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Title: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 11:53:59
on (firefox) browser tabs closes them...

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/e/x/excitedblushplz.gif?1)
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 17 June 2014, 11:56:36
and this is news how?

it's the same in Chrome.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: katushkin on Tue, 17 June 2014, 11:59:07
And IE
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 11:59:07
and this is news how?

it's the same in Chrome.

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Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:01:59
I just double click my firefox tabs to close them.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: intelli78 on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:03:33
It also opens links in a new tab :)
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:04:09
I just double click my firefox tabs to close them.

? doesn't work on my FF...  is this a custom setting?(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/whaaat1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862525)
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:21:12
I just double click my firefox tabs to close them.

? doesn't work on my FF...  is this a custom setting?

Oh I guess I must have one of those fancy add-ons or extensions installed for it :D
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Frenir on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:22:55
You can also Middle-Click an already open program in you task bar and it'll open a new window of that program :)
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:24:35
It also opens links in a new tab :)

Unless they are those fancy non-standard links that hijack you into a popup window or force you to open in the current tab.  Those make me fly into a blind rage.

tp, have you ever used linux regularly?  Select + middle mouse to copy/paste is pretty much the best thing ever.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:27:06
You can also Middle-Click an already open program in you task bar and it'll open a new window of that program :)

holy crap I have so been missing out....I don't ever use middle click for anything but this is one useful tidbit I will keep in mind...thanks!! :thumb:
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:34:00
You can also Middle-Click an already open program in you task bar and it'll open a new window of that program :)

holy crap I have so been missing out....I don't ever use middle click for anything but this is one useful tidbit I will keep in mind...thanks!! :thumb:

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Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:35:45
I scroll with middle click because the speed is easier to control
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: baldgye on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:37:17
You can also Middle-Click an already open program in you task bar and it'll open a new window of that program :)

I use it all the time when browsing the web, but literally never thought of using it on the desktop... life, changed.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Frenir on Tue, 17 June 2014, 12:38:42
I scroll with middle click because the speed is easier to control
I do the same :D
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: JaccoW on Tue, 17 June 2014, 13:03:35
Ctrl + W you mouse wielding plebs
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Frenir on Tue, 17 June 2014, 13:11:01
Ctrl + W you mouse wielding plebs
AND ctrl + t opens new tab.


ctrl + shift + n... ahem...
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 13:17:37
Ctrl + W you mouse wielding plebs

I think Middle click has the advantage ... because Ctrl+W only works if the very next tab will be the one you want..

Usually I 'd have at least 5 tabs, up to 10 maximum...  So the very next tab after Ctrl+W isn't likely to be the one I'm after..  So I'd have to move the mouse ANYWAY.. to get to the one I want..


If I move the mouse ahead of time to the tab section, then that sets me up for smooth transition combo of middle click, move then left click.. 

Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: eth0s on Tue, 17 June 2014, 13:17:48
Middle Clicking is one of the signs of the apocalypse.

Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Coreda on Tue, 17 June 2014, 13:21:22
You can also Middle-Click an already open program in you task bar and it'll open a new window of that program :)

Actually I think it opens a new instance in the apps I've tested it with, but in some apps doing so is a new window. Neat shortcut I also stumbled upon recently since installing W8.

There was a similar thread on another forum recently, where I posted a long-ish list of tips  ^-^ If this were an Opera browser thread though it would be virtually endless  :))

Oh I guess I must have one of those fancy add-ons or extensions installed for it :D

Middle-clicking empty space on my Firefox tab bar re-opens previously closed tabs. I think its Tab Mix Plus enabling that feature.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Pacifist on Tue, 17 June 2014, 14:10:37
Its so stupid...so many times I've accidentally closed a youtube vid
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 14:42:18
Its so stupid...so many times I've accidentally closed a youtube vid

You need to put more points into your clixkills.. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/hehe-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862507)
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: paicrai on Tue, 17 June 2014, 15:58:08
HOW DO ALL Y'ALL SUCKAS NOT KNOW THIS
GET WITH IT
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 17 June 2014, 15:59:56
Dude, I changed my "sniper" button on my mouse to middle click.
It's just THAT useful.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 17 June 2014, 16:04:31
I just double click my firefox tabs to close them.

? doesn't work on my FF...  is this a custom setting?

Oh I guess I must have one of those fancy add-ons or extensions installed for it :D

I prefer Double Click to Reload (also, ever see this one? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/text-link/h ). That is, until I learned of VimFx, where I can just press r... and x to close, and X to reopen.

But for you out there who don't know:

Ctrl+r - reload
Ctrl+shift+r - reload cache
Ctrl+t - new tab
Ctrl+shift+t - reopen closed tab
Ctrl+w - close tab
Ctrl+l - focus on address bar
Ctrl+k - focus on search bar
Ctrl+tab and Ctrl+shift+tab  - move in between tabs
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: esoomenona on Tue, 17 June 2014, 16:08:50
I also do this in Firefox: go to about:config, and modify this mousewheel.with_control.action to 1. This allows to hold the Ctrl key while scrolling which allows you to scroll without zooming in or out. Then Ctrl + - and + to scroll in or out.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 17 June 2014, 17:17:40
HOW DO ALL Y'ALL SUCKAS NOT KNOW THIS
GET WITH IT

Sorry PaiPai..  we older.. slower.... and generally more lethargic

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Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: hcry4 on Tue, 17 June 2014, 17:21:16
It also opens links in a new tab :)

I tend to ctrl-click for opening links in new tabs.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 17 June 2014, 19:04:35
My firefox knows when I'm done fapping, and closes all tabs automatically.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: Smasher816 on Tue, 17 June 2014, 20:54:29
It also opens links in a new tab :)

I knew that but I didn't know about closing tabs too.

tp, have you ever used linux regularly?  Select + middle mouse to copy/paste is pretty much the best thing ever.

Yes, yes it is. Highlight some text = copy, middle mouse = click. Nice for some quick edits without grabbing the keyboard.
Title: Re: OMG.. middle clicking
Post by: davkol on Thu, 19 June 2014, 06:22:51
Ctrl + W you mouse wielding plebs
...or just 'x'. Meet VimFX (https://github.com/akhodakivskiy/VimFx).

Seriously though, how is this news? O.o