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I always ctrl click and open multiple tabs, back button doesn't come into play. I assume a lot of people do this.

paulcole 4y ago
Even if a lot of people do this, there’s a lot of people who don’t do this. Just like there’s a lot of people who would never send money to a prince from Africa. A lot of people will…
Loughla 4y ago
Middle mouse button click for any link. I don't remember the last time I used back. Just open and close tabs based on what I want to do. I learned this during research methods in graduate school as a way to avoid losing valuable studies while working on the various archaic databases, and it stuck. I know every graduate student at my university learned the same thing. I also assumed most people did this.
- metadat 4y ago
  > Middle mouse button click for any link Yes, this is one of the best parts of having a desktop + mouse compared to a laptop + trackpad (or nub).
  - lolinder 4y ago
    I always configure three-finger tap on the trackpad to act as the middle mouse button. I haven't tried this on a Mac, but it can be done on Windows and Linux with Gnome (and I believe KDE, too).
  - vermilingua 4y ago
    BetterTouchTool TipTap on macOS, gamechanger
    - gondo 4y ago
      Or free alternative: https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur
  - asddubs 4y ago
    thinkpads having middle mouse buttons is pretty much the one reason i won't consider other laptops like the framework or a macbook with linux
- ttctciyf 4y ago
  > Middle mouse button click for any link. Yes, and firefox configured to open windows, not tabs (!) Call me a luddite if you like but ctl-w and alt-tab are always to hand and better than any amount of new-fangled tabby nonsense IMNSHO... Never thought of it as relevant to security before though.
  - spartanatreyu 4y ago
    Why Ctrl+w and Alt+Tab instead of Ctrl+w and Ctrl+Tab? It would group your tabs together. No chance of accidentally pressing the wrong shortcut in the wrong window (even if it only happens rarely).
avg_dev 4y ago
I would be shocked if a lot of people did that.
bentcorner 4y ago
In a similar way that I choose to use backspace vs ctrl+z, I may use the back button or open a new tab (or duplicate tab, then go back), depending on if I want to keep current context or discard my current work.

Even if a lot of people do this, there’s a lot of people who don’t do this. Just like there’s a lot of people who would never send money to a prince from Africa. A lot of people will…

Loughla 4y ago

Middle mouse button click for any link. I don't remember the last time I used back. Just open and close tabs based on what I want to do. I learned this during research methods in graduate school as a way to avoid losing valuable studies while working on the various archaic databases, and it stuck. I know every graduate student at my university learned the same thing. I also assumed most people did this.

metadat 4y ago
> Middle mouse button click for any link Yes, this is one of the best parts of having a desktop + mouse compared to a laptop + trackpad (or nub).
- lolinder 4y ago
  I always configure three-finger tap on the trackpad to act as the middle mouse button. I haven't tried this on a Mac, but it can be done on Windows and Linux with Gnome (and I believe KDE, too).
- vermilingua 4y ago
  BetterTouchTool TipTap on macOS, gamechanger
  - gondo 4y ago
    Or free alternative: https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur
- asddubs 4y ago
  thinkpads having middle mouse buttons is pretty much the one reason i won't consider other laptops like the framework or a macbook with linux
ttctciyf 4y ago
> Middle mouse button click for any link. Yes, and firefox configured to open windows, not tabs (!) Call me a luddite if you like but ctl-w and alt-tab are always to hand and better than any amount of new-fangled tabby nonsense IMNSHO... Never thought of it as relevant to security before though.
- spartanatreyu 4y ago
  Why Ctrl+w and Alt+Tab instead of Ctrl+w and Ctrl+Tab? It would group your tabs together. No chance of accidentally pressing the wrong shortcut in the wrong window (even if it only happens rarely).

avg_dev 4y ago

I would be shocked if a lot of people did that.

bentcorner 4y ago

In a similar way that I choose to use backspace vs ctrl+z, I may use the back button or open a new tab (or duplicate tab, then go back), depending on if I want to keep current context or discard my current work.