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Can no longer close tabs by clicking wheel button in FF-4

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wibobc
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I have a basic optical wheel mouse, Tab Mix Plus, Microsoft Mouse software and FF-4. Previously I was able to close an open viewed tab by clicking the center wheel anywhere within the page. This function no longer operates. With Tab Mix Plus I can wheel click on the actual tab (off the page) to close it but this is much less convenient, especially with many open tabs.

I have a basic optical wheel mouse, Tab Mix Plus, Microsoft Mouse software and FF-4. Previously I was able to close an open viewed tab by clicking the center wheel anywhere within the page. This function no longer operates. With Tab Mix Plus I can wheel click on the actual tab (off the page) to close it but this is much less convenient, especially with many open tabs.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Does pressing that wheel work otherwise like opening a link in a new tab or starting auto scroll?

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General: Browsing: "Use autoscrolling"

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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