How can I adjust the mouse scroll wheel sensitivity?

I just replaced my old Logitech mouse with a Microsoft Wireless Laser mouse, and the scrolling is too fast for my liking.

How can I adjust the scroll sensitivity?

Update:

I just updated to 10.04, but still don't see anything. Any changes?

chris

Posted 2010-03-26T23:48:57.850

Reputation: 8 607

Answers

This totally depends on which interface you are using. If you are using KDE check this out ~~if you are using Gnome check this out.~~

Currently in Gnome there is really no way to change this except in programs themselves. Example: Firefox's about:config you can change the mouse scroll by lines entry. From what I have read it is hard coded into either gtk or xorg.

For Firefox addon options a friend said SmoothWheel works wonders for him

Unfundednut

Posted 2010-03-26T23:48:57.850

Reputation: 6 650

I'm using Gnome, but neither of those links addresses scrolling, which seems to be a hard-coded default. – chris – 2010-03-27T00:07:07.027

@Chris updated answer with more research. – Unfundednut – 2010-03-27T00:49:37.653

I tried the firefox settings, but even at 1, it's a bit fast. And of course that doesn't help at all in Chrome. – chris – 2010-03-27T02:32:24.437

@chris for chrome you can use https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/cccpiddacjljmfbbgeimpelpndgpoknn

– Unfundednut – 2010-03-27T02:38:45.563

Not even Web Archive has it... http://web.archive.org/web/20130108031801/http://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleId=5717

– Mateen Ulhaq – 2017-08-07T23:45:56.860

1kde link down. :< – sjas – 2014-05-06T07:57:38.173

I can't take credit for this, I read it somewhere else. I am running Mint 13, Cinnamon. If you are using MS Wireless:

Boot System
Log in
Unplug mouse receiver from USB port
Plug receiver back in
Voila

Mouse Wheel scrolling set to reasonable speed.

Conteur

Posted 2010-03-26T23:48:57.850

Reputation: 171

This worked great under Lubuntu 12.10. – yop83 – 2013-02-26T02:21:04.583

2I can confirm this also still works under Linux Mint 14 (MATE) – Wayne Koorts – 2013-03-09T00:37:23.143

Try resetmsmice, which will fix this problem, without having to unplug and replug the mouse receiver. Many thanks to the author Paul F Richards, also the Ubuntu launchpad bug report

Ted Feng

Posted 2010-03-26T23:48:57.850

Reputation: 111

I edited some about:config and works great. (Firefox 7.0.1, with Gnome on Linux 11.04)

mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines = false (Don't want to use system value)
mousewheel.withnokey.numlines = 1 (The lowest scroll possible)

If it's still fast, also change:

mousewheel.withnokey.action = 4 (Scroll using pixels, not lines)

Reference: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Mousewheel.

Topera

Posted 2010-03-26T23:48:57.850

Reputation: 103