Add scroll normalization for consistent scroll speed

Introduces CSS and JavaScript to normalize scroll speed across all sites by intercepting wheel events and applying a consistent scroll delta. The normalization is injected into webviews on load to ensure uniform scrolling behavior regardless of site-specific overrides.
2025-12-28 10:50:52 +13:00
parent 37345b267b
commit 399e8da5b4
2 changed files with 207 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -5,6 +5,104 @@

 const ipcRenderer = window.electronAPI;

+// =============================================================================
+// SCROLL NORMALIZATION (consistent scroll speed across all sites)
+// =============================================================================
+
+const SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_CSS = `
+  /* Disable smooth scrolling behavior that some sites force */
+  *, *::before, *::after {
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+  html, body {
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+`;
+
+const SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_JS = `
+(function() {
+  if (window.__nebulaScrollNormalized) return;
+  window.__nebulaScrollNormalized = true;
+  
+  // Consistent scroll amount in pixels per wheel delta unit
+  const SCROLL_SPEED = 100;
+  
+  // Intercept wheel events to normalize scroll speed
+  document.addEventListener('wheel', function(e) {
+    // Don't interfere if modifier keys are pressed (zoom, horizontal scroll, etc.)
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey) return;
+    
+    // Get the scroll target
+    let target = e.target;
+    let scrollable = null;
+    
+    // Find the nearest scrollable element
+    while (target && target !== document.body && target !== document.documentElement) {
+      const style = window.getComputedStyle(target);
+      const overflowY = style.overflowY;
+      const overflowX = style.overflowX;
+      
+      if ((overflowY === 'auto' || overflowY === 'scroll') && target.scrollHeight > target.clientHeight) {
+        scrollable = target;
+        break;
+      }
+      if ((overflowX === 'auto' || overflowX === 'scroll') && target.scrollWidth > target.clientWidth && e.shiftKey) {
+        scrollable = target;
+        break;
+      }
+      target = target.parentElement;
+    }
+    
+    // If no scrollable container found, use the document
+    if (!scrollable) {
+      scrollable = document.scrollingElement || document.documentElement || document.body;
+    }
+    
+    // Calculate normalized scroll delta
+    // deltaMode: 0 = pixels, 1 = lines, 2 = pages
+    let deltaY = e.deltaY;
+    let deltaX = e.deltaX;
+    
+    if (e.deltaMode === 1) {
+      // Line mode - multiply by line height approximation
+      deltaY *= SCROLL_SPEED;
+      deltaX *= SCROLL_SPEED;
+    } else if (e.deltaMode === 2) {
+      // Page mode - multiply by viewport height
+      deltaY *= window.innerHeight;
+      deltaX *= window.innerWidth;
+    } else {
+      // Pixel mode - normalize to consistent speed
+      // Clamp the delta to prevent extremely fast scrolling from some sites
+      const sign = deltaY > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+      deltaY = sign * Math.min(Math.abs(deltaY), SCROLL_SPEED * 3);
+      
+      const signX = deltaX > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+      deltaX = signX * Math.min(Math.abs(deltaX), SCROLL_SPEED * 3);
+    }
+    
+    // Apply scroll
+    e.preventDefault();
+    scrollable.scrollBy({
+      top: deltaY,
+      left: e.shiftKey ? deltaX : 0,
+      behavior: 'auto'
+    });
+  }, { passive: false, capture: true });
+})();
+`;
+
+// Function to apply scroll normalization to a webview
+function applyScrollNormalization(webview) {
+  try {
+    webview.insertCSS(SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_CSS);
+    webview.executeJavaScript(SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_JS);
+    console.log('[BigPicture] Applied scroll normalization to webview');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BigPicture] Failed to apply scroll normalization:', err);
+  }
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // CONFIGURATION
 // =============================================================================
@@ -1489,6 +1587,9 @@ function navigateTo(url) {
      state.webviewContentsId = webview.getWebContentsId();
      console.log('[BigPicture] WebContents ID:', state.webviewContentsId);
      
+      // Apply scroll normalization for consistent scroll speed
+      applyScrollNormalization(webview);
+      
      // Inject script to detect input field focus and notify the host
      injectInputFocusDetection(webview);
    } catch (err) {
@@ -3,6 +3,103 @@ const ipcRenderer = window.electronAPI;
 const DEBUG = false;
 const debug = (...args) => { if (DEBUG) console.log(...args); };

+// Scroll normalization CSS and JS to ensure consistent scroll speed across all sites
+const SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_CSS = `
+  /* Disable smooth scrolling behavior that some sites force */
+  *, *::before, *::after {
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+  html, body {
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+`;
+
+const SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_JS = `
+(function() {
+  if (window.__nebulaScrollNormalized) return;
+  window.__nebulaScrollNormalized = true;
+  
+  // Consistent scroll amount in pixels per wheel delta unit
+  const SCROLL_SPEED = 100;
+  
+  // Intercept wheel events to normalize scroll speed
+  document.addEventListener('wheel', function(e) {
+    // Don't interfere if modifier keys are pressed (zoom, horizontal scroll, etc.)
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey) return;
+    
+    // Get the scroll target
+    let target = e.target;
+    let scrollable = null;
+    
+    // Find the nearest scrollable element
+    while (target && target !== document.body && target !== document.documentElement) {
+      const style = window.getComputedStyle(target);
+      const overflowY = style.overflowY;
+      const overflowX = style.overflowX;
+      
+      if ((overflowY === 'auto' || overflowY === 'scroll') && target.scrollHeight > target.clientHeight) {
+        scrollable = target;
+        break;
+      }
+      if ((overflowX === 'auto' || overflowX === 'scroll') && target.scrollWidth > target.clientWidth && e.shiftKey) {
+        scrollable = target;
+        break;
+      }
+      target = target.parentElement;
+    }
+    
+    // If no scrollable container found, use the document
+    if (!scrollable) {
+      scrollable = document.scrollingElement || document.documentElement || document.body;
+    }
+    
+    // Calculate normalized scroll delta
+    // deltaMode: 0 = pixels, 1 = lines, 2 = pages
+    let deltaY = e.deltaY;
+    let deltaX = e.deltaX;
+    
+    if (e.deltaMode === 1) {
+      // Line mode - multiply by line height approximation
+      deltaY *= SCROLL_SPEED;
+      deltaX *= SCROLL_SPEED;
+    } else if (e.deltaMode === 2) {
+      // Page mode - multiply by viewport height
+      deltaY *= window.innerHeight;
+      deltaX *= window.innerWidth;
+    } else {
+      // Pixel mode - normalize to consistent speed
+      // Clamp the delta to prevent extremely fast scrolling from some sites
+      const sign = deltaY > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+      deltaY = sign * Math.min(Math.abs(deltaY), SCROLL_SPEED * 3);
+      
+      const signX = deltaX > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+      deltaX = signX * Math.min(Math.abs(deltaX), SCROLL_SPEED * 3);
+    }
+    
+    // Apply scroll
+    e.preventDefault();
+    scrollable.scrollBy({
+      top: deltaY,
+      left: e.shiftKey ? deltaX : 0,
+      behavior: 'auto'
+    });
+  }, { passive: false, capture: true });
+})();
+`;
+
+// Function to apply scroll normalization to a webview
+function applyScrollNormalization(webview) {
+  try {
+    // Inject CSS to disable smooth scrolling
+    webview.insertCSS(SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_CSS);
+    // Inject JS to normalize wheel scroll speed
+    webview.executeJavaScript(SCROLL_NORMALIZATION_JS);
+    debug('[Scroll] Applied scroll normalization to webview');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[Scroll] Failed to apply scroll normalization:', err);
+  }
+}
+
 // Site history management using localStorage
 function getSiteHistory() {
  try {
@@ -285,8 +382,11 @@ function createTab(inputUrl) {
    if (e.favicons.length > 0) updateTabMetadata(id, 'favicon', e.favicons[0]);
  });

-  // Send bookmarks to home page when it loads
+  // Send bookmarks to home page when it loads and apply scroll normalization
  webview.addEventListener('dom-ready', () => {
+    // Apply scroll normalization to all sites for consistent scrolling
+    applyScrollNormalization(webview);
+    
    if (inputUrl === 'browser://home') {
      webview.executeJavaScript(`
        if (window.receiveBookmarks) {
@@ -594,6 +694,11 @@ function convertHomeTabToWebview(tabId, inputUrl, resolvedUrl) {
  webview.addEventListener('did-finish-load', () => {
    scheduleUpdateNavButtons();
  });
+  
+  // Apply scroll normalization when webview is ready
+  webview.addEventListener('dom-ready', () => {
+    applyScrollNormalization(webview);
+  });

  webview.addEventListener('new-window', e => {
    // Unified behavior: always open http(s) targets in a new tab (no extra window)