Horizontal scrolling shortcut in Windows

Question

In Os X, I can hold Shift while using the scroll wheel on the mouse to scroll horizontally instead of vertically. Is there a way to do something similar in Windows?

Answer 1

You could simulate it with AutoHotKey

If I find the script I'll let you know: From these posts:

• http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic5903.html
• http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3640
• http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic27141.html

You should find some scripts

#Persistent mhook := > DllCall("SetWindowsHookEx", "int", 14 > ; WH_MOUSE_LL , "uint", RegisterCallback("WheelHorzHook"), > "uint", 0, "uint", 0) return

WheelLeft: MsgBox WheelLeft return

WheelRight: MsgBox WheelRight return

WheelHorzHook(nCode, wParam, lParam) { global mhook Critical if (wParam = 0x020E) ; WM_MOUSEHWHEEL (Vista-only) { if (delta := NumGet(lParam+0,10,"Short")) { if (delta<0) { SetTimer, WheelLeft, -1 return true } else { SetTimer, WheelRight, -1 return true } } } return DllCall("CallNextHookEx", "uint", mhook, "int", nCode, "uint", wParam, "uint", lParam) }

Answer 2

From http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm

Some of the most useful hotkeys for the mouse wheel involve alternate modes of scrolling a window's text. For example, the following pair of hotkeys scrolls horizontally instead of vertically when you turn the wheel while holding down the left Control key:

~LControl & WheelUp::  ; Scroll left.
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A
Loop 2  ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
    SendMessage, 0x114, 0, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_HSCROLL and the 0 after it is SB_LINELEFT.
return

~LControl & WheelDown::  ; Scroll right.
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A
Loop 2  ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
    SendMessage, 0x114, 1, 0, %fcontrol%, A  ; 0x114 is WM_HSCROLL and the 1 after it is SB_LINERIGHT.
return

Answer 3

There is a way to do this in windows with the right mouse. I have a mouse with a scroll wheel that has a jog left/jog right button integrated right into it. Simply pushing the scroll wheel left or right will move the contents in the desired direction. I have the Logitech VX and I have been very happy with it.

The VX also allows you to configure the buttons differently for every single application if you were so inclined. This level of customization is very nice to have!

Answer 4

Here's an AutoHotKey script to do it using shift and (presumably) native mouse wheel scroll commands:

; Shift + Wheel for horizontal scrolling
+WheelDown::WheelRight
+WheelUp::WheelLeft

This is taken directly from https://gist.github.com/cheeaun/160999.

Keep in mind that a lot of applications, including Microsoft applications, don't support horizontal mouse wheel scrolling. (I believe the feature was only introduced in Windows Vista.)