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    Backward and forward buttons on Logitech Mouse not working with Opera

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    • albertchong
      albertchong @Guest last edited by

      @remilino Sorry to hear that 😞 I really hope this gets fixed quickly

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      • m4ssacre
        m4ssacre last edited by

        I am using the MX Master (P/N 810-005438) with Logitech Options 7.12.82 on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, Opera is version 60.0.3255.109

        I can confirm, this is working and indeed a valid workaround.

        Keep in mind: To allow all other programs to work correctly, for example an IDE, create a config for Opera only (top right where it says "all applications"):

        2019-05-24_07-35-43.png

        Then assign the buttons:

        2019-05-24_07-38-28.png

        Sorry for the german screenshots.

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        • albertchong
          albertchong @m4ssacre last edited by

          @m4ssacre Programming application specific worked for me...Vielen Danke. As for the German pictures, das macht nichts. πŸ™‚

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          • A Former User
            A Former User @albertchong last edited by A Former User

            @albertchong try defining it for opera [upper right corner] i see you have this for all aplications, maybe this is the reason.


            i see @m4ssacre Was first with this idea πŸ˜‰

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            • albertchong
              albertchong @Guest last edited by

              @dubhead I already did...see my reply to m4ssacre πŸ™‚

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                Danke @m4ssacre funzt tatsΓ€chlich πŸ™‚
                Can also confirm the workaround works when config for opera is created!

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  At last! Thanks for helping me to fix this very annoying issue, @dubhead, @m4ssacre, and @albertchong! For anyone just encountering this thread who doesn't speak German, here is a complete explanation of the workaround in English with screenshots.

                  First, open System Preferences --> Security and Privacy, and make sure that Logitech Options is allowed to modify accessibility settings: 1 - security and privacy.png

                  Second, open Logitech Options, and click on the upper right hand corner to add Opera as an application with its own special settings:
                  2 - application selection.png

                  Third, with Opera selected, click on the mouse back button to set the button up:
                  3 - back button.png

                  Fourth, select "Keystroke Assignment" from the left-hand list, click in the right hand window to add the custom keystroke, and then press command (apple key, windows key) and the left arrow:
                  4 - back button assignment.png

                  Fifth, click on the mouse forward button to set the button up:
                  5 - forward button.png

                  Sixth (and finally), repeat step four for the forward button, using the command key and the right arrow:
                  6 - forward button assignment.png

                  I have to say that having my mouse settings move up into the software layer is irritating, but F*** - software is eating the world, right?

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                  • m4ssacre
                    m4ssacre @Guest last edited by

                    @dubhead It was Teamwork at least πŸ˜‰

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                    • botisdale
                      botisdale last edited by

                      Yet another person confirming this annoying bug. Mouse buttons for forward/back no longer work. Opera folks, please fix! Off to Chrome for the time being...

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User @botisdale last edited by

                        @botisdale We solved the problem,. Just read above 😏

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                        • botisdale
                          botisdale @Guest last edited by

                          @dubhead Though the forum topic refers to Logitech mice, it's not limited to just those (mine, for example, isn't Logitech) - consequently, the 'solution' doesn't apply to me. And while I appreciate the proposed solution, I'd really rather they just fix the problem. Worked fine before, no reason it shouldn't again.

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                          • tcar984
                            tcar984 last edited by

                            Keystroke mapping workaround no longer works. I'm on Opera 60.0.3255.170, macOS Mojave 10.14.5 and using Logitech MX Vertical. This bug really needs to be fixed by Opera devs.

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                            • m4ssacre
                              m4ssacre @tcar984 last edited by m4ssacre

                              @tcar984 said in Backward and forward buttons on Logitech Mouse not working with Opera:

                              Keystroke mapping workaround no longer works. I'm on Opera 60.0.3255.170, macOS Mojave 10.14.5 and using Logitech MX Vertical. This bug really needs to be fixed by Opera devs.

                              Can't confirm on MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 - it's still working. But YouTube does something strange: At Channel landing page, Command+Left /+Right are used to switch the focus of the tabs "Overview" - "Videos" - "Playlists" etc. So if the Webpage is listening to the keystrokes, they don't work in the browser window (except you pull focus off of it).

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User last edited by

                                I got the same problem since the first stable version of Opera 58. The three finger swipe left/right gesture on my MacBook Pro is also still not working...

                                I reported this bug months ago, got a mail that it will be fixed in a beta version, but this bug is still there.
                                If an Opera dev is reading here: Are there any news about a bug fix? Thanks in advance!!!

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User @leocg last edited by

                                  Totally Worst Support ever Opera uninstalled πŸ™‚

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                                  • sgunhouse
                                    sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                    And you chose to make that as your first post, and to a year-old thread?

                                    And for the record, the buttons on my Logitech trackball work perfectly in all versions of Opera without any special settings.

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                                    • albertchong
                                      albertchong @Guest last edited by

                                      @eprog625 Let's try to keep this positive. I agree that Opera haven't formally replied, and that is frustrating, however there is a good workaround.

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                                      • Luobin
                                        Luobin @sgunhouse last edited by

                                        @sgunhouse I have to disagree on that. With the Workaround of the Logitech Software setting, the backbutton on the mouse is now working, BUT the "focus bug" of the Opera Window still remains since half a year now. For example I am using the app "Magnet" to quicklyput windows on predefined corners of the screen, but with opera this only works if i have a single Opera Window opened. As soon I open a second Opera window, it doesn't work anymore and i have to close the browser. If i want to have to windows side by side I now have to use firefox on macos. The back and forward buttons and the app "Magnet" as well as other apps that help managing windows definitly worked with Opera 59 and lower (without any workarounds).

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                                        • albertchong
                                          albertchong @sgunhouse last edited by

                                          @sgunhouse The post is 6 months old, and whilst I agree that my logitech trackball is working fine, I paid a premium for MX Master and MX Master 2 devices and I would rather use them than my trackball.

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                                          • plolrt
                                            plolrt @sgunhouse last edited by

                                            @sgunhouse Sorry but this thread is less than 6 months old and the problem is not solved if you don't install Logitech software. Forward and Backwards buttons works like a charm out of the box in any other browser.
                                            In Opera buttons are working only while having the mouse on the border of the window.

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