[Bug 147230] [NEW] Changing workspaces via scrollwheel on desktop is problematic, especially when using touchpad

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Daniel Holbach (dholbach):

With desktop effects enabled I can switch to a different workspace by
scrolling my mouse wheel when on the desktop - each "click" of the mouse
wheel goes to a new workspace, in a continuous circle. When using my
touchpad, touching the right hand side of it emulates a mouse wheel. The
difference is that the touchpad's "mouse wheel" doesn't have "clicks".
This means that when I switch workspace, it is very difficult to go to
exactly the one I want using the touchpad as it will often detect
multiple "clicks" and I can end up back on the one I was on.

One way to alleviate this might be to no switch workspaces in a circle,
but to only switch up to the last one in one direction - to get back
from that the user would have to scroll the other way. This would solve
my problem was I only have two workspaces, but if a user had four
workspaces it would still be difficult to get to numbers 2 and 3. Maybe
the touchpad just needs to be less sensitive?

** Affects: hundredpapercuts
     Importance: High
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: hundredpapercuts/karmic
     Importance: High
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Fix Released

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Changing workspaces via scrollwheel on desktop is problematic, especially when using touchpad
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147230
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