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0 pointsvinceguidry12y ago0 comments

I'm on a Mac, I don't have a middle mouse button.

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Cmd-click. On a Macbook trackpad or magic mouse you can also set three-finger tap to middle click (with third-party tweaks like BetterTouchTool).

vinceguidryOP12y ago

> On a Macbook trackpad or magic mouse you can also set three-finger tap to middle click (with third-party tweaks like BetterTouchTool).

Ick. I hate doing two-finger taps as it is. I don't believe one should need anything other than a pointing device with one button to browse the web effectively. Needing to hack in ways to simulate extra buttons is bad design. Why not use a keyboard then?

dysfunction12y ago

It's not Chrome's fault Apple doesn't put a middle button on their mice like everyone else. Though personally I prefer 3-finger tap to using buttons at all on a PC laptop trackpad.

Even if Chrome always opened external links in a new tab with a left click, you'd still want middleclick functionality to browse the web effectively; I constantly open multiple tabs from the same domain- for instance, to open a HN comments section without navigating away from the front page.

dubcanada12y ago

No, people not using target="_blank" is bad design. It's not Chrome's fault people can't code external links right.

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zevyoura12y ago

Command-click also works.

vinceguidryOP12y ago

I could also just left click and hold the back button to get where I need. Neither is satisfactory.

wetmore12y ago

Is your keyboard really that far away?

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sp33212y ago

I think you can drag the link up to the tab bar, and it will open in a new tab.

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dysfunction12y ago

Cmd-click. On a Macbook trackpad or magic mouse you can also set three-finger tap to middle click (with third-party tweaks like BetterTouchTool).

vinceguidryOP12y ago

> On a Macbook trackpad or magic mouse you can also set three-finger tap to middle click (with third-party tweaks like BetterTouchTool).

dysfunction12y ago

It's not Chrome's fault Apple doesn't put a middle button on their mice like everyone else. Though personally I prefer 3-finger tap to using buttons at all on a PC laptop trackpad.

dubcanada12y ago

No, people not using target="_blank" is bad design. It's not Chrome's fault people can't code external links right.

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zevyoura12y ago

Command-click also works.

vinceguidryOP12y ago

I could also just left click and hold the back button to get where I need. Neither is satisfactory.

wetmore12y ago

Is your keyboard really that far away?

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sp33212y ago

I think you can drag the link up to the tab bar, and it will open in a new tab.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse