Bug 99948

Summary:	"Shift+ScrollWheel" for Horizontal Scrolling
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	jamethknorth
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	842mono
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Slackware
OS:	Linux
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Description jamethknorth 2005-02-21 22:25:27 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.2)
Installed from:    Slackware Packages

When holding Shift, the scroll wheel should function left-to-right instead of top-to-bottom. This functionality exists in Mac OS-X and it is an incredibly useful feature.

(Currently, shift+scrollwheel scrolls more swiftly, ctrl+scrollwheel changes text-size, and alt+scrollwheel does nothing. I recommend shift+scrollwheel as opposed to alt+scrollwheel for the sake of giving users an easier migration between systems and because the shift key is a larger target and as such should be used for the more important functionality.)

Comment 1 Andreas Kling 2006-08-27 17:33:37 UTC

Alt+ScrollWheel can be used to scroll horizontally in 3.4 and newer versions of KDE.

Comment 2 Mina 2018-05-25 17:18:53 UTC

Is it not possible to include a setting to specify the modifier key for horizontal scrolling? :(

I have a problem with the Alt key being the modifier, I use it to change the opacity of windows, so when I horizontal scroll the opacity is also affected. This is also the case with kolourpaint. Shift+scroll is used in lots of places like google chrome, many places in ubuntu unity and others.

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2018-06-15 12:12:50 UTC

It would need to be changed in the Qt toolkit.