275831 - Middle-clicking on a link in a message causes TB to close without warning

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[u88484]

Since I'm so used to using middle-click in Firefox, everytime I middle-click a
link in TB, TB just closes. 

Suggestion: Middle-click should open the link as if it were a left click, or
middle-click should just be ignored. I also suggest middle click open in a new
tab in Firefox but I know that is a firefox feature.

Comment 1

[u88484]

Build: version 1.0 (20041206)

sorry forgot bugzilla doesn't automatically detect build id for TB

Comment 2

[Steve Ryan]

I tried this with Thunderbird 1.0 on XP SP2 and it does appear ignored for me. 
I tried both a link and an email link.  Perhaps you got your middle mouse button
configured incorrectly?

Comment 3

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Bug 270434 is about having TB do something in response to a middle-click; 
generally, it's ignored (or, under Linux, may cause pasting of data -- 
see bug 232688).

Kurt, are you still having problems with the program exiting (crashing?) in 
response to a middle-click?  Does the problem occur if you have multiple TB 
windows open (e.g. a compose window or standalone message window, in addition to 
the 3-pane)?

Comment 4

[u88484]

Sorry was the way the middle-click button was set in the mouse properties.
(Should have checked there first)