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Unable to disable Smooth Scrolling on MacOS

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#2,436 opened on Jul 30, 2023

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Description

OS/Platform

macOS

Installed

OS/Platform's package manager

Version

Version 115.0.5790.98 (Official Build, ungoogled-chromium) (x86_64)

Have you tested that this is not an upstream issue or an issue with your configuration?

  • I have tried reproducing this issue in Chrome and it could not be reproduced there
  • I have tried reproducing this issue in vanilla Chromium and it could not be reproduced there
  • I have tried reproducing this issue in ungoogled-chromium with a new and empty profile using --user-data-dir command line argument and it could not be reproduced there

Description

Unable to disable Smooth Scrolling on MacOS

How to Reproduce?

Under chrome://flags the option to disable smooth scrolling is not available for MacOS. Is there some way I can compile a version with smooth scrolling disabled?

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Actual behaviour

See above

Expected behaviour

See above

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the flags in the ungoogled chromium source code to determine why the smooth scrolling flag is not available on macOS. Check the patches related to flags and ensure the flag is not removed or hidden. If needed, add the flag back or adjust the patch.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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