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It's sort-of a follow to a recent XKCD. I want to know whether it's possible to map the scroll wheel to undo and redo, possibly n undos/redos per scroll?

I'm using mate-terminal in MATE 1.6.x, bash, vimx 7.4, full info:

$ vimx --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Oct 13 2014 08:56:33)
Included patches: 1-207, 209-475
Modified by <[email protected]>
Compiled by <[email protected]>
Huge version with GTK2 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl             +farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
+arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
+balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
+browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         +gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
+clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
+clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      +toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   +perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       +python/dyn      +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con_gui  +lua/dyn         +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            +ruby/dyn        +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      +X11
+dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     +xim
+emacs_tags      +mouseshape      -sniff           +xsmp_interact
+eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     +xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        +mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop    +xpm
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  • Honestly, you should not be using the mouse for almost anything; it defeats the purpose of vim!
    – GH05T
    Commented Apr 5, 2017 at 4:52
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    @GH05T That's such an 80's opinion. Mouse is a tool, so is vim. As long as these two tools work together well for someone, it's good.
    – yo'
    Commented Apr 5, 2017 at 10:36

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it works for me:

set mouse=a
map <ScrollWheelUp> u
map <ScrollWheelDown> <C-R>

But i hope this is just for fun. Must be horrible =)

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