As far as I can see, the only way to scroll left/right in a patch is by using the bottom scrollbar.
This requires lots of mouse-movement and point/click/drag activity.
On top of that, I have a launch panel popping up when I move the cursor to the bottom of the screen...
Wouldn't it be nice to enable the scroll wheel + modifier key (e.g. SHIFT) for left/right scrolling? 
GUI improvement suggestion: scrolling
timvets
#1
Sputnki
#2
Or simply using middle mouse button + mouse motion, or maybe (on laptops) 2 fingers left-right
Nice idea!
hesspet
#3
IMHO: Better would be to have a classical "pan" function like in other programs.
e.g. on Windows: CTRL+Mousclick. This allows to pan the view in all directions with only one function.
timvets
#4
yea, anything is better than having to use the bottom scrollbar.
personally, I'd prefer the scollwheel (in fact the right-hand side of the trackpad on laptop)
a matter of habbit I suppose...