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Remove the back function of scrollwheel left.

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#3,585 opened on Dec 19, 2025

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Description

Description

whenever you scrollwheel left, browser goes to previous page

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

happens on accident, very annoying

Possible solutions

there is an outdated flag to disable this but it doesnt work. needs a new implementation

Alternatives

No response

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Locate the source code handling scroll wheel horizontal navigation in Chromium and modify it to remove the back action.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Chromium development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30