[Cuis-dev] [IMPROV] Mouse Wheel Events

[Gerald Klix]

For the time being use that
`Smalltalk sendMouseWheelEvents: false` workaround
for the image of your preference.

On 8/20/21 6:44 PM, Nicola Mingotti wrote:
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> tell me what to do, I don't think it is wise to move straight to the 
> latest VM
> when in the main documentation we suggest to use a 2019 edition.
> But, if you say it is better to move to current i will follow.
> 
> I can perform Jerald test, maybe not immediately, say tomorrow morning,
> this evening i have a birthday party, off limits ;)
I think Juan did a nice Job when testing, there is no immediate
need for this tedious test procedure. Thanks for your willingness,
as I pointed I should have known better.

Tanti auguri!
> 
> bye
> Nicola
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/20/21 6:23 PM, Juan Vuletich wrote:
>> On 8/20/2021 1:17 PM, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>> On 8/20/2021 12:15 PM, Gerald Klix via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>> On 8/20/21 3:24 PM, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am very sorry to bring bad news.
>>>>>
>>>>> The mouse wheel does not work anymore properly.
>>>>> (Linux debian 11 Stable. Running inside a VMware Fusion in a 
>>>>> Macbook just updated )
>>>>>
>>>>> I test inside a browser list.
>>>>>
>>>>> If i run the base image it works. If i load all the latest 
>>>>> changesets it does not work.
>>>>> It scrolls only upward.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bye
>>>>> Nicola
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Nicola,
>>>>
>>>> sorry for my delayed reaction. Just came back to my computer.
>>>>
>>>> As an immediate workaround do `Smalltalk sendMouseWheelEvents: false`.
>>>> This should restore the old behavior. This state is saved
>>>> with the image.
>>>>
>>>> If you can afford some time, I would like you to do some testing:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Clear your Transcript
>>>> 2. Do `Smalltalk sendMouseWheelEvents: true`
>>>> 3. Do `Sensor test`.
>>>> 4. Do some scrolling.
>>>> 5. *Press x, to exit this test-method*
>>>> 6. Activate the Transcript's pop-up menu and select
>>>>    'Workspace with Contents'
>>>> 7. Copy the Workspace's contents to an E-Mail
>>>> 8. Do `Smalltalk sendMouseWheelEvents: false`
>>>> 9. Repeat steps 3 to 7
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Send the E-Mail to the list.
>>>> Hopefully this will give us some clues about
>>>> the problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Gerald
>>>>
>>>
>>> Just did some testing in Ubuntu, also in VMWare Fusion in a Macbook.
>>>
>>> Running with the "Cuis recommended" VM (as per 
>>> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/blob/master/Documentation/GettingStarted.md 
>>> ), I see the same behavior as Nicola.
>>>
>>> The good news is that with Gerald's VectorGraphics VM, available at 
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rhkt4ayq24t2xbf/AACDb3mrjMUDB8Mptd-Bi6Zsa?dl=0 
>>> , it runs ok. Same with latest build from OpenSmalltalk: 
>>> https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases/tag/latest-build 
>>> .
>>>
>>> So, it seems it is a bug in the Linux X64 VM, that has already been 
>>> fixed.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>
>> Latest OpenSmalltalk release also works OK:
>>
>> https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases/tag/202003021730 
>>
>>
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