Open Bug 1576612 Opened 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Middle clicking multiple selected tabs closes only the clicked tab

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect, P5)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Platform:
Desktop
All
Type:
defect

Tracking

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Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox68 --- wontfix
firefox69 --- wontfix
firefox70 --- affected

People

(Reporter: vlucaci, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Keywords: blocked-ux)

Attachments

(1 file)

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Details

Affected versions

  • 69.0b16
  • 70.0a1 (2019-08-25)
  • 68.0.2

Affected platforms

  • Windows 10x64
  • macOS 10.14.6
  • Ubuntu 18.04x64

Steps to reproduce

  1. Launch FF.
  2. Access a few sites(each one in a new tab) of your choosing.
  3. Select several (or all) of them via CTRL+Click or Shift+Click.
  4. Middle mouse click one of the selected tabs.

Expected result

  • The selection of tabs closes when the user middle clicks one of the tabs

Actual result

  • The selected tabs are not closed, besides only the tab on which the user has performed the middle click.

Regression range

  • Will return with regression ASAP.

Needinfo for regression range.

Flags: needinfo?(vlad.lucaci)

Bugbug thinks this bug is a regression, but please revert this change in case of error.

Keywords: regression

Hello,

This issue does not seem to be a regression. I want as far back as 2018-08-29, about the same time when Multi-Select Tabs was being implemented and the issue occurs there with the same repro steps.
It seems that this (middle click) action was not defined to close the selection of tabs ever since then.

However this would be a great quality of life improvement, as the user would have another method of closing multiple selected tabs.

Has Regression Range: --- → no
Flags: needinfo?(vlad.lucaci)
Keywords: regression, regressionwindow-wanted
Blocks: tabs-multiselect
Keywords: blocked-ux
Priority: -- → P5
Has Regression Range: no → ---

Please consider this use case before implementing a fix for this bug:

Many tabs selected
Accidentally middle-clicked one of the selected tabs instead of right-clicking (happens occasionally on laptop trackpad with click zones set)
Result - many tabs get closed
Recovery Options - 'Undo Close Tab' many times (as it only reopens one at a time) or retrieve them all out of History

Could we get a fix for Bug 887515 (i.e. Bug 1487193 ) or a pref to turn off 'middle-click closes tabs' before/when fixing this bug?

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