@vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse
@vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount
@vindex mouse-wheel-progressive-speed
+@cindex wheel-up, a mouse event
+@cindex wheel-down, a mouse event
+@cindex wheel-left, a mouse event
+@cindex wheel-right, a mouse event
Some mice have a ``wheel'' which can be used for scrolling. Emacs
supports scrolling windows with the mouse wheel, by default, on most
graphical displays. To toggle this feature, use @kbd{M-x
@code{mouse-wheel-progressive-speed} determines whether the scroll
speed is linked to how fast you move the wheel. This mode also
supports increasing or decreasing the font size, by default bound to
-scrolling with the @key{Ctrl} modifier.
+scrolling with the @key{Ctrl} modifier. When this mode is enabled,
+mouse wheel produces special events like @code{wheel-up} and
+@code{wheel-down}. (Some older systems report them as @code{mouse-4}
+and @code{mouse-5}.) If the mouse has a horizontal scroll wheel, it
+produces @code{wheel-left} and @code{wheel-right} events as well..
@vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount-horizontal
Emacs also supports horizontal scrolling with the @key{Shift}