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Has anyone had trouble with the middle mouse (open in new tab) button lately?

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FredMcD
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Hi gang. Since v29 came out, I have been having trouble with the middle mouse (open in new tab) button. Sometimes the button does not register with Firefox. And sometimes FF acts like I pressed it several times. Has anyone else had any problems? I use an add-on called MClickFocusTab I disabled it but the problem was still there.

Hi gang. Since v29 came out, I have been having trouble with the middle mouse (open in new tab) button. Sometimes the button does not register with Firefox. And sometimes FF acts like I pressed it several times. Has anyone else had any problems? I use an add-on called '''''[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mclickfocustab/?src=collection&collection_id=33bf10fa-666d-45a2-9bc9-491ce21671c6 MClickFocusTab]''''' I disabled it but the problem was still there.

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Moses
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Hey Fred,

I use a laptop so I don't have middle clicking. I hooked up a wireless mouse and it worked fine for me. I haven't seen any users having this issue. You've got a lot of extensions so maybe one of them is acting up. Have you tried Safe Mode to rule out any malfunctioning extensions?

FredMcD
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It was working fine with v28, it only started with v29. It could be Firefox, or it could be the mouse itself. I wanted to see if anyone else has a problem.

Moses
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Check with a different mouse and if it doesn't work, then try doing Safe Mode and eliminating add-ons. You can also do CTRL + click to open a link in a new tab.

FredMcD
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That's why I wanted to see if anyone else has the same problem. Just a mouse does not cost that much. But if the problem is still there, I bought a mouse I have no use for. If others also have this problem, then it might be Firefox or an add-on. (Or maybe another program altogether.)

the-edmeister
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"Sometimes the button does not register with Firefox. And sometimes FF acts like I pressed it several times."

Sounds like a mouse on its' way to mouse-heaven. Seriously, the exact symptoms I have seen with a dozen 3 button mouse's (?meese - ?mice) over the last 15 years.
Not registering a click is usually due to a dirty contact. And the "double-click" is when the flat spring looses tension and bounces.

I have had similar happen with the left button, too. But when it happens to that button it is more noticeable much sooner.

I bought a box of a dozen A4D house branded infrared wireless 3-button mouse's for like $24.00 back in 2000 that were on clearance because the driver disk didn't support W2K, only Win95, 98, and NT4. I got newer drivers from the A4D website and wore all 12 out over the 8 or 9 years. I even fixed a few that broke from the parts from other broken mouse's. I still have 6 or 7 of them laying in the "needs to be fixed" box under my workbench. I'll probably never fix them though, the nano receiver USB mouses I have been using for the 4 or 5 years have much better battery life and lately only need one AA battery.

FredMcD
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Thanks for your input. I'll keep an eye out.