SetPoint Middle-Click to Open Link in New Tab
Jan 05
This function is the default for a middle click in Mozilla Firefox, but with the software included with the Logitech MX1000 rechargeable wireless laser mouse, Logitech’s SetPoint Settings, the middle click is reassigned to do zoom. This is not effective for the kind of work I do. So I set about finding a way to change it. Turns out that you need to choose “Other” as the function, click the “Set Function” button, and then choose “Generic Button”. That did the trick. Awesome — thanks, Logitech! Good software.
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Feb 01, 2009 @ 16:33:25
OMG …said the full grown man, because he was so happy to have read this.
Mar 27, 2009 @ 09:44:44
I had spent hours in the Mozilla forums searching for a fix. Your solution makes my surfing pleasant again!
Apr 13, 2009 @ 16:20:51
Thanks — this helped. I have a Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse — my middle click stopped opening links in a new tab and was working as a Back button (quite an annoying difference!).
Reading your post, I assigned “Generic Button” and clicked Apply — didn’t help, but then I assigned “Other” Middle Click again (as it was) — and hit Apply — and it returned to functioning normally!
Thanks — I was thinking it was caused by a Firefox Add On or a setting in Firefox about:config — but it was the Logitech setting that I freshly re-applied that got it working again … without your post, I wouldn’t have thought to do that!
Jul 09, 2009 @ 23:04:13
Thank you so much!!!
Jul 11, 2009 @ 16:02:08
Thanks for posting this! Immediate relief to a painful problem.
Aug 01, 2009 @ 06:54:57
thanks! good job
Aug 20, 2009 @ 21:58:25
Thank You, it did the trick!
Oct 25, 2009 @ 13:52:30
I like it!!!
Thanks!
Apr 16, 2010 @ 07:03:18
OMFG……said the full grown WOman, because she was soooooo happy to have read this. Thank you for your post Elliot.
ps. “intelliot” is brilliant
Jul 30, 2010 @ 21:32:44
Thank you