I solved this same problem by using Microsoft's built-in inkpanel, which has mouse-gesture functionality built in. With the right configuration and surprisingly little code-behind (I think mine was about 10-12 lines) the drag technique you're talking about can easily be accomplished. Just be sure and place the inkpanel behind the carousel, so that it doesn't interfere with selection or clicks. As for contious scrolling as opposed to one at a time, previously, I had used a slider with transparent borders and backgrounds, and keyed the slider ticks to the number of items in the carousel- it works, but was more of a pain in the ass - with continuosly scrolling lists of smaller size it made it nearly impossible to get the item that I was looking for on the first try. Who knows, I was probably doing it wrong. I found the "one scroll-stop at a time" approach made my whole project feel a hell of a lot less confusing to users, and abandoned my previous approach.