Bug 129741

Summary: More flexible mouse button configuration
Product: [Applications] konqueror Reporter: Leslie P. Polzer <polzer>
Component: generalAssignee: Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: bluedzins
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
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Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Description Leslie P. Polzer 2006-06-24 12:24:30 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Unlisted Binary Package
OS:                Linux

I describe only my issue, but I would like to request the the configuration of mouse buttons in general, which would also resolve the feature request of extra mouse button usability.

The following applies to web browsing mode.

MMB automatically opens a link in a new window.  I would like it to act like the default in Opera, i.e. open it in a new TAB in the BACKGROUND. Others probably want to do the same, but in the foreground.  Note that this should be separate from any other page/tab preferences.
Comment 1 Philip Rodrigues 2006-06-24 18:39:03 UTC 
You can already do this: "open links in new tab instead of new window" and, under advanced, select "open new tabs in the background".
Comment 2 Leslie P. Polzer 2006-06-24 18:58:51 UTC 
That does not entirely resolve the feature request.  For example, now I cannot open specific links via the context menu in a new tab in the foreground (I would have to change the setting each time I want to do this).

Also, what about mouse button configuration?
Comment 3 Maciej Pilichowski 2007-08-31 17:06:21 UTC 
I have different story but the same wish. The mouse buttons configuration is rather poorly designed. It says "do X" -- and says nothing about what happens if you don't want to do X.

So please provide normal configuration, like this:
Middle mouse button:
(*) do nothing
( ) auto-scrolling
( ) open link in selection

Such design is clear, no guesses and has ability to do nothing.
Comment 4 Jaime Torres 2008-05-21 13:21:06 UTC 
*** Bug 136879 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***