Middle click on bbc website

namnoc · 5 Apr 2012 at 18:13

I've found the same elsewhere. The website must be hijacking the mouse clicks and doing something stupid

Swordfish · 5 Apr 2012 at 18:15

gord said:
Holy ******* **** middle click opens links in a new tab!

englishpremier · 5 Apr 2012 at 18:48

Works in FF9 with no addons :-)

welshdragon · 5 Apr 2012 at 21:20

Rroff said:
Gotta be honest didn't know either - I've always used ctrl+mouse1 on a link to open a new tab.

I've always used right click then open in new tab. This is a game changer for me! :cool:

cheechm · 5 Apr 2012 at 22:14

"CTRL-CLICK" also opens in a new tab.

"SHIFT-CLICK" opens in a new window.

mistercrabb · 5 Apr 2012 at 22:31

Lol people who didn't know about middle click. I've broken 2 of the middle buttons on my Razer mouse from over-use, I don't think they expected me to middle-click so much..
I also use middle click to scroll though.

Locke · 6 Apr 2012 at 00:54

How do people even browse the web without the middle mouse click

moogle · 6 Apr 2012 at 00:55

Locke said:
How do people even browse the web without the middle mouse click

Slowly

englishpremier · 6 Apr 2012 at 12:40

Only wish my netbook had middle click.

Still could be worse, i could be using a tablet

d_brennen · 6 Apr 2012 at 12:46

Xinn said:
How have people survived this long without knowing this?

This

cheechm said:
"CTRL-CLICK" also opens in a new tab.

"SHIFT-CLICK" opens in a new window.

And this. Are you all new to the computing?

Hxc · 6 Apr 2012 at 12:49

How the hell have all you people managed without middle click opening a new tab?! It is literally *the* point of having tabbed browsing! It's been the same since the netscape days!

To be fair, I really struggle without having my gestures installed now. Simply being able to hold right button and drag to the left to go back makes browsing with one hand so so much better.

aln · 6 Apr 2012 at 19:05

Xinn said:
How have people survived this long without knowing this?

valkia · 6 Apr 2012 at 20:16

thought middle click was old news

101001101 · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:50

I dont have middle click, am I retro?

ViZioN8 · 7 Apr 2012 at 10:36

You should be able to hold shift when you middle-click too and it'll open it up in a background / foreground tab dependent on your configuration.

Joshct · 8 Apr 2012 at 13:57

Kyzou said:
Hahahaha loving the amount of people just realising this. Fair play there's no way you would have known without being told. Have fun with your new browsing experience

+1

I'd of gone crazy years ago without middle click.

GravyMonster · 8 Apr 2012 at 14:37

valkia said:
thought middle click was old news

It is. It really is.