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Firefox Tabs Help

#1 Post by Dragonfire »

Okay, this is weird. I went on Firefox this morning and I can't open any windows in new tabs by middle-clicking. I know that's the default shortcut for opening it up, and I don't think you can change it, but I'm not sure how it was disabled. Yesterday I was on Firefox and I could middle-click just fine.

Can anyone help?

(Oh, I'm using version 2.0.0.1 by the way)
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#2 Post by Anoohilator »

Have you gone onto "Mouse" under Control Panel and checked that under the Buttons Tab, that the middle button is assigned to "Middle Button"?

I had the same problem once and I think this is how I resolved it.
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#3 Post by Dragonfire »

Well, the problem is I'm using a laptop, so the mouse options are for the trackpad (I use a USB mouse most of the time). The middle-click works on the trackpad, but for the USB mouse it doesn't work.
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#4 Post by Anoohilator »

Hmm I'm almost certain it's a problem with your mouse settings, so you think there's a way of changing that? Maybe try disabling the other mouse temporarily through device manager?
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#5 Post by Dragonfire »

Well, I have the option set where if I plug a regular mouse into USB, the trackpad is disabled. I know the button isn't broken because I hear the click.

Oh, and not only is it not letting me open tabs and whatnot, it won't let me use the fast scroll down.
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