Documented Mouse wheel problems on MS-Windows.

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@@ -952,6 +952,23 @@ particular, this has been reported when trying to compile a Java
 program in JDEE when javac.exe is installed, but not on the system
 PATH.
 
+* Pressing the mouse button on MS-Windows does not give a mouse-2 event.
+
+This is usually a problem with the mouse driver. Because most Windows
+programs do not do anything useful with the middle mouse button, many
+mouse drivers allow you to define the wheel press to do something
+different. Some drivers do not even have the option to generate a
+middle button press. In such cases, setting the wheel press to
+"scroll" sometimes works if you press the button twice. Trying a
+generic mouse driver might help.
+
+* Scrolling the mouse wheel on MS-Windows always scrolls the top window.
+
+This is another common problem with mouse drivers. Instead of
+generating scroll events, some mouse drivers try to fake scroll bar
+movement. But they are not intelligent enough to handle multiple
+scroll bars within a frame. Trying a generic mouse driver might help.
+
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