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Zooming timeline with mouse wheel must be inverted #2962
Description
The fewer issues I have to read, the more new features I will have time to implement, so I ask that you please try these things first
- Try with the newest version from GitHub (also it might have already been fixed in latest nightly build)
- Read the documentation and FAQ, Known issues, Troubleshooting
- Search for your problem under Issues or Discussions
- This problem happens with all kinds of files that I try. For problem only with a particular file or type, use this other form instead
Operating System
Windows 10
Steps to reproduce
Zooming timeline with Ctrl+MouseWheelUp or Ctrl+MouseWheelDown
Expected behavior
Ctrl+MouseWheelUp > Zoom In
Actual behavior
Ctrl+MouseWheelUp > Zoom Out
Share log from developer tools
Zooming with mouse wheel needs to be inverted. There's an option to invert mouse wheel for movement along timeline, but no option to invert for zooming. To have an option is a best solution, but to have Zoom-in on MouseWheelUp as default (and only option) is fine for me personally. I've read that people already complained about that, but all topics are closed and the problem still persist on currently latest build (v3.69.0).
Reacted by Gamba and Stian Gudmundsen Høiland
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mifi commentedon Jul 14, 2026
How is it different than #2703 ?
Gamba04 commentedon Jul 15, 2026
Hi, just wanted to mention that I'm also experiencing this in the latest version.
In the issue you linked, you said:
as well as in version 3.69.0 release notes:
However, the current behaviour is that regardless of the invert timeline direction option,
Ctrl+MouseWheelUp* is always zooming out, not in.* Or with any other zoom modifier key
mifi commentedon Jul 18, 2026
ok will investigate
Diedntgo commentedon Aug 31, 2026
Also still zooming out with
Ctrl+MouseWheelUpand zooming in withCtrl+MouseWheelDownon latest version, Windows 11stianhoiland commentedon Sep 25, 2026
I have the same issue.
I found the mousewheel scrolling to move the cursor to be backwards for my habits but I found "Invert timeline trackpad/wheel direction" and checked it in the settings. But zooming remains backwards for me.
Fix timeline wheel zoom direction
Fix timeline wheel zoom direction
Fix timeline wheel zoom direction
mifi commentedon Oct 18, 2026
this should be fixed now in #3118: ctrl+wheel up (and trackpad pinch out) zooms in again, regardless of the invert timeline setting (which now only affects seeking). it will be in the next nightly build https://mifi.no/llc/nightly/ and the next release. sorry for the back and forth!