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| author | Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> | 2023-04-18 13:52:49 +1000 |
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| committer | Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net> | 2023-04-18 16:54:57 +1000 |
| commit | 8e34037dcd1d4fc1bd266ccbdfc117985ee4ef03 (patch) | |
| tree | 37270242ccf50781484ecd3ab0e1487f31a51ea8 | |
| parent | 7073a39ec020b9dc148cf477260453fe4e583510 (diff) | |
| download | libinput-8e34037dcd1d4fc1bd266ccbdfc117985ee4ef03.tar.gz | |
doc/user: add a section on natural scrolling
Just for completeness, turns out we were missing that one.
Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
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diff --git a/doc/user/scrolling.rst b/doc/user/scrolling.rst index e568755d..2adec76f 100644 --- a/doc/user/scrolling.rst +++ b/doc/user/scrolling.rst @@ -150,3 +150,23 @@ See the **libinput_event_pointer_get_axis_source()** for details on the behavior of each scroll source. See also http://who-t.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/libinput-scroll-sources.html + +.. _natural_scrolling: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Natural scrolling vs. traditional scrolling +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Natural scrolling is the term (probably) coined by Apple for matching +the motion of the scroll device with the direction of the **content**. + +In traditional scrolling, moving the wheel down causes the scroll bar +indicators to move down and the content to move up. In natural scrolling, +moving the wheel down causes the content to move down and the scroll bar +indicators to move up. This method of scrolling matches the interaction +with content on touch screens where a movement down also moves the content +down. + +libinput supports natural scrolling for all its scroll methods; it can +be enabled with the +**libinput_device_config_scroll_set_natural_scroll_enabled()** function. |