Show HN: LibreScroll – enable flywheel-scrolling on any generic mouse

by EsportToyson 7/19/2023, 9:36 AMwith 20 comments

Based on the framerate-independent momentum simulation[0] that I used in my TPMouse script[1]

If you've ever used a mouse with Infinite-scrollwheel such as Logitech, this utility for Windows basically recreates that functionality for any generic mouse.

Actually, it's even better than that: this allows for simultaneous horizontal and vertical scrolling, so essentially it combines two of the best features of the Logitech MX Master -- horizontal wheel, and unlocked momentum scrolling -- into one intuitive control scheme.

To enable horizontal scrolling, set the X-sensitivity to a value you prefer.

[0] https://old.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/ym9q2t/tpmouse_...

[1] https://github.com/EsportToys/TPMouse

by arc-in-spaceon 7/21/2023, 7:56 AM

I like it! No real use for me since linux + already have a g502 but I like the idea. This kind of momentum scrolling is already ubiquitous in phones and video games (probably Macs, too?) so I wonder why it otherwise hasn't caught on for viewing documents.

by zoteon 7/21/2023, 12:07 PM

Well this is the sort of thing that I'd share with friends. Great work

by KomoDon 7/23/2023, 12:22 AM

Pretty cool, if I weren't using Linux I'd totally use this, it's one of the features I missed when I moved from G502 to G Pro X Superlight

by LoganDarkon 7/21/2023, 10:00 AM

that grid mode has huge binary search vibes, and is an absolutely amazing concept i've never seen before, that is awesome

by Woshiwujaon 7/21/2023, 7:38 AM

Dont we already all have this?

by MattDemerson 7/21/2023, 3:40 PM

I like this a lot, thanks!