not Traditional). But none of these affect the scrolling direction any more!
(I have trouble using scrollbars, and had painful tendon injuries for years after using scrollwheels.)
What are some possible causes, how can I test them, and how can I fix them and/or file a bug report?
And is there a system wide way to get grab scroll?
P.S. Here's the xinput list-prop data:
Device 'ELECOM BlueLED Mouse':
Device Enabled (179):1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (181):1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (307):1
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (308):0
libinput Scroll Methods Available (309):0, 0, 1
libinput Scroll Method Enabled (310):0, 0, 0
libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (311):0, 0, 0
libinput Button Scrolling Button (312):2
libinput Button Scrolling Button Default (313):2
libinput Button Scrolling Button Lock Enabled (314):0
libinput Button Scrolling Button Lock Enabled Default (315):0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (334):0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (335):0
libinput Rotation Angle (290):0.000000
libinput Rotation Angle Default (291):0.000000
libinput Accel Speed (316):0.000000
libinput Accel Speed Default (317):0.000000
libinput Accel Profiles Available (318):1, 1, 1
libinput Accel Profile Enabled (319):1, 0, 0
libinput Accel Profile Enabled Default (320):1, 0, 0
libinput Accel Custom Fallback Points (321):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Fallback Step (322):0.000000
libinput Accel Custom Motion Points (323):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Motion Step (324):0.000000
libinput Accel Custom Scroll Points (325):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Scroll Step (326):0.000000
libinput Left Handed Enabled (327):0
libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (328):0
libinput Send Events Modes Available (292):1, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (293):0, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (294):0, 0
Device Node (295):"/dev/input/event7"
Device Product ID (296):1390, 355
libinput Drag Lock Buttons (329):<no items>
libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (330):1
libinput Scrolling Pixel Distance (331):15
libinput Scrolling Pixel Distance Default (332):15
libinput High Resolution Wheel Scroll Enabled (333):1
"Natural Scrolling Enabled" = "Reverse scrolling direction"
(I much prefer grab scroll, like in xreader, but I can't get it system-wide.)
I had reversed the scrolling direction under Cinnamon > Mouse and Trackpad > Reverse scrolling direction. But now everything ignores the scrolling direction, making Autoscroll harder for me to use. I've tested in Firefox, Xreader with the autoscroll option in the contextual menu, and LibreOffice, and in Cinnamon, and Gnome Classic. I've switched the setting back and forth, using both Cinnamon > Mouse and Trackpad > Reverse scrolling direction, and Gnome Classic > Settings > Mouse and Trackpad > (iirc) Natural Scrolling (not Traditional). But none of these affect the scrolling direction any more!
(I have trouble using scrollbars, and had painful tendon injuries for years after using scrollwheels.)
What are some possible causes, how can I test them, and how can I fix them and/or file a bug report?
And is there a system wide way to get grab scroll?
P.S. Here's the xinput list-prop data:
Device 'ELECOM BlueLED Mouse':
Device Enabled (179):1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (181):1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled (307):1
libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled Default (308):0
libinput Scroll Methods Available (309):0, 0, 1
libinput Scroll Method Enabled (310):0, 0, 0
libinput Scroll Method Enabled Default (311):0, 0, 0
libinput Button Scrolling Button (312):2
libinput Button Scrolling Button Default (313):2
libinput Button Scrolling Button Lock Enabled (314):0
libinput Button Scrolling Button Lock Enabled Default (315):0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled (334):0
libinput Middle Emulation Enabled Default (335):0
libinput Rotation Angle (290):0.000000
libinput Rotation Angle Default (291):0.000000
libinput Accel Speed (316):0.000000
libinput Accel Speed Default (317):0.000000
libinput Accel Profiles Available (318):1, 1, 1
libinput Accel Profile Enabled (319):1, 0, 0
libinput Accel Profile Enabled Default (320):1, 0, 0
libinput Accel Custom Fallback Points (321):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Fallback Step (322):0.000000
libinput Accel Custom Motion Points (323):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Motion Step (324):0.000000
libinput Accel Custom Scroll Points (325):<no items>
libinput Accel Custom Scroll Step (326):0.000000
libinput Left Handed Enabled (327):0
libinput Left Handed Enabled Default (328):0
libinput Send Events Modes Available (292):1, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (293):0, 0
libinput Send Events Mode Enabled Default (294):0, 0
Device Node (295):"/dev/input/event7"
Device Product ID (296):1390, 355
libinput Drag Lock Buttons (329):<no items>
libinput Horizontal Scroll Enabled (330):1
libinput Scrolling Pixel Distance (331):15
libinput Scrolling Pixel Distance Default (332):15
libinput High Resolution Wheel Scroll Enabled (333):1
"Natural Scrolling Enabled" = "Reverse scrolling direction"