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From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 45322@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45322: Documentation of mouse-wheel-progressive-speed clarification
Date: Wed, 19 May 2021 19:34:31 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lf8a1prs.fsf@posteo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r1i6llbn.fsf@gnus.org>

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> That explains (the first sentence) the effect when the variable is nil,
>> the scrolling speed is proportional to the wheel speed. When non-nil,
>> scrolling speed will increase (progress) the more the wheel is turned.
>> Isn't it.
>
> [...]
>
>>  (defcustom mouse-wheel-progressive-speed t
>> -  "If non-nil, the faster the user moves the wheel, the faster the scrolling.
>> +  "If non-nil, the more the user moves the wheel, the faster the scrolling.
>
> Thanks for the patch, but I don't think just replacing "faster" with
> "more" here clarifies all that much.  I've instead rewritten the doc
> string according to your explanation in Emacs 28.

Thanks, I think it is less confusing and more correct now.

But still, in my experience, the progression of scroll speed is in
effect with a constant rotational speed of the mouse wheel.

>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

--
Tomas





      reply	other threads:[~2021-05-19 19:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-19 13:28 bug#45322: Documentation of mouse-wheel-progressive-speed clarification Tomas Nordin
2021-05-16 16:01 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-05-19 19:34   ` Tomas Nordin [this message]

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