Feature Request: Middle Mouse Time Line Scroll

Here is a code for windows PC using free script editor called AUTOIT.
This will do the following.
When premiere pro window is active and middle mouse is pressed, it will press H to activate hand tool.
It will then HOLD left click so you can pan the timeline.
All that is happening while you hold middle mouse.
Once you release the middle mouse, it will press W to select.

Basically this will do what Davinci Resolve does by default.
Super usefull for editing a lot of small clips.
I cannot live without this.

#RequireAdmin
Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) ; relative to active window
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; partial match for window titles

Global $middleDown = False

While True
    ; Check if active window has "Adobe Premiere Pro" in its title
    If WinActive("Adobe Premiere Pro") Then
        ; Check if middle mouse button is pressed
        If _IsPressed("04") Then
            If Not $middleDown Then
                ; Middle button was just pressed
                $middleDown = True
                Send("h")               ; Press H
                MouseDown("left")       ; Hold left mouse button
            EndIf
        Else
            If $middleDown Then
                ; Middle button was just released
                $middleDown = False
                MouseUp("left")         ; Release left mouse button
                Send("w")               ; Press W
            EndIf
        EndIf
    Else
        ; Reset state if Premiere is not active
        If $middleDown Then
            ; Release left mouse if app loses focus
            $middleDown = False
            MouseUp("left")
        EndIf
    EndIf

    Sleep(25) ; slight delay to avoid excessive CPU usage
WEnd

; Helper function to detect key/mouse press
Func _IsPressed($hexKey)
    Local $dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")
    Local $aRet = DllCall($dll, "short", "GetAsyncKeyState", "int", Dec($hexKey))
    DllClose($dll)
    Return BitAND($aRet[0], 0x8000) <> 0
EndFunc

Check this one out it's the same request from 2022 but with more votes. Somebody suggested autohotkey which I think it would work for a PC but I can't test it

@PowersFilms 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/middle-mouse-to-navigate-the-timeline/idi-p/13035801

@Christian.Z 

While some Adobe applications still use the user-voice pages for feature requests, the user-voice for Premiere Pro has been discontiued and feature requests from those pages with a high vote count migrated to the Adobe Community Forums.  This Premiere Pro forum with the conversation type set to "Idea" is the correct place for this feature request.    Unfortunately, though, this idea only has 8 votes as of Dec. 10, 2024.

- Warren

Please submit a Bug report / Feature request at the Adobe User Voice: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/

Hello, 

Any chance that this function could work on a PC running Windows?

I got it to work on any of my mouse on a Mac. Here's how I did it:

1) Download and install Karabiner-Elements

2) "Devices" tab > Toggle on "Modify events" on your mouse

3) "Complex Modifications" tab > Add your own rule >  Copy and paste this code in and click Save and you should be good to go

{
    "description": "Middle mouse button triggers H, holds left click, then V in Premiere Pro 24,25 & Photoshop",
    "manipulators": [
        {
            "conditions": [
                {
                    "bundle_identifiers": [
                        "^com\\.adobe\\.PremierePro\\.24$",
                        "^com\\.adobe\\.PremierePro\\.25$",
                        "^com\\.adobe\\.Photoshop$"
                    ],
                    "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                }
            ],
            "from": { "pointing_button": "button3" },
            "to": [
                {
                    "key_code": "h",
                    "lazy": true
                },
                { "pointing_button": "button1" }
            ],
            "to_after_key_up": [
                {
                    "key_code": "v",
                    "lazy": true
                }
            ],
            "type": "basic"
        }
    ]
}

@Ahmet26047475ozevIf I were to hazard a guess it's probably beyond their skills to make it happen quickly without bugs. It just seems so obvious and straightforward for us users that this should be a feature but it clearly isn't on adobe's to-do list. This post only got 5 votes - our voice is not loud enough.

EDIT (2024 OCT):
As of the 2024 May update, we can now middle mouse click and hold to drag the program window around. Maybe there's hope?

Hi, no, this is not the same, what the request is, basically, is to mimic what DaVinci Resolve does , it's buttery smooth timeline panning while holding the middle mouse button (not stepped and clunky that it feels you can actually see the refresh in between steps, sorry but that's how the scroll feels in Premiere)

It would be amazing if we can do that in Premiere as well.

There are a lot of clunky UI issues, very simple ones as well, like using the enter key to enter a folder in the bin, ie: creating a folder, type the folder name, hit enter once (seals the name), hit enter twice (enters the folder), like any other Windows app does.

Currently you hit enter, then have to grab the mouse, hover to the folder, double click.

There is also a TON of functions that cannot be mapped to keyboard shortcuts, I use a stream deck and a touch portal to control everything I can with macros and shortcuts, and missing out on a ton of automation power due to this, much appreciated !

BTW (all these suggestions have been posted years ago, nothing was done, so I did not bother to copy/paste them) in case someone mentions I should request them, as usual.

Thanks !

Have you tried hovering over the picture in the Program tab or the Source tab and then using the scroll wheel?

Or over the Time ruler in the Program tab or the Source tab?

When over picture, the scroll should be faster.  When over the Time Ruler, it should be slower.

Btw the hand tool doesn't work on the effect control window. So the only way to horizontal scroll there is by holding the left mouse button on the scroll bar and dragging it. Problem with that if you're zoomed in working on keyframes, the slightest mouse movement will scroll too far away.

Audition and AE solved that problem years ago by having middle mouse button scrolling. What's taking Premiere Pro so long to catch up and add the same feature?