warmaster@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoGNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire"www.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down18 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showlinux@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkGNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire"www.phoronix.comwarmaster@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square92linkfedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showlinux@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareJeena@piefed.jeena.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71arrow-down4·2 months agoUrgh, I use it at least 300 times a day.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 months agoFrom the other thread it seems it’ll just be disabled by default, and enableable if wanted
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoSame, and I have done so since the mid-90’s. It’s muscle memory at this point.
minus-squareCris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoFrom the other thread it seems it’ll just be disabled by default, and enableable if wanted
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·2 months agoYeah, the title of this post seems to make that fairly clear. Still annoying though.
minus-squarevandsjov@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoMaybe GNOME and Mozilla will consider a separate download/package where it is enabled by default, like gnome-desktop-middle-click-to-paste-enabled :D
minus-squaremybuttnolie@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agonever even knew that was a thing until a couple months ago, found it by accident. for 15-ish years I’ve just used a programmable mouse button for paste. still don’t know what i should do with that button now since middle click can paste.
minus-squareclif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWelcome to the future! … Or the past, not sure, but welcome.
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 months agoSure but youre probably aware that the vast majority of users dont, and for those users its a usability issue.
Urgh, I use it at least 300 times a day.
From the other thread it seems it’ll just be disabled by default, and enableable if wanted
Same, and I have done so since the mid-90’s. It’s muscle memory at this point.
From the other thread it seems it’ll just be disabled by default, and enableable if wanted
Yeah, the title of this post seems to make that fairly clear. Still annoying though.
Maybe GNOME and Mozilla will consider a separate download/package where it is enabled by default, like gnome-desktop-middle-click-to-paste-enabled :D
never even knew that was a thing until a couple months ago, found it by accident. for 15-ish years I’ve just used a programmable mouse button for paste. still don’t know what i should do with that button now since middle click can paste.
Welcome to the future! … Or the past, not sure, but welcome.
Sure but youre probably aware that the vast majority of users dont, and for those users its a usability issue.