input-devicescrollingtrackballwindowswindows 8
I have a trackball (Logitech Trackman Marble in this case, though this could apply to any mouse or pointing device) where I would like to use one of the buttons as a middle-click when I click it, but to trigger scrolling action when I hold it down and move the ball around.
I could do this quite easily in Linux by setting scroll-modifier in the X config, but the driver that comes with the trackball (Logitech) only allows one or the other. Is there any way to set this up in Windows 8?
If you're on Windows I'd suggest trying out AutoHotKey, other users have already tackled scrolling with the Marble Mouse (I used the script a the bottom):
http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/4677-wheel-button-emulation-script/
Logitech's solution that comes with their drivers is strange: you click once to enable 4 way scrolling and click again to disable it. You can't hold and scroll which is what I was after. I wound up uninstalling their software.
(I know this is an older question but wanted to share anyway since it was unanswered.)
This can be done with Firefox. I'll update this answer soon as I test settings in other browsers:
about:config and hit enter:
middle to filter the search options:
middlemouse.scrollbarPosition -- note that it defaults to false:
Toggle, or double-click it:
true and User set:
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X-Mouse button control should work. http://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm You just need to set one of the buttons to "Change movement to scroll". The way it works with my mouse is I hold the button, then moving the mouse scrolls the page instead of moving the pointer. It should work the same way for a trackball.