gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom (c) Sep 2011, Tobias Quinn <tobias@tobiasquinn.com> GPLv3 This uses python-xlib and python-dbus to allow the gnome shell to be zoomed like enhanced zoom desktop in compiz using the alt, ctrl or shift modifier and mouse scrollwheel To select the modifier key use dconf-editor and navigate to: com->tobiasquinn.com->mousewheelzoom->modifier-key Note: mousewheelzoom needs to be restarted after a configuration change for it to take effect Note: config only works with the precise and quantal builds (master branch) There is an archlinux PKGBUILD provided (available from AUR as gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom-git) A ppa for Ubuntu oneiric, precise and quantal is available from: https://launchpad.net/~tobias-quinn/+archive/gsmz to install do: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tobias-quinn/gsmz sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gnome-shell-mousewheel-zoom The branches have recently changed master is for gnome 3.4 onwards (ubuntu precies and quantal). oneiric branch is for ubuntu oneiric and uses python-xlib There is also a ubuntu precise port using gsettings in the branch precise-gsettings.