Been tinkering with alot of parameters in about:config, but I finally a viable solution:
We all know that changing mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_Any particular Axis values changes the minimum number of lines being scrolled
But what this does not change is the sensitivity of the smallest “fling” gesture when scrolling with a touchpad.
Here’s the values you want to alter when trying make the scrolling feel more “tighter” or more “Windows like” or to fix the issue described above:
set apz.fling_friction 0.002 --> 0.005
apz.fling_min_velocity_threshold 0.5 --> 1.5
the above will make the smooth scrolling with touchpad actually feel smooth and in control. As opposed to simply changing the delta multiplier values.
Just don’t use Wayland. Problem fixed!
Smooth touchpad scrolling on Firefox is a Wayland exclusive feature. I force Wayland for Firefox only for this feature.
how do we force wayland for particular apps when logged into an x11 session?
Run a nested Wayland compositor inside Xorg session
shudder gross. Wayland is the systemd of display protocols.
If only. Systemd is mature to the point it is the de facto init system and used by almost all distros. Wayland and its compositors are still in development.
Systemd was that way. It was the wide adoption forcing it down our throats that allowed it to mature. Wayland is doing that now.