#1077609 cinnamon: Desktop zoom wheel captured by windows

Package:
cinnamon
Source:
cinnamon
Description:
Innovative and comfortable desktop
Submitter:
Ruslan Odintsov
Date:
2026-09-17 17:37:06 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1077609#5
Date:
2024-07-30 13:09:36 UTC
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Mouse wheel and modifier key are captured by applications.
This makes using the zoom tool less convenient and intuitive.
If a user changes the zoom, the focused application is scrolled
at the same time.

Steps to reproduce:

* Install xorg
* Install cinnamon
* Enable Desktop zoom
* Open any application with scrollable area or just minimize size of the settings dialog
* Zoom in and notice scrolling in the application

The problem exists both with Alt and Super modifier.

With Super modifier it's even more problematic, because the Start/Main Cinammon menu is
activated right after exiting the zoom, because it captures the modifier too.

Note: Cinnamon is running on X11.

#1077609#20
Date:
2026-09-11 18:17:35 UTC
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To:
Hi Ruslan,

this is still present in the current versions (Cinnamon 6.6.9, muffin
6.6.3) and the cause is in muffin, so I've reassigned the bug there.
Upstream references:

- https://github.com/linuxmint/muffin/issues/695 (analysis of the scroll
passthrough)
- https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/issues/12587
- https://github.com/linuxmint/muffin/pull/854 (proposed fix for both
the scrolling and the Super key opening the menu, not merged yet)
- https://github.com/linuxmint/muffin/pull/838 (alternative proposed fix)

Regards,
Fabio