Bug 107409 (isInertial) - Add isInertial flag to mousewheel events
Summary: Add isInertial flag to mousewheel events
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: isInertial
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI Events (show other bugs)
Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
Hardware: All All
: P2 Enhancement
Assignee: Nobody
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Reported: 2013-01-20 20:05 PST by mauriceprograms
Modified: 2024-02-01 02:41 PST (History)
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Description mauriceprograms 2013-01-20 20:05:52 PST 
Some use cases of the mouse wheel doesn't work well with inertia, so developers should have the ability to detect whether a mousewheel event is generated by inertial scrolling or the user actually is manipulating mousewheels. 

I suggest adding a isInertial (webkitIsInertial?) boolean flag to each mousewheel event, so it will not interfere current applications (much like how webkitDirectionInvertedFromDevice is done).
Comment 1 mauriceprograms 2013-01-20 20:10:03 PST 
Some use cases include: Google calendar changing month, Google Maps zooming, Paging scrollviews etc.
Comment 2 Simon Fraser (smfr) 2013-01-21 10:57:35 PST 
This needs to be discussed in a standards group, like WHAT-WG