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    • lingxxling
      lingxxling @nyxo-blob last edited by

      @nyxo-blob same which is very annoying as i used it constantly, also i can no longer drag tabs ontop of others to stack them

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      • aadithya
        aadithya @McBenjihood last edited by

        @mcbenjihood yeah, i got the same problem, its kind of annoying while only working with a mouse while chilling, if u get any solutions for that, pls lmk

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        • BemisKoenig
          BemisKoenig last edited by

          Also having this issue; if it's a bug, please fix it.

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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer @BemisKoenig last edited by

            @bemiskoenig said in Can't middle click on tab bar to open a new tab:

            if it's a bug

            It is.

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            • HoshPablo
              HoshPablo last edited by

              same here super annoying as this is clearly a popular feature and was so handy to use, please revert.

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              • Reintar
                Reintar @burnout426 last edited by

                @burnout426 well, I hope it will be fixed soon, because for me it's very useful feature. Never noticed how convenient it was until now...

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                • PhilLoko
                  PhilLoko last edited by

                  My life isn't the same without this feature, i only feel pain now.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by leocg

                    Seems to be working in LVL4 (core: 96.0.4693.59).

                    Edit: You need to enable opera://flags/#scrollable-tab-strip for it to work for now.

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                    • iMoo1124
                      iMoo1124 @leocg last edited by iMoo1124

                      @leocg thank you, holy moly

                      What a ridiculous change.

                      God it feels good to be able to do this again

                      Did they do the same thing to the ability to drag highlighted items to the tab section to open new tabs as well?

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @iMoo1124 last edited by

                        @imoo1124 It's a bug, enabling the flag is just a workaround until they release a fix.

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                        • iMoo1124
                          iMoo1124 @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg I see, that makes way more sense

                          in any case, thanks for posting the workaround

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                          • Luxaetern
                            Luxaetern @leocg last edited by leocg

                            @leocg Oh, you friggin' lifesaver. Hopefully it gets fixed soon, but this'll definitely do in the meantime!

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                            • burhanseeen
                              burhanseeen last edited by

                              I am using opera gx. In the past, when I clicked on the top of the window with the mouse wheel, it would open a new tab, but I can't open it anymore, how can I activate this setting again?

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @burhanseeen last edited by

                                @burhanseeen Known issue. For now you can enable opera://flags/#scrollable-tab-strip to get it back.

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                                • WhatThaFrank
                                  WhatThaFrank last edited by

                                  Here's some useful steps that helped me get this feauture back:

                                  1. Open: opera://flags/#scrollable-tab-strip in a new tab;
                                  2. Go to where it says "Scrollable tab strip";
                                  3. On the drop down menu to the right of it, click "enabled";
                                  4. Hit the "reload button on the bottom right or if it doesn't show itself, RESTART your computer;
                                  5. Fire up OperaGX, try it out and see if it works.

                                  Enjoy your feature again like before!

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                                  • BemisKoenig
                                    BemisKoenig last edited by

                                    @WhatThaFrank Thank you so much it worked for me. You saved my life. 🙂

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                                    • Pepasafonso
                                      Pepasafonso @WhatThaFrank last edited by

                                      @whatthafrank thanks, it worked really well

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                                      • vien993
                                        vien993 @leocg last edited by This post is deleted!
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                                        • osxking
                                          osxking last edited by

                                          Windows 10 [latest update]
                                          Opera GX LVL 4 (core: 96.0.4693.104)

                                          The problem is quite simple. Before the update, I could open and close tabs with my scroll wheel (to close it, need to click the wheel on the tab; to open a new one - click on a free space [screenshot]). 7fa57624-d05a-48cc-a265-597c120144fa-image.png

                                          It was so convenient and easy that now I just bing sadge
                                          Idk if that really was a feature and now is deleted, but I lost it and want to get it back 😞

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @osxking last edited by

                                            @osxking Check above

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