https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:29:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/When I scroll in the i3bar at the bottom of my i3wm, it changes my workspace. How can I disable that behavior? Thanks!Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:09:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2352#comment-2352I'm also looking for a way to disable this changing workspace with the mousewheel. My new wheel's mouse is so sensitive than the workspaces change when I didn't asked for (the wheel is continuing to roll during several second after finger action). An option could be usefull.Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:31:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2352#comment-2352https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=2707#post-id-2707For anyone else interested, I've made a feature request (follow the link below). We should discuss in more detail (if needed) on the feature request. https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/1104Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:47:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=2707#post-id-2707https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2738#comment-2738@SexyBachelor Wait to have enough karma, which will come pretty quickly and you'll get the chance to insert the link. Just be patient ;-)Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:44:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2738#comment-2738https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2716#comment-2716@BatmanAoD haha yeah the points are a bit silly for a faq :/Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:42:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2716#comment-2716https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2710#comment-2710I would upvote you, but I don't even have enough points to do that.Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:27:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2710#comment-2710https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=598#post-id-598You can’t, currently. I’m also not sure whether we should make that configurable at all. What’s the rationale for disabling it? You could just not scroll there, right?Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:03:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=598#post-id-598https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2533#comment-2533Can any of you please open a feature request on https://github.com/i3/i3/issues for that? Or just submit a pull request directly? :) The faq is not a site where we track feature requests and I just stumbled upon these comments by accident.Sun, 15 Sep 2013 19:12:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2533#comment-2533https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=612#comment-612I can give one: this happened many times with me because I was actually scrolling a document/page too close to the bottom (the scrollbar button is veryclose to i3bar I reckon)...Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:56:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=612#comment-612https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=5256#comment-5256I think rather than providing a way to disable it, it would be far easier to just delete the feature. If is after all pretty useless if you have to move your mouse all the way to the bottom of the screen instead of using hotkeys you might as well go the extra mile and click a workspace button.Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:29:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=5256#comment-5256https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2528#comment-2528Please disable the mouse scroll on the i3bar, it is very annoying as previous comments explained.Sun, 15 Sep 2013 07:06:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2528#comment-2528https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2427#comment-2427I'd like to disable this because I'm currently using i3 on a laptop with a touchscreen. After I use the touchscreen for something the next action with the touchpad move the cursor to the bottom of the screen, so I don't necessarily know that I'll be scrolling over the bar.Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:03:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2427#comment-2427https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2232#comment-2232for what it is worth, I am here because I am running arch/i3wm in a virtualbox guest and the scroll wheel is acting strangely, sometimes changing workspaces when far from the workplace switcher. I figured I'd just disable the functionality all together.Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:18:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?comment=2232#comment-2232https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=3085#post-id-3085Put your bar on the top of the screen with `position top` and you will never accidentally scroll your workspaces again.Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:39:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=3085#post-id-3085https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=611#post-id-611I can giv eone: this happened many times with me because I was actually scrolling a document/page too close to the bottom (thescrollbar button is veryclose to i3bar I reckon)...Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:55:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/597/i3bar-disable-scrolling/?answer=611#post-id-611