Derilicious» Posts tagged with Microsoft – Page – Derilicious http://derickng.com A blog on web development technicalities by Derick Ng Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:18:03 +0000 en hourly 1 Middle Click to Open Links in a New Tab in Firefox on a Machttp://derickng.com/posts/69-middle-click-to-open-links-in-a-new-tab-in-firefox-on-a-mac http://derickng.com/posts/69-middle-click-to-open-links-in-a-new-tab-in-firefox-on-a-mac#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:31:16 +0000 Derick Ng http://derickng.com/?p=69 I have always been irritated by the fact that I could not middle-click to open links in a new tab in Firefox on a Mac. This is one of the most used action while web browsing on a PC yet I have to do a command-click while on a Mac. But I am glad I finally found a solution! I am using Microsoft’s IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 and it seems like by installing the software for the mouse, I get to configure the behavior of the wheel button used for middle-clicking. Call me silly but I have never bothered with any mouse software/drivers on Windows.

So how this works is you basically download the software for the mouse from Microsoft Hardware and install! After installation, open System Preferences and you should see “Microsoft Mouse” under the group “Other”. Now all you have to do is to set your assignment of the “Wheel Button” to “Handled by Mac OS”. That’s all and it works perfect. One less switch to a Mac problem. :p

Microsoft Mouse System Preferences

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