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Switch windows with Super+Scroll
LDAP Jan 7, 2026
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Invert mouse scroll direction globally (minibar, navigator, ...)
LDAP Jan 7, 2026
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31 changes: 30 additions & 1 deletion patches.js
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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as WindowManager from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowManager.js'
import * as WindowPreview from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowPreview.js';
import * as Screenshot from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenshot.js';

import { Utils, Tiling, Scratch, Settings, OverviewLayout } from './imports.js';
import { Utils, Tiling, Scratch, Settings, OverviewLayout, Navigator } from './imports.js';

/**
Some of Gnome Shell's default behavior is really sub-optimal when using
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if (WindowManager.TouchpadWorkspaceSwitchAction) // disable 4-finger swipe
registerOverridePrototype(WindowManager.TouchpadWorkspaceSwitchAction, '_checkActivated', () => false);


registerOverridePrototype(WindowManager.WindowManager, 'handleWorkspaceScroll',
function (event) {
if (event.type() !== Clutter.EventType.SCROLL)
return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;

const direction = event.get_scroll_direction();

if (direction === Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP) {
const tabPopup = Navigator.getActionDispatcher(Clutter.GrabState.KEYBOARD);
tabPopup.show(false, 'switch-global-right', Clutter.ModifierType.MOD4_MASK);
return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
} else if (direction === Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN) {
const tabPopup = Navigator.getActionDispatcher(Clutter.GrabState.KEYBOARD);
tabPopup.show(false, 'switch-global-left', Clutter.ModifierType.MOD4_MASK);
return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
}

return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
});

// disable swipe gesture trackers
swipeTrackers.forEach(t => {
registerOverrideProp(t, "enabled", false, false);
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this._icon.set_size(size * scaleFactor, size * scaleFactor);
});

registerOverridePrototype(AltTab.AppSwitcherPopup, '_scrollHandler', function(direction) {
if (direction === Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP) {
props['_scrollHandler'].saved(Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN);
} else if (direction === Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN) {
props['_scrollHandler'].saved(Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP);
}
})

registerOverridePrototype(Screenshot.ScreenshotUI, 'open', async function(mode) {
const saved = getSavedPrototype(Screenshot.ScreenshotUI, 'open');

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions tiling.js
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Expand Up @@ -1971,11 +1971,11 @@ border-radius: ${borderWidth}px;
switch (dir) {
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.LEFT:
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP:
this.switchLeft(false);
this.switchRight(false);
break;
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.RIGHT:
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
this.switchRight(false);
this.switchLeft(false);
break;
}
});
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions topbar.js
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Expand Up @@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ export function topBarScrollAction(event) {
let direction = event.get_scroll_direction();
switch (direction) {
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.DOWN:
Tiling.spaces?.activeSpace.switchRight(false);
Tiling.spaces?.activeSpace.switchLeft(false);
break;
case Clutter.ScrollDirection.UP:
Tiling.spaces?.activeSpace.switchLeft(false);
Tiling.spaces?.activeSpace.switchRight(false);
break;
}
const selected = Tiling.spaces?.activeSpace?.selectedWindow;
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