Is there a version of 'HIDMouse_Wheel' for mapping WheelLeft/WheelRight to an axis?

[Framed_Previz90]

For example I am able to map wheelUp and wheelDown to an axis by using HIDMouse_Wheel:

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<Axis>
 <Enabled>true</Enabled>
 <Input>
	<ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Y</ActionID>
	<Min>0</Min>
	<Max>511</Max>
	<!-[list]<Deadband>200</Deadband> -->[/list]
 </Input>
 <Output>
	<ActionID>HIDMouse_Wheel</ActionID>
	<Scale>3.00</Scale>
	<Reversed>true</Reversed>
 </Output>
</Axis>
<Axis>
 <Enabled>true</Enabled>
 <Input>
	<ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Y</ActionID>
	<Min>-512</Min>
	<Max>0</Max>
	<!-[list]<Deadband>200</Deadband> -->[/list]
 </Input>
 <Output>
	<ActionID>HIDMouse_Wheel</ActionID>
	<Scale>3.00</Scale>
	<Reversed>true</Reversed>
 </Output>
</Axis>
...

I got HIDMouse_Wheel from one of the pre installed config files, I would like to also map wheelLeft and wheelRight to one of the other axis as well. Is this possible?

Also in the above xml snippet, how is just the use of HIDMouse_Wheel determining the scrolling direction?
I thought <Reversed>true</Reversed> is used to invert the axis physical direction. Maybe its being used for both purposes in this case

[jwick]

You don't need to split that axis to use HIDMouse_Wheel. If you push one direction, it will send a mousewheel event. If you push the other direction, it will send negative mousewheel events.

I've not found a horizontal scroll method that works consistently. Windows defines a Horizontal Mouse Wheel event but I've not found many apps that read it. You can try HIDMouse_HWheel to see if you have better results.

What method do you use with your 2D mouse?

[Framed_Previz90]

You don't need to split that axis to use HIDMouse_Wheel. If you push one direction, it will send a mousewheel event. If you push the other direction, it will send negative mousewheel events.

I dont quite follow you here, what do you mean by "You don't need to split that axis to use HIDMouse_Wheel"?

>I've not found a horizontal scroll method that works consistently. Windows defines a Horizontal Mouse Wheel event but I've not found many apps that read it. You can try HIDMouse_HWheel to see if you have better results.

Thats great, I will give this a try and see what I get on my side, thanks!

>What method do you use with your 2D mouse?

My standard none 3dx mouse? I just use the standard windows left/right scrollwheel, which I assign to my mouse wheel using its manufacturers drivers (Logitech Ghub), it works universally (horizontal scrolling) in just about in programme that I use it on!.

[RavenWorks]

Is "HIDMouse_HWheel" still how this is supposed to be done? When I try changing "HIDMouse_Wheel" to "HIDMouse_HWheel" in an existing xml, that axis stops producing any result, and SendMouseAxisOrWheelEvents stop showing up in the log. (But the SendMouseAxisOrWheelEvents that show up for an ordinary HIDMouse_Wheel contain a portion that says "VScroll=1, HScroll=0", which makes me think the drivers must be capable of sending horizontal scrolls?)