I'm experiencing a strange and intermittent issue with my Logitech mouse wheel on Zorin OS 17.3 with Xorg. The problem occurs randomly when I switch between application windows.
Description of the issue:
When I switch to a new window (for example, from a browser to the Pulsar text editor), the mouse wheel scrolling will sometimes behave erratically. Specifically, when I try to scroll in one direction, it will aggressively scroll in the opposite direction.
I move my mouse cursor over the file tree on the left.
I make a small, gentle movement to scroll up.
Instead of scrolling up, the view suddenly and rapidly scrolls all the way down.
This behavior only happens for a moment right after switching windows and then corrects itself. However, it's very disruptive and happens frequently enough to be a significant annoyance.
Troubleshooting and System Details:
OS: Zorin OS 17.3 Windowing System: X11 (Xorg) Mouse: Logitech
I have tested different USB ports and even connected the mouse via Bluetooth, but the issue persists randomly in all cases.
It's worth noting that I have used this same hardware on Linux Mint for a long time and never experienced this problem. The issue seems to be specific to my Zorin OS installation.
Has anyone else experienced this? I'm looking for any advice on how to troubleshoot or fix this scrolling issue as it is extremely frustrating. Thank you!