Scrolling (chapter list and entities list)

[E. T.]

I've been using yWriter for a while. Currently yWriter 7 on Windows 11.

It is overall awesome software, except when I try to scroll.
Mouse wheel doesn't scroll at all and I have to press the scroll bar.
It happens on the main screen with my project's chapter list, as well as in the character list for example.

Does anyone else have this behavior or is it a "me" problem?

[Todd Carnes]

Mouse wheel scrolling works for me. Maybe it's the version you're using? I'm using version 7.1.5.2.

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[Simon Haynes]

To my knowledge I've never released a version which failed to scroll.  Sounds like maybe the main window isn't focused?

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[Marina De Luca]

It happens to me as well: no mouse wheel scrolling in the chapters and scenes list, nor the characters tab. But it works in the content tab below the scenes lists (only the content tab, the ones with characters and locations don't scroll).

Win 10, Ywriter 7.1.5.5.

Marina

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[Simon Haynes]

Can you try 7.1.5.6 which is the latest beta?

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[Marina De Luca]

Just tried it with 7.1.5.6, but the mouse wheel scrolling is still not working with chapters lists, scenes lists and characters lists. 

Marina. 

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[Keith Brady]

I'm using 7.1.5.2 on Windows 10, and scrolling works as it should.

[Simon Haynes]

If you click on a line in the listbox and then scroll the mouse, does that do anything?

Otherwise I'll have to add some logging to see what your mouse wheel is actually being interpreted as.

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[Marina De Luca]

Do you mean click on a scene, to select it? If so, scrolling still does not work; same with characters.

Marina.

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[Simon Haynes]

What sort of mouse/scrollwheel are you using? Is it a regular mouse or a kind of laptop trackpad?

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[Marina De Luca]

Regular mouse, with usb cable.
I'm on a laptop, but the trackpad doesn't scroll, either... nor does the other wireless mouse I use sometimes...

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[Simon Haynes]

Uploading beta 7.1.5.7 now

I've added some more code to the lists to capture the mouse wheel. If it doesn't work this time, it might indicate the mouse wheel is being read as some other type of control which I will have to identify.

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[Marina De Luca]

I've tried it.

Now, when I scroll a list (chapters, scenes, characters) the bar at the side of the window moves accordingly, but the list itself doesn't scroll. 

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[E. T.]

Hi again.

I've actually had this problem with a few other programs (just a few), which made me ponder.
I searched on Windows forums and finally found the solution:

In Windows (10 or 11) Mouse settings, toggle "Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them" to ON. 

Instantly solved it. No matter if the chapter list was clicked (= actually active(?)) before.

Feel free to try it Marina, and thanks a lot for adding your experience.
Big thank you as well to Simon for trying to provide a fix.

Finally I can 100% enjoy the gem that is yWriter with my 400K word-novel draft! Feels like a fresh install.
I might have a suggestion though for another topic, once I can phrase it.

[Simon Haynes]

Thanks for that, that's got to be the reason.  I've been using Windows since version 2.0 and I had no idea that setting even existed.

The listboxes in yWriter are my own design, and are drawn from various graphics and text strings. They're no longer standard Windows controls, which is why I guess they don't get focus. (The reason I've done this is because they're much more customisable, especially with theming, but also with content.)

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