Hello,
I use AWP with long texts. I'm having trouble scrolling. In other programs, I use the right mouse button.
After clicking, I hold the mouse button down and move the mouse up or down to scroll.
Unfortunately, this doesn't work in Atlantis. Is there perhaps a setting related to the right mouse button
that's preventing this?
Thank you, afb
Scrolling
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Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but can you please provide a link to a Web article on Microsoft Windows mentioning this feature (scrolling windows using the right mouse button)? Also, doesn’t your mouse have a scrolling wheel?
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I have found that I can ask a great many questions on Google, and its AI function comes up with an answer almost every time. So I posed the following question to Google in my Firefox browser:
Q: Can a computer mouse scroll by using the right button?
A: Yes, you can use the right mouse button to scroll, but it requires using a third-party utility to remap the button. By default, the right button is dedicated to opening context menus, while scrolling is handled by the scroll wheel or by pressing the middle wheel down and moving the mouse.
You can make the right click act as a scroll mechanism using the following tools and methods:
1. Using Dedicated Mouse Software (Easiest)
If you have a mouse from a major manufacturer (like Logitech or Razer), you can assign a "Scroll Modifier" or "Hyper-fast Scrolling" function to the right-click button.
For generic mice, you can use specialized key-remapping software to tell your operating system that holding the right-click button should turn mouse movements into scrolling.
If your mouse has a clickable scroll wheel, you can often achieve a similar "hands-free" scrolling effect natively on Windows and Linux without installing anything:
Q: Can a computer mouse scroll by using the right button?
A: Yes, you can use the right mouse button to scroll, but it requires using a third-party utility to remap the button. By default, the right button is dedicated to opening context menus, while scrolling is handled by the scroll wheel or by pressing the middle wheel down and moving the mouse.
You can make the right click act as a scroll mechanism using the following tools and methods:
1. Using Dedicated Mouse Software (Easiest)
If you have a mouse from a major manufacturer (like Logitech or Razer), you can assign a "Scroll Modifier" or "Hyper-fast Scrolling" function to the right-click button.
- Logitech: Install Logitech Options+, select your mouse, click on the right button, and set it to act as a Scroll or Gesture Button.
- Razer: Use Razer Synapse, click the right button mapping, and assign the Hypershift function or a scroll macro.
For generic mice, you can use specialized key-remapping software to tell your operating system that holding the right-click button should turn mouse movements into scrolling.
- Download and install AutoHotkey, a powerful and free scripting tool.
- You can write a script that maps a RButton (Right Click) + Mouse Movement to a WheelDown and WheelUp action.
- Alternatively, use X-Mouse Button Control, a popular freeware UI tool that lets you easily assign a "Sticky Scrolling" or "Pan Scroll" to the right mouse button without writing code.
If your mouse has a clickable scroll wheel, you can often achieve a similar "hands-free" scrolling effect natively on Windows and Linux without installing anything:
- Click the scroll wheel (middle click) inside a document or webpage.
- A crosshair icon will appear.
- Move your mouse slightly up or down. The page will then automatically scroll in that direction without you having to roll the wheel or hold down a button. Move the mouse further away to scroll faster, and move it back to the center to stop.
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Hello,
Thank you very much for the responses so far. I use the tool Scroll++ to scroll using the right mouse button. Once you get used to it, it serves as an excellent alternative to the often-annoying scrolling with the mouse wheel. As I mentioned, this works in all the editors I use—unfortunately, however, it does not work in Atlantis. Perhaps as an additional clue: when the right mouse button is released, the text scrolls very briefly—but it does not scroll while the right mouse button is being held down.
Thank you very much for the responses so far. I use the tool Scroll++ to scroll using the right mouse button. Once you get used to it, it serves as an excellent alternative to the often-annoying scrolling with the mouse wheel. As I mentioned, this works in all the editors I use—unfortunately, however, it does not work in Atlantis. Perhaps as an additional clue: when the right mouse button is released, the text scrolls very briefly—but it does not scroll while the right mouse button is being held down.
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In theory, it would be possible to rework the corresponding modules of Atlantis to make them compatible with that tool. However, I personally don't feel this needs to be done for multiple reasons.
The right mouse button is used almost exclusively to display context menus, not for scrolling. It's the most unorthodox use of the button.
You did not mention the Scroll++ tool in your first post. You also did not say where to get it. I can't find it with a search engine. What is this tool?
What do you mean by "often-annoying scrolling with the mouse wheel"? Are you familiar with the wheel-related features of Atlantis?
The right mouse button is used almost exclusively to display context menus, not for scrolling. It's the most unorthodox use of the button.
You did not mention the Scroll++ tool in your first post. You also did not say where to get it. I can't find it with a search engine. What is this tool?
What do you mean by "often-annoying scrolling with the mouse wheel"? Are you familiar with the wheel-related features of Atlantis?
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After trying a few more different prompts, I have found the utility. I am sorry, but you are asking for better compatibility with a legacy abandonware created when computer mice didn't have the scroll button.
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Not everything that is outdated is necessarily bad! And certainly not in this case. Please accept my apologies for my inquiry; I did not mean to cause any offense. AWP is a great program.
Greetings from Germany
Greetings from Germany
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I'm not saying the utility is bad. I mean, I don't think that Atlantis should be reworked for compatibility with a utility that has long been dead and irrelevant. MS DOS wasn't bad, either. But it's 2026, not 1996.