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Mousewheel panning direction

  • February 27, 2025
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Hey there,

Can i reverse the direction of the panning that happens when i press the middle mousebutton? i want it to move in the direction like when i double click mousewheel, like dragging the document instead of moving in the direction the cursor points. 


I've read related topics but these are +8 months old. Is this option availble yet?

Thankyou!

(ps. please highlight required fields, i was trying to skip the category since i have no idea what category this falls in to)

Best answer by Ria S

Hi ​@mauro 

Thanks for reaching out! Currently, there is no option to reverse the panning direction when using the middle mouse button. The default behavior follows standard panning conventions, where the canvas moves in the opposite direction of your cursor movement when holding the middle mouse button.

However, I understand the preference for a drag-style movement (similar to double-clicking the mouse wheel), and I appreciate your feedback on this. While this option is not available yet, I recommend submitting a feature request via the Lucid Product Feedback portal—the team regularly reviews user suggestions for future updates. 

You can follow this link for more details: Feedback and Feature Requests | Community
To create an idea, click the + New Topic button, then choose the Idea option under “What kind of topic are you creating?”

I hope this helps!

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Ria S
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  • March 3, 2025

Hi ​@mauro 

Thanks for reaching out! Currently, there is no option to reverse the panning direction when using the middle mouse button. The default behavior follows standard panning conventions, where the canvas moves in the opposite direction of your cursor movement when holding the middle mouse button.

However, I understand the preference for a drag-style movement (similar to double-clicking the mouse wheel), and I appreciate your feedback on this. While this option is not available yet, I recommend submitting a feature request via the Lucid Product Feedback portal—the team regularly reviews user suggestions for future updates. 

You can follow this link for more details: Feedback and Feature Requests | Community
To create an idea, click the + New Topic button, then choose the Idea option under “What kind of topic are you creating?”

I hope this helps!


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  • December 2, 2025

Hey there,

Can i reverse the direction of the panning that happens when i press the middle mousebutton? i want it to move in the direction like when i double click mousewheel, like dragging the document instead of moving in the direction the cursor points. 


I've read related topics but these are +8 months old. Is this option availble yet?

Thankyou!

(ps. please highlight required fields, i was trying to skip the category since i have no idea what category this falls in to)


Default behavior follows “standard panning conventions”. The way it currently works is just wrong. No other software handles it like this.


Zuzia S
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  • Lucid community team
  • December 2, 2025

@SJK Thank you for chiming in and for providing additional feedback. I am sorry for the inconvenience this is causing to your workflow. The best way to indicate support for this feature to be implemented is to upvote these posts:

For more information about how we manage feedback in this community, please take a look at this post:

Cheers!