Hello Everyone!
Please advise me whether horizontal scrolling via the mouse wheel is yet, or still, active?
Mp3tag v3.33-beta.6
Dec 28 2025 (64-bit)
Windows 10
I would say "yes" but not really satisfactory.
On my PC it only scrolls the first column, then the horizontal scroll bar starts flashing but the view stays the same.
Horizontal scrolling works with the mouse wheel if there are fewer visible entries in the file list than the window could display.
Thank you, @ohrenkino .
I realise that the scrolling is conditional, but in my case it is not performing at all — in this version. (I am pretty sure it did apply properly in a previous version). Do you perhaps know why is reliability so perplexing?
I don't recall any specific adjustments to mouse-wheel scrolling, so this would be the default behaviour in Windows.
If the File List can scroll vertically, i.e., there are more files than fit, then the wheel triggers a vertical scroll.
If it cannot scroll vertically, i.e., all files fit the File List size, but the File List can scroll horizontally (columns extend past the right edge), then the wheel triggers a horizontal scroll instead.
This is not totally true (on my machine).
If there are vertical and horizontal scroll bars, then tilting the mouse wheel left or right should invoke a horizontal scroll.
In MP3tag, tilting the mouse wheel scrolls horizontally only the first column (the one with the player icons), then the horizontal scroll bar starts flashing but nothing happens.
This behaviour is different from other programs like Excel, Editor, Windows Explorer, Firefox where the displayed view scrolls into the tilting direction.
I use a logitech pointing device.
Horizontal scrolling works in MP3tag, though, if I use the touchpad with the 2-finger-gesture.
Further observations:
After a fresh start of MP3tag, h.-s. (horizontal scrolling) only scrolls the first column.
After I opened e.g. the editor and h.-s.ed there, h.-s. works in MP3tag if you still have "restored" windows and the MP3tag window is in the background but the mouse cursor hovers over the window.
If the MP3tag window is pulled to the foreground, h.-s. does not work.
I was referring to moving the wheel forwards and backwards, not tilting the wheel. My mouse can't tilt, so I'm currently not able to reproduce your observations.
Mine neither.
Is it possible to provide support for native mouse wheel controlled horizontal scrolling, for instance by introducing a modifier key while rolling the wheel?
Just as a note:
You can use the Ctrl + "Arrow keys" to move to the right or left.
Now I am stumped: how do you scroll horizontally in other applications if there are horizontal and vertical scroll bars but the mouse does not have a function for that?
I missed the mark on that one completely. Thank you, @LyricsLover
Applying a AutoHotkey script?
So, your script does not work anymore?
What happens, if you create a new script?
So, your script does not work anymore?
Sorry, I do not understand. I was unable to use AutoHotkey until today — so no scripts.
What happens, if you create a new script?
This is it, should you wish to to try it out:
#Hotif WinActive("ahk_exe Mp3Tag.exe") +WheelUp:: { Loop 3 { SendMessage(0x114, 2, 0, "SysListView321", "ahk_exe Mp3Tag.exe") ; SB_PAGELEFT } } +WheelDown:: { Loop 3 { SendMessage(0x114, 3, 0, "SysListView321", "ahk_exe Mp3Tag.exe") ; SB_PAGERIGHT } } #Hotif
The script format/layout should exactly as per this example:
Am I right in assuming that you were looking for a keyboard shortcut to trigger the horizontal scrolling?
I thought it was about a missing function or one that did not work as usual.
Yes. Thank you for your input.
A note from me:
Horizontal scrolling is a great new feature. But it confuses me that the scroll directions are swapped. With other applications (Excel, Photoshop, etc.) it is exactly the opposite. So scrolling forward moves the bar to the left, scrolling backwards moves the bar to the right. It would be nice if you could change that. Or offer an option where the user can change it.
I fully support this.
Thank you for pointing. I think it shows that I'm not using the mouse wheel myself. I've flipped the scroll directions with Mp3tag v3.34-beta.1.
Please try the new version and let me know if this is now more according to standard behaviour.
Now it is as usual. Thank you for changing it so quick. 