Bug 106008 - Scroll zooming from touchpad barely controllable
Summary: Scroll zooming from touchpad barely controllable
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.1.6.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
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Keywords:
: 123121 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2017-02-14 20:14 UTC by Severo Raz
Modified: 2024-02-06 03:11 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Attachments
screencast of zooming action in LO Calc (1.01 MB, video/webm)
2018-01-23 18:19 UTC, Severo Raz
Details

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Description Severo Raz 2017-02-14 20:14:59 UTC
When I try to zoom using two-finger scroll on my touchpad on any LibreOffice application, the zooming is barely controllable and hardly ever lets me get to the level of zoom I want. 

It feels like there is a zoom factor that is incorrectly calibrated so very thin scrolling on the touchpad becomes very coarse zooming on the application.

I expect that this problem is isolated to only some touchpads.

Bug 101388 seems to address a similar issue, but for two-finger scrolling in general. My computer is also a Lenovo, but an 80K9 laptop.
Comment 1 Xisco Faulí 2017-02-15 12:55:43 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 2 Severo Raz 2017-02-24 21:09:05 UTC
Ok, just installed version 5.3.0.3 and the problem also exists in this version.
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2017-08-30 19:27:29 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 severoraz 2017-08-31 07:34:29 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2017-09-14 15:13:39 UTC
I am able to 2-finger zoom with 5% step with Thinkpad T520

Win 7 Pro 64-bit Version: 6.0.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 41b7713334351d7cc455eef5241bd3988b9d1e94
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; 
TinderBox: Win-x86_64@42, Branch:master, Time: 2017-09-13_22:53:00
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI); Calc: CL
Comment 6 Xisco Faulí 2017-10-31 15:45:10 UTC
To be certain the reported issue is not related to corruption in the user profile, could you please reset your Libreoffice profile ( https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile ) and re-test?

I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the issue is still present
Comment 7 severoraz 2017-11-01 09:01:19 UTC
Ok, tested. The problem is still there.
Comment 8 Xisco Faulí 2018-01-08 10:58:57 UTC
Could you please create and attach a screencast showing the problem?
There are various free screencast software available for use, including Camstudio (Windows), Jing (Mac), Simple Screen Recorder (Linux) or screencast-o-matic.com (Web).
Comment 9 Severo Raz 2018-01-23 18:19:38 UTC
Created attachment 139298 [details]
screencast of zooming action in LO Calc

The zoom depth depicted in the screencast is the result of scrolling a length of less than 2 cm in the touchpad. It is thus very hard to reach a specific zoom depth, since the zoom steps are very coarse.
Comment 10 Jimmy Jell 2018-09-04 11:02:29 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 11 Kaspersky 2018-11-24 04:58:57 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 12 V Stuart Foote 2019-02-02 16:19:27 UTC
*** Bug 123121 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 13 Dan Dascalescu 2019-02-02 20:00:08 UTC
I have the same problem, see bug Bug 123121.

Don't see how a screencast would help. Maybe a video of the user's fingers on the touchpad + the crazy fast scrolling.
Comment 14 Timur 2021-06-16 18:08:56 UTC
In Bug 125201 the was a fix in 6.4, please test to see if this happens in current LO.
Comment 15 QA Administrators 2024-02-06 03:11:49 UTC
Dear Severo Raz,

To make sure we're focusing on the bugs that affect our users today, LibreOffice QA is asking bug reporters and confirmers to retest open, confirmed bugs which have not been touched for over a year.

There have been thousands of bug fixes and commits since anyone checked on this bug report. During that time, it's possible that the bug has been fixed, or the details of the problem have changed. We'd really appreciate your help in getting confirmation that the bug is still present.

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