Re: Middle-clicking on toolbar buttons to open new tabs

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Nov 26, 2006, at 3:55 AM, BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
> ...
> I have created a patch which changes how Epiphany handles
> middle-clicking on some toolbar buttons. Specifically, it makes it so
> new tabs created by middle-clicking the "Back", "Up", "Forward" and
> "GoHome" toolbar buttons are loaded in the foreground instead of the
> background. This mirrors FireFox' behaviour which I think is better
> than Epiphany's current, which I think is a little annoying, because
> when you open tabs by middle-clicking toolbar buttons, chances are
> that you want to visit those tabs immediately.
>
> I know that this change creates an "inconsistency" because
> middle-clicking on hyperlinks opens new tabs in the background while
> middle-clicking on toolbar buttons opens new tabs in the
> foreground. But I think it is worth it because it is more natural to
> open new tabs in the foreground when you middle-click toolbar buttons.

Why is it "more natural"? I don't understand that at all.

Either middle-click should always open in the foreground and 
Shift+middle-click always in the background, or vice versa.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
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