firefox help needed

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  1. helen321

    helen321 Registered Member

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    hi, this PC has a two button mouse!

    normally when i want to open a new page, on other PCs, i open a new tab by middle-clicking the link. with this two button affair i have to right-click on the link then select 'Open Link in New Tab'

    does anyone here have a two button mouse too? is there an easier/quicker way to open a new page in a new tab? i'm hoping for an extension that will do it by using both buttons at the same time :cool: thanks
     
  2. WSFuser

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    i suggest u give the Mouse Gestures extensions a try.

    with it, u can setup a button combination or gesture to open the link in a new tab or anything else too.
     
  3. Bubba

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    If I am understanding....You have a normal 2 button mouse that is set to Right handed configuration which makes the right button for Context Menu's ?

    Does the left button not perform Normal Select functions ?

    Perhaps this is Firefox specific issue....in which case I'll defer to our Firefox users.
     
  4. helen321

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    i just remembered i installed easyGestures the other day, i'll have to have a look at it. it's the same kind of thing isn't it?

    yes
    yes, the left button will open a window, i suppose like IE, but the new page will open in the same tab rather then opening a new tab. i want to be able to go back and forth by click on the tabs instead of the backward and forward buttons.
     
  5. WSFuser

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    they might be similar but they work differently. mouse gestures doesnt have pie menus.
     
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    Hi, No need for new mouse at all, no new extension plz, ur fox might be bulky already!

    Ctrl+ Left Click on link- open page in new tab in background
    Ctrl+Shift+Left click on link- open page in new tab in foreground

    ( there are many more key board short cuts- u need to read them from their site/ forums)
    Above shotcuts are a bit different in Opera.
     
  7. helen321

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    i'll have alook at both. if i was good at xml i'd write something myself!!

    this is just about what i need - Ctrl+ Left Click on link
    thanks for the help, i think that will work for now :cool:
     
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    Helen is this what you're looking to do?
    Just go to |Tools| -> |Options| -> |Tabs|

    hth,

    ...screamer
     

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    BTW, OT but I want to ask what theme is this?
     
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    I just started using it yesterday. I needed a change. There's also a skin for Gmail. It puts all the controls on top instead of the side. Has color options too :)

    ...screamer
     
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    I have used it in the past and now only use Breeze( I like it most).
     
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