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bywilliamyf ( 227051 ) writes:
When there were only 3 button mice, middle click paste was absolutely fantastic, used it estensively in the late '90s and early '00s in many unix workstations at Uni and early work.
But nowadays, the world is dominated by trackpads with gestures that do not have 3rd buttons, and mouses where the middle button is also a scrollwheel, leading to the aforemntioned acttidents.
As a matter of fact, I map the third wheel to "open link in new tab"
So yes, get rid of third button paste by default. Put whatever default you think is more sensible, not necesarily my preference, but put something else in the third button
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byserviscope_minor ( 664417 ) writes:
But nowadays, the world is dominated by trackpads with gestures that do not have 3rd buttons
yes they do. Even my 16 year old thinkpad with its frankly historic synaptics pad supports paste on the trackpad as a gesture. I have never encountered a laptop where I can't get touch pad paste working.
and mouses where the middle button is also a scrollwheel, leading to the aforemntioned acttidents.
What kind of piece of shit mouse do you have?? I've been using scroll wheel mice for decades now, of all varieties from
byRichard_J_N ( 631241 ) writes:
That's partly why I only buy Thinkpads - for the mouse with the 3 buttons (and I disable the trackpad).
But what you want is easily achievable by either xinput or xmodmap.
byFly Swatter ( 30498 ) writes:
Your mouse is broken, correctly working scroll wheels have a strong enough spring as to not be accidentally clicked.
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