Seems it's specific to trackpoints (thinkpad nipples), not mouse wheels, so updated accordingly and linked to upstream bug.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #778783 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778783 ** Also affects: eog via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778783 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Summary changed: - Mouse-wheel zooming doesn't work under wayland + Trackpoint zooming doesn't work under wayland ** Description changed: + On a computer featuring an advanced TrackPoint® pointing device (i.e. + not a legacy physical mouse or touchpad)... + Login to Ubuntu 17.10 Xorg session Open an image with eog - Use the mouse wheel to zoom the image in and out + Use the TrackPoint® to zoom the image in and out Success Login to Ubuntu 17.10 Wayland "Ubuntu" session Open an image with eog - Use the mouse wheel to zoom the image in and out + Use the TrackPoint® to zoom the image in and out Failure. It doesn't zoom. You can still zoom with the keyboard - CTRL + and CTRL -. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: eog 3.25.92-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-13.14-generic 4.12.10 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Oct 20 16:22:33 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-02 (79 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170712) SourcePackage: eog UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Summary changed: - Trackpoint zooming doesn't work under wayland + TrackPoint® zooming doesn't work under wayland -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1718418 Title: TrackPoint® zooming doesn't work under wayland To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/eog/+bug/1718418/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs