3d viewport navigation

I have no idea why it's does not work like that by default, it's quite easy to configure via "View3d Rotate|Pan|Zoom Modal" settings. However, modal settings are buggy starting with blender 4.0 =(

So, until it's fixed, there's an alternative solution: export your current keymap from Edit/Preferences/Keymap, then replace corresponding blocks using any text editor, then import it back. Voi la, now you have seamless navigation!

 ("View3D Move Modal",
  {"space_type": 'EMPTY', "region_type": 'WINDOW', "modal": True},
  {"items":
   [("CANCEL", {"type": 'RIGHTMOUSE', "value": 'PRESS', "any": True}, None),
    ("SWITCH_TO_ROTATE", {"type": 'LEFT_SHIFT', "value": 'RELEASE'}, None),
    ("CONFIRM", {"type": 'MIDDLEMOUSE', "value": 'RELEASE', "any": True}, None),
    ],
   },
  ),
 ("View3D Rotate Modal",
  {"space_type": 'EMPTY', "region_type": 'WINDOW', "modal": True},
  {"items":
   [("CANCEL", {"type": 'RIGHTMOUSE', "value": 'PRESS', "any": True}, None),
    ("AXIS_SNAP_ENABLE", {"type": 'LEFT_ALT', "value": 'PRESS', "any": True}, None),
    ("AXIS_SNAP_DISABLE", {"type": 'LEFT_ALT', "value": 'RELEASE', "any": True}, None),
    ("AXIS_SNAP_ENABLE", {"type": 'RIGHT_ALT', "value": 'PRESS', "any": True}, None),
    ("AXIS_SNAP_DISABLE", {"type": 'RIGHT_ALT', "value": 'RELEASE', "any": True}, None),
    ("SWITCH_TO_MOVE", {"type": 'LEFT_SHIFT', "value": 'PRESS'}, None),
    ("SWITCH_TO_ZOOM", {"type": 'LEFT_CTRL', "value": 'PRESS'}, None),
    ("CONFIRM", {"type": 'MIDDLEMOUSE', "value": 'RELEASE'}, None),
    ],
   },
  ),
 ("View3D Zoom Modal",
  {"space_type": 'EMPTY', "region_type": 'WINDOW', "modal": True},
  {"items":
   [("CANCEL", {"type": 'RIGHTMOUSE', "value": 'PRESS', "any": True}, None),
    ("SWITCH_TO_ROTATE", {"type": 'LEFT_CTRL', "value": 'RELEASE'}, None),
    ("CONFIRM", {"type": 'MIDDLEMOUSE', "value": 'RELEASE', "ctrl": True}, None),
    ],
   },
  ),