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    Backward and forward buttons on Logitech Mouse not working with Opera

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    • m4ssacre
      m4ssacre @Guest last edited by

      @dubhead It was Teamwork at least 😉

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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 🙂

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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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                              • tcar984
                                tcar984 last edited by

                                @sgunhouse the fact that it works for you on Logitech trackball doesn't mean it works in general. For me on macOS even with Logitech Options installed it is not working when using MX Vertical. The only workaround I found successful is to move the mouse cursor to the far edge of the screen (to get a window resize cursor) and only then backward and forward buttons are working.

                                Judging by the comments on the thread, conclusion is that your setup is an edge case and basic functionality is broken for majority.

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                                • m4ssacre
                                  m4ssacre @Luobin last edited by m4ssacre

                                  The focus thing is a bug and should be fixed. Nothing to discuss about it as long as there are no news.

                                  @Luobin I'm using SizeUp on MacOS Mojave (10.14.6) and it works fine with multiple Opera Windows (63.0.3368.107). But yes, using another application should not be the solution.

                                  By the way: The bug is still not fixed as of update 64.0.3417.47

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

                                    @albertchong
                                    I have been a Opera user since 2002 but never see this worst support!
                                    Bye-Be Opera Hello Safari + Chrome! 🙂

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                                    • albertchong
                                      albertchong @Guest last edited by

                                      @eprog625 I sympathise. I've been using Opera since 1994.

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                                      • botisdale
                                        botisdale @tcar984 last edited by

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

                                        The only workaround I found successful is to move the mouse cursor to the far edge of the screen (to get a window resize cursor) and only then backward and forward buttons are working.

                                        That's my experience too. It's the only workaround I've found. I really wish they'd fix this because I do prefer Opera to Chrome for many reasons.

                                        Environment: MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 with a non-Logitech mouse.

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          Hi guys...I had similar problems with my MX Master buttons behaving eratically / sometimes working, sometimes not, if certain apps or combination of apps were open. The solution, I found on another forum, was to allow Logitech Options to control my computer in System Preferences - Security and Privacy - Privacy - Accesibility. Just add the app to the list of apps that you allow to control your machine. This solved the problem immediately for me and lots of others. Hope this helps 🙂

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                                          • albertchong
                                            albertchong @Guest last edited by

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

                                            Hi guys...I had similar problems with my MX Master buttons behaving eratically / sometimes working, sometimes not, if certain apps or combination of apps were open. The solution, I found on another forum, was to allow Logitech Options to control my computer in System Preferences - Security and Privacy - Privacy - Accesibility. Just add the app to the list of apps that you allow to control your machine. This solved the problem immediately for me and lots of others. Hope this helps 🙂

                                            Unfortunately I already had this setting configured and had to resort to programming the buttons separately as a solution.

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