evil-want-C-u-scroll doesn't seem to work

[ghost]

I find that this mode doesn't seem to work for me. If I keep pressing C-u C-u C-u, it doesn't scroll up at all.

[codygman]

It's because any evil-* (ex evil-magit) load evil. (setq evil-want-C-u-scroll t) needs to happen before evil is loaded. If you use something like:

(use-package evil
  :ensure t
  :init
  (setq evil-want-C-u-scroll t)
   ;; make * over a symbol look for other instances
  :config
  (evil-mode 1))

Your :config may not happen before evil-magit loads meaning (setq evil-want-C-u-scroll t) takes place after.