Comments on: Middle click in firefox with a thinkpad

Question: Middle click in firefox with a thinkpad

Who_Am_I — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:11:45 -0800

How do I middle-click in Firefox on a Thinkpad T43?

My Thinkpad has a Touchpad that looks like this. I would really like to use that middle button above the Touchpad to middle-click in Firefox for opening links in a new tab and closing tabs, but for some reason I can't seem to do that. I have been all through the UltraNav Touchpad software, and it seems to only want to use this button for scrolling. I know about CTRL-click and corner tapping, but I would like to figure out how to use this button instead. Any ideas?

By: Who_Am_I

Who_Am_I — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:17:16 -0800

Sorry, should have mentioned I'm running XP.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:17:25 -0800

Clicking right and left at the same time should do it for you.

By: Science!

Science! — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:27:11 -0800

I want this in XP too! I'm sure it can be done somehow, this function is the default for my R40 when it's running Ubuntu.

By: Who_Am_I

Who_Am_I — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:30:51 -0800

Unfortunately right and left clicking at the same time does not do this.

By: nkyad

nkyad — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:46:25 -0800

Does double-click works for you? If so, install Tab Mix Plus and configure it accordingly (thinking about it, do install Tab Mix Plus anyway - it allows for a huge number of mouse clicks and gestures for all tab actions).

By: freudianslipper

freudianslipper — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:06:07 -0800

what about that red button in your keyboard? does tapping that act as a button?

By: Who_Am_I

Who_Am_I — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:26:33 -0800

what about that red button in your keyboard? does tapping that act as a button?
That's movement only, no clicking/tapping.

Thanks nkyad, that seems to be a good way to close tabs, still need a way to open links in a new tab though.

By: grouse

grouse — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:54:21 -0800

On my ThinkPad G40, you do this

Start > Control Panel
Mouse
TrackPoint
Choose Scrolling or Magnifying Glass Function: Neither
OK

By: eleongonzales

eleongonzales — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:54:57 -0800

Um try holding control and clicking... It's not exactly what you want but you'll get used to it.

I know I did after years of right clicking the apple way.

By: grouse

grouse — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:55:51 -0800

I'm not saying that will work for you, since mine is not an UltraNav, but I hope it helps. If not, and AskMe is stumped, ask these guys.

By: Science!

Science! — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:26:24 -0800

grouse it works for me! Oh, man oh man. Thank you so much.

By: SpookyFish

SpookyFish — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:54:32 -0800

If you only move the mouse with the TrackPoint (eraserhead), I found a setup I absolutely love:

Under mouse properties -> UltraNav, I set the TouchPad to "scrolling and tap zones only".

Then, under the Touch Pad settings, I enabled Tap Zones, set all four corner actions to middle click, and made the Tap Zone sizes as big as possible. I set the bottom buttons to browser backward and forward, too.

Now, I can still scroll with the scroll button, and tap the touchpad for a middle click, plus the back and forth below.

By: Who_Am_I

Who_Am_I — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:04:14 -0800

That was it grouse. Thanks so much!