Closed
Bug 422182
Opened 16 years ago
Closed 16 years ago
KB article: Mouse buttons do not work as Back and Forward
Categories
(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Articles, task)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
FIXED
People
(Reporter: cilias, Assigned: cilias)
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Details
Beltzner wants a Firefox Support article for bug 420294, to point to in the Firefox 3 relnotes. <http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0b4/releasenotes/#issues> See <http://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/Firefox3/TestResults/Beta4/Release_Notes#Proposed_relnote_items_for_beta_4>.
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Updated•16 years ago
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Summary: KB article: Mouse buttons no longer work as back and forward → KB article: Mouse buttons no longer work as Back and Forward
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Comment 1•16 years ago
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ready for review
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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Updated•16 years ago
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Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
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Updated•16 years ago
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Assignee: nobody → bmo2008
Status: REOPENED → NEW
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Updated•16 years ago
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Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago → 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Comment 2•16 years ago
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I don't have a super-mouse, so I can't test this... Might want to run it by someone who does. "You can configure Firefox back to use 6 and 7, by editing some hidden preferences. " - "configure Firefox back" is a little awkward. Drop the comma. With the additional step for the about:config warning page, would it make sense to have it as a dynamic content block? "4. Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action, and set the value to 2. 5. Click OK to close the 'Enter integer value' window. " I think you can combine these steps. It's pretty straightforward. Use showfor to say it only applies to Linux? Put in a comment linking to bug 420294.
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Comment 3•16 years ago
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(In reply to comment #2) > I don't have a super-mouse, so I can't test this... Might want to run it by > someone who does. Adding Alex Umrysh to CC list. He's the one that provided the prefs in bug 420294. Alex, does this KB article look accurate to you: <http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Mouse+buttons+no+longer+work+as+Back+and+Forward> (You'll need to be logged in to see it.) > "You can configure Firefox back to use 6 and 7, by editing some hidden > preferences. " - "configure Firefox back" is a little awkward. Drop the comma. Fixed. (comma hater. :-) ) > With the additional step for the about:config warning page, would it make sense > to have it as a dynamic content block? Hehe... <http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Dynamic+Content#threadId26002> > "4. Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action, and set the value > to 2. > 5. Click OK to close the 'Enter integer value' window. " > > I think you can combine these steps. It's pretty straightforward. Fixed. It looks a lot better, thanks. > Use showfor to say it only applies to Linux? I don't want users to arrive at an article that only says "this entire article does not apply to you". I'm sure there must be similar problems for Windows and Mac users (from different causes). I'd love to cover that stuff in this article.
Comment 4•16 years ago
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"Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action, which should set the value to 2. " Why would double clicking set the value to 2? > > Use showfor to say it only applies to Linux? > > I don't want users to arrive at an article that only says "this entire article > does not apply to you". I'm sure there must be similar problems for Windows and > Mac users (from different causes). I'd love to cover that stuff in this > article. Like this? http://kb.mozillazine.org/Logitech_mouse . You'd have to rename the article to not be "no longer".
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Comment 5•16 years ago
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(In reply to comment #4) > "Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action, which should set the > value to 2. " > > Why would double clicking set the value to 2? I didn't fix my copying/pasting. The third pref name was the same as the first as well. It's fixed now. > Like this? http://kb.mozillazine.org/Logitech_mouse . You'd have to rename the > article to not be "no longer". Done. (Alex, the article is now at the new URI.)
Summary: KB article: Mouse buttons no longer work as Back and Forward → KB article: Mouse buttons do not work as Back and Forward
Comment 6•16 years ago
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You gonna add that Logitech stuff? Article looks good to me, pending confirmation from Alex.
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Comment 7•16 years ago
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(In reply to comment #6) > You gonna add that Logitech stuff? Yes; but my pillow is calling out to me right now. Will do it tomorrow.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED → ---
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Comment 8•16 years ago
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Ready for another review.
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago → 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Comment 9•16 years ago
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Sorry, it took me a few days to see this. I can't log into that page :( If you can just post the part in question here I can let you know if it is right or not. For some reason, I only had to do that in linux to get it working, it worked fine in Windows Vista without that for me, but I had to go into the synaptics touchpad config and set the back and forward buttons to browse forward and back.
Comment 10•16 years ago
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Linux: In Firefox 3 on Linux, the mouse button assignments for Back and Forward have changed. Previous versions of Firefox used buttons 6 and 7 for Back and Forward, respectively. Firefox 3 uses buttons 8 and 9. You can configure Firefox to use 6 and 7 by editing some hidden preferences. 1. In the Location bar, type about:config, and press Enter. * The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page. 2. In the Filter: box, type mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey. 3. Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action, set the value to 2, and click OK. 4. Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.numlines, set the value to -1, and click OK. 5. Double-click on mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.sysnumlines, which should set the value to false. You can now close the about:config page.
Comment 11•16 years ago
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That look good to you, Alex?
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Comment 12•16 years ago
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Moved to KB at: Tue 29 of Apr, 2008 15:03 EST Got confirmation from zzxc last week. Any further discussion should go on the staging copy: <http://support.mozilla.com/kb/*Mouse+buttons+do+not+work+as+Back+and+Forward>.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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