I got this problem today after trying out gwibber. After following some additional twitter channels thus making the list of messages longer, the problem got away. This is strange...
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gwibber in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/850199 Title: Scroll wheel does not work on gwibber Status in “gwibber” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since using the Gwibber default in oneiric, the scroll wheel does not work for scrolling. Pageup/down, and the arrow keys do, but scroll wheel on the mouse does not. Clearly a regression. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gwibber 3.1.90-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 14 18:45:49 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gwibber UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/850199/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp