diff -Naur -w xfce4-panel-4.4.2-orig/plugins/pager/pager.c xfce4-panel-4.4.2/plugins/pager/pager.c
--- xfce4-panel-4.4.2-orig/plugins/pager/pager.c	2007-11-17 20:30:58.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-panel-4.4.2/plugins/pager/pager.c	2008-05-06 18:47:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
     int rows;
     guint scrolling:1;
+    guint invert_scrolling:1;
 }
 Pager;
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
     XfceRc *rc;
     int rows = 1;
     gboolean scrolling = TRUE;
+    gboolean invert_scrolling = FALSE;
     
     if ((file = xfce_panel_plugin_lookup_rc_file (plugin)) != NULL)
     {
@@ -138,11 +140,13 @@
         {
             rows = xfce_rc_read_int_entry (rc, "rows", 1);
 	    scrolling = xfce_rc_read_bool_entry (rc, "scrolling", TRUE);
+	    scrolling = xfce_rc_read_bool_entry (rc, "invert_scrolling", FALSE);
         }
     }
 
     pager->rows = rows;
     pager->scrolling = scrolling;
+    pager->invert_scrolling = invert_scrolling;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -164,6 +168,8 @@
     
     xfce_rc_write_bool_entry (rc, "scrolling", pager->scrolling);
 
+    xfce_rc_write_bool_entry (rc, "invert_scrolling", pager->invert_scrolling);
+
     xfce_rc_close (rc);
 }
 
@@ -265,6 +271,7 @@
                                 xfce_panel_plugin_get_orientation (plugin));
     netk_pager_set_n_rows (NETK_PAGER (pager->pager), pager->rows);
     netk_pager_set_workspace_scrolling (NETK_PAGER (pager->pager), pager->scrolling);
+    netk_pager_set_workspace_invert_scrolling (NETK_PAGER (pager->pager), pager->invert_scrolling);
     gtk_widget_show (pager->pager);
     gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (plugin), pager->pager);
     
@@ -318,6 +325,25 @@
 }
 
 static void
+        cb_scroll_workspaces_changed (GtkWidget * widget, gpointer user_data)
+        {
+           gtk_widget_set_sensitive (GTK_WIDGET (user_data), gtk_toggle_button_get_active GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (widget));
+        }
+
+	static void
+	workspace_invert_scrolling_toggled (GtkWidget *button, Pager *pager)
+	{
+	    gboolean invert_scrolling = gtk_toggle_button_get_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button));
+	    
+	    if (pager->invert_scrolling != invert_scrolling)
+	    {
+		pager->invert_scrolling = invert_scrolling;
+		
+		netk_pager_set_workspace_invert_scrolling (NETK_PAGER (pager->pager), invert_scrolling);
+	    }
+	}
+
+	static void
 pager_dialog_response (GtkWidget *dlg, int reponse, Pager *pager)
 {
     g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (pager->plugin), "dialog", NULL);
@@ -330,7 +356,7 @@
 static void
 pager_properties_dialog (XfcePanelPlugin *plugin, Pager *pager)
 {
-    GtkWidget *dlg, *vbox, *hbox, *label, *spin, *scrolling;
+    GtkWidget *dlg, *vbox, *hbox, *label, *spin, *scrolling, *invert_scrolling;
     int max;
 
     xfce_panel_plugin_block_menu (plugin);
@@ -404,6 +430,17 @@
     g_signal_connect (scrolling, "toggled",
         G_CALLBACK (workspace_scrolling_toggled), pager);
   
+    invert_scrolling = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("Invert mouse wheel workspace switching direction"));
+    gtk_widget_show (invert_scrolling);
+    gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), invert_scrolling, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+    gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (invert_scrolling), pager->invert_scrolling);
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive (invert_scrolling, (gboolean) pager->scrolling);
+
+    g_signal_connect (invert_scrolling, "toggled",
+	 G_CALLBACK (workspace_invert_scrolling_toggled), pager);
+    g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (scrolling), "toggled",
+        G_CALLBACK (cb_scroll_workspaces_changed), invert_scrolling);
+  
     gtk_widget_show (dlg);
 }