# Scroll zoom in Plots.jl

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** vscode, plots, plotlyjs
**Created:** [January 24, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134 "2022-01-24T16:04:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![vembha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5fc32e/32.png) [@vembha](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vembha)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134/1 "2022-01-24T16:04:48Z")

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Hello. I am a relatively new user of Julia on VSCode. I remember that till a couple of months ago, `Plots.jl` was allowing me to zoom into the plots using the scroll wheel of my mouse. Looks like after some package/VSCode update, that functionality is gone.

Now, I either have to use `plotlyjs()` to interact, which is relatively slower, or need to save every time I plot with default `gr()` backend and zoom as per the requirement. Can someone help me identify where the problem is?

Julia v 1.6.2 and Plots.jl v 1.25.5

Thanks

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### Author: ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134/2 "2022-01-24T17:27:43Z")

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I think that was a feature of VSCode and of the Julia extension, and effectively it is not working anymore. Probably you will need to downgrade VSCode (and/or the Julia extension).

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### Author: ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134/3 "2022-01-24T17:46:14Z")

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You’ll need to hold Alt to interact with the plot (pan/zoom) nowadays (this is also mentioned in the changelog, I think).

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### Author: ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134/4 "2022-01-24T17:50:58Z")

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> [@pfitzseb](#):
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> hold Alt to interact

Is that `Alt` configurable? On some window managers (like mine, in Mint), that drags the whole window.

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### Author: ![pfitzseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pfitzseb/32/45566_2.png) [@pfitzseb](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pfitzseb)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/scroll-zoom-in-plots-jl/75134/5 "2022-01-24T17:51:37Z")

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No.