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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

How do I stop middle click from closing tabs?

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johnfitzeecs
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Firefox closes tabs if the the mouse is over one and the middle button is pressed. I want to disable this feature. I can not find this setting in the menu or about:config (I have tried disabling every setting with regards to middleclick in about:config).

Thank you

Firefox closes tabs if the the mouse is over one and the middle button is pressed. I want to disable this feature. I can not find this setting in the menu or about:config (I have tried disabling every setting with regards to middleclick in about:config). Thank you

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WestEnd
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Does the mouse have the drivers for it installed? The 3rd button probably is configured through the mouse software/driver not through FF.

James
James
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There is or were Tab related extensions like Tab Mix Plus but it has not been updated as a web extension for 57+

WestEnd said

Does the mouse have the drivers for it installed? The 3rd button probably is configured through the mouse software/driver not through FF.

This is on Linux and not Windows ;) and the OP wants to do this in Firefox and not a system wide change.

johnfitzeecs
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So there is currently no way to change the action of clicking the middle mouse button in 57+ ?