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This has actually got in the way of expected functionality for me. I've often right clicked on the logo to try and open the github homepage in a new tab.
by johtso 15y ago
This has actually got in the way of expected functionality for me. I've often right clicked on the logo to try and open the github homepage in a new tab.
- majorlazer 15y agoI know that in some cases it is not an option, but middle-clicking will open the link in a new tab. One of the best shortcuts I ever learned.
- DarkShikari 15y agoMy laptop doesn't have a middle mouse button, and it's a modern Dell. Naturally I use a real mouse when I'm on a desk, but remember that not everyone has a middle mouse button.
- mmmm 15y agoTry clicking both right and left touchpad-button on your laptop. At most (all?) laptops it will open the link just as if you had middle-mouse-clicked it.
- DarkShikari 15y agoI know that's the standard, but it doesn't appear to work on this one (Studio XPS 16).
- tedunangst 15y agoThat works in X, but I've never seen that work in Windows. And when I have used it, the timing was only about 9/10; the other times I get a left-right click combo, or a right-middle combo, or something else equally disastrous considering how the X clipboard works.
- simonbrown 15y agoI use Windows 7 and it works for me.
- tedunangst 15y agoSo do I. I just tried it. I get a left and a right click. So the menu shows up for a little while, then it follows the link anyway. Wherever the Emulate3Buttons setting is in Windows, it's not on for me. I open new tabs by right clicking then left clicking for a reason, and it's not because I don't know about the dozen other ways to open a tab. I'm surprised nobody's suggested "hit tab until the link is highlighted, then hit the menu key" yet. There's another great workaround.
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- jasonkeene 15y agoCMD+click WFM
- plaes 15y agoctrl+click (or mouse middle click) [Edit]: Accidentally replied to the wrong comment :(
- mmahemoff 15y agoThis is "correct", but for users who don't know it, it's still going to be an issue (admittedly less so on a tech-savvy site like GitHub). I think they could improve this by including a little text message "Open Github in a new window".