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I just replaced my old Logitech mouse with a Microsoft Wireless Laser mouse, and the scrolling is too fast for my liking.

How can I adjust the scroll sensitivity?

Update:

I just updated to 10.04, but still don't see anything. Any changes?

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This totally depends on which interface you are using. If you are using KDE check this out if you are using Gnome check this out.

Currently in Gnome there is really no way to change this except in programs themselves. Example: Firefox's about:config you can change the mouse scroll by lines entry. From what I have read it is hard coded into either gtk or xorg.

For Firefox addon options a friend said SmoothWheel works wonders for him

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I'm using Gnome, but neither of those links addresses scrolling, which seems to be a hard-coded default. – chris Mar 27 '10 at 0:07
@Chris updated answer with more research. – MrStatic Mar 27 '10 at 0:49
I tried the firefox settings, but even at 1, it's a bit fast. And of course that doesn't help at all in Chrome. – chris Mar 27 '10 at 2:32
@chris for chrome you can use chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/… – MrStatic Mar 27 '10 at 2:38
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I edited some about:config and works great. (Firefox 7.0.1, with Gnome on Linux 11.04)

  • mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines = false (Don't want to use system value)
  • mousewheel.withnokey.numlines = 1 (The lowest scroll possible)

If it's still fast, also change:

  • mousewheel.withnokey.action = 4 (Scroll using pixels, not lines)

Reference: http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries#Mousewheel.

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