Scroll modifier for mouse/trackball in windows

Question

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?

Solution 1

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.

Solution 2

Marble Mouse Wheel

• Download Marble Mouse Wheel (http://marble-mouse-scroll-wheel.software.informer.com/download)
• Ignore or cancel the ads, only download marbleinst.exe
• After installation run it in compatibility mode for Windows 7.
• Set Back (Button4) as scroll button.

Marble Scroll

Similar executable, different location:

• Download https://sites.google.com/site/marblescroll/download

Comments

[askvictor]

While this lets me set the scrolling action when I hold the button down (which the logitech software also lets me do), I still want the button to register as a middle-click when I click it momentarily - I can't find a way to get both of these happening in Windows like I can in Linux

[theutonium.18]

You can write custom actions for each button using X-Mouse, but I'm not sure if it could entirely replicate what you are looking for...

[askvictor]

Looks like it's not possible at the moment to do both... the author of X-Mouse says he may implement this in the future...

[askvictor]

This seems to do what I want, but doesn't reliably work for me on windows 8.1 64 bit :( I've tried different compatibility settings, with not luck

[dy_]

Within many others, including official drivers, that is the best solution, which works in sublime text and does not displace pointer