Google Chrome - middle mouse button

[Northy]

Stupid IT question here that's driving me mad.

At work my middle mouse button opens links in a new tab - awesome.
At home it doesn't, and I can't find any settings for the middle mouse button.

Anyone help?

G

[lochness42]

is it doing on all webpages? some have javascript included and captures middle click so it doesn't have effect.

[Northy]

All web pages :(
I use it on here mainly. I'm so used to it at work that it really annoys me at home not having it.

G

[i4n]

G,

I set the middle button behaviour of my Logitech Mouse in the mouse settings page (through control panel). Have a shufty in there. May be different for you though as it is the Logitech software add on to Windows.

I have it the other way around though - button at work does bugger all!

Ian

[lochness42]

G,

I set the middle button behaviour of my Logitech Mouse in the mouse settings page (through control panel). Have a shufty in there. May be different for you though as it is the Logitech software add on to Windows.

I have it the other way around though - button at work does bugger all!

Ian

Yep that can be also explanation
Northy - does it also in Firefox or something similar?

[Northy]

In the mouse settings in Control Panel I only have options for the scroll amount, nothing about what it does when it's pressed :(

G

[markwilliamson2001]

Buy the same mouse for work and home. Its what I do, then theres no problems!

[wacattack]

See if there is an updated driver available for your mouse. It could just be that your mouse is shit

[Donutt]

There is a sure-fire way of opening any links in a new tab;

hold the left-shift key while left-clicking the link

This works in all the browsers I'm using (IE, FF, GC, Safari).

I think the middle-click opening in a new tab is probably the mouse driver on your work mouse and it won't be standard on all mouse drivers.

The tip above is built into Windows and should interpret through any browser (if the browser support tabs).

[lochness42]

There is a sure-fire way of opening any links in a new tab;

hold the left-shift key while left-clicking the link

This works in all the browsers I'm using (IE, FF, GC, Safari).

I think the middle-click opening in a new tab is probably the mouse driver on your work mouse and it won't be standard on all mouse drivers.

The tip above is built into Windows and should interpret through any browser (if the browser support tabs).

Shift does open link in new window, Ctrl is for opening link in new tab

Whole list of shortcuts
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=25799&topic=28650&rd=1&hl=en

[Donutt]

Thanks Lochness42 - bit of brain-fade there on my part! :blush:

Good link to for the shortcuts - will keep a note of that one.. :thumbsup: