forwarded 406793 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366945 thanks
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 11:36:48PM -0500, Michael Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: iceweasel > Version: 2.0.0.1+dfsg-1 > Severity: normal > > the middle-click behavior in firefox is mind-boggling...even for those > who fully understand the unix middle-click. > > first of all, it does makes sense that middle-clicking in a form pastes > the clipboard contents into that form. it also makes sense that > middle-clicking on a link opens that link in a new tab. > > however, it makes absolutely no sense that middle-clicking in arbitrary > space on a page attempts to load a url based on the text in the clipboard. > oftentimes i am trying to middle-click on a link, but miss slightly, and > am taken to a 404 not found because the clipboard text is not a url. i > hadn't meant to use the clipboard text to take me anywhere, but inadvertently, > i was. > > i really think that middle-clicking within a page should not attempt to > parse the clipboard text as a url. instead, that click should just be > ignored. let the user middle-click in the address bar, then press "go" > to use clipboard text as a url. that makes sense. You may want to go to about:config and set middlemouse.contentLoadURL to false. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
