usually click the wheel to act as either @kbd{Mouse-2} or
@kbd{Mouse-3}, depending on the setup. You can also use the wheel to
scroll windows instead of using the scroll bar or keyboard commands.
-To do so, turn on Mouse Wheel global minor mode with the command
-@kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode} or by customizing the variable
-@code{mouse-wheel-mode}. Support for the wheel depends on the system
-generating appropriate events for Emacs.
+Mouse wheel support only works if the system generates appropriate
+events; whenever possible, it is turned on by default. To toggle this
+feature, use @kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode}.
@vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse
@vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount
+@vindex mouse-wheel-progressive-speed
The variables @code{mouse-wheel-follow-mouse} and
@code{mouse-wheel-scroll-amount} determine where and by how much
-buffers are scrolled.
+buffers are scrolled. The variable
+@code{mouse-wheel-progressive-speed} determines whether the the scroll
+speed is linked to how fast you move the wheel.
@node Drag and Drop
@section Drag and Drop