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    Can't middle click on tab bar to open a new tab

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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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                                          • Alfeyx
                                            Alfeyx last edited by

                                            I've been several years i use OperaGX! and I've never had this problem... since then, to open a new tab, I use the 3 button on my mouse (the middle button, the wheel) but recently this shortcut no longer works and it it's really annoying can someone help me to solve this problem
                                            sorry for my english

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