Feature Request: Middle mouse button closes tabbed window

rhelliwell · Post by **rhelliwell** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:58 am

Firefox and VisualStudio allow the user to use the middle mouse button to close a window tab. Move the mouse over the tab, and "middle click" -- window closes. Almost faster than CTRL+F4!

bassie · Post by **bassie** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:43 pm

What has that to do with usenet explorer by the way?

rhelliwell · Post by **rhelliwell** » Mon May 22, 2006 7:23 pm

bassie wrote:What has that to do with usenet explorer by the way?

I thought the subject line said it all... but it would be a nice "Feature Request".

Josef K · Post by **Josef K** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:54 pm

bassie wrote:What has that to do with usenet explorer by the way?

UE has tabs (open groups, search service) so it is relevant and probably more important to some than to others.

A workaround could be to use your mouse drivers to create a profile for UE and assign CTRL+F4 to the middle click. I often switch my mouse profiles (especially for text groups) so I can use the back button for Download Immediately, forward for delete, cruise up/down move up and down one line at a time for easier thread navigation and application button (on my Logitech MX1000) for ALT+Space to bring up the text preview.

This all depends on how good your mouse drivers are. I for one won't be buying another Logitech mouse because the people who write their drivers don't listen to their users so I have to use a third-party app to workaround the problem. However, I understand Microsoft have reintroduced the application-specific feature in their drivers again so you don't have to manually switch profiles as with Logitech. I often secretly hope I 'accidentally' drop my MX1000 so I have an excuse to buy another Microsoft mouse. A corded one next time - never again will I buy a wireless.

bassie · Post by **bassie** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:31 am

Ok,

sorry, i was too quick with replying. Indeed a good idea.

alex · Post by **alex** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:44 am

in the next version it will close tabs with the left mouse button doubleclick, in the updated GUI library i could find and modify proper handlers.

hholland · Post by **hholland** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:42 am

The 'Doubleclick' = Close is a bit confusing, usually a double click 'Opens' something

Oh Well I will just have to get used to it and stop accidently closing my tabs.