106215 - Middle click on links does not work on Mac OS X

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[Marcus Pallinger]

Middle clicking on a Logitech TrackMan Marble Wheel does not open a link in a
new {window/tab} under Mac OS X. the Mouse wheel is supported.

Build: 2001102205 Bundle build.

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

dup of bug 105995?

Comment 2

[Marcus Pallinger]

It doesn't do anything if tabs are on or off. Command clicking on a link opens
it in either a new window or a new tab, depending on your settings, but the
middle button does not do that.

Comment 3

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Have you set

user_pref("middlemouse.openNewWindow", true);

? It defaults to false on the Mac (including OSX).

Comment 4

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Dup of bug 106159, methinks

Comment 5

[Marcus Pallinger]

Oops didn't realise this pref existed. I'll test it tonight

Comment 6

[Marcus Pallinger]

Re dupe of bug 106159: possibly, As I said, I'd never tried the middle click
preference, but I never rememberd it working under OSX

Re the middle click preference: I tried it, but it didn't work, probably becasue
of 106159.

Marking it as a dupe, and will re-open once the other bug is fixed if this still
doesn't work.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 106159 ***

Comment 7

[Marcus Pallinger]

Re-Opening, Middle clicking on a link in OSX still does not do anyhting. build:
2001110108 bundled version. the pref is set to true (by default) (confirmed with
about:config).

this happens with and without tab browsing 

Comment 8

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

*** Bug 108209 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

status to NEW since the pref is not helping (and we now have multiple reports).
 pinkerton?  Any ideas?

Comment 10

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

there is no support in carbon for a middle mouse button. i'm not even sure how
to trap this in the widget library.

Comment 11

[Blake Ross]

not an apps bug, -> pink

Comment 12

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

does this work in IE?

Comment 13

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

if this works in IE, reopen. until then, i'm getting it off my list.

Comment 14

[Thomas Stromberg]

Wish I still had a 3 button mouse to try this with (I should be getting a new 
one shortly). The funny thing is Mozilla works fine if you 'emulate' a 3 
button mouse with Cmd-Click. 

So, on every link I Cmd-Click on, it goes ahead and opens it in a new tab 
(or Window) - So does IE.  So *something* is being trapped. 
 

Comment 15

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

in my cube i've got a Kensington Optical Pro mouse hooked to my 10.1.1 box
--which in addition to have a gazillion buttons (okay, just 4), has a mousewheel
that's clickable.

under the assumption that clicking the mousewheel is the equivalent of a middle
button click, i tried the following:

a. n6, "middlemouse.openNewWindow", false [default]: middle-clicking a link only
loads the link in the current window.

b. n6, "middlemouse.openNewWindow", true: middle-clicking a link still only
loads in the current window.

c. IE5.1.3, middle-clicking a link only loads the link in the current window.
[unless there's pref for this that i didn't find.]

side note: command-clicking a link does still work to open a link in another window.

Comment 16

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

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set your search string to "MagaritaLuisaChascarilloAvoidsInvalidBugs".

if you think this particular bug is *still* an open issue, please make sure of
the following before reopening:

a. where relevant, do check that it's actually still a problem with ***recent
trunk builds*** on the all appropriate platform[s]

b. provide clear, compelling reasons why this bug should be considered a valid one.

Comment 17

[Jesse Ruderman]

This bug can't be invalid just because middle-clicking on links in IE doesn't
open them in new windows, because IE doesn't have this feature.

See also bug 151249, "Middle click on link does nothing on MacOSX" (Pilot Wheel
Mouse).