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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
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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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                • osxking
                  osxking @leocg last edited by

                  @leocg thank you! I guess I was blind in the morning. It helped 🙂

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                  • Reintar
                    Reintar @leocg last edited by

                    @leocg Thank you for this temporal fix, though based on time it takes them to fix it it's not so temporal, I guess, haha. Anyway I can't see any disadvantages for using it so thanks again.

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                    • bimininjacat
                      bimininjacat @Reintar last edited by

                      @reintar

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

                      @leocg Thank you for this temporal fix, though based on time it takes them to fix it it's not so temporal, I guess, haha. Anyway I can't see any disadvantages for using it so thanks again.

                      It's still quite annoying the fact I cannot middle click to add a tab when there is no space on the tab bar

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                      • santon10
                        santon10 last edited by

                        On my previous computers when using Opera GX I used to open new tabs using the mouse wheel button in an empty space of the tabs but since I installed it on a new computer it doesn't allow me to do this anymore, is there a way to enable it again?

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                        • Zingado
                          Zingado @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg I logged into my account just to post this comment and thank you

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                          • Luxaetern
                            Luxaetern @santon10 last edited by

                            @santon10

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

                            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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                            • Pixelcoach
                              Pixelcoach last edited by

                              i hope they bring it back bc i cant live without it now

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                              • hafne
                                hafne last edited by

                                Hey all
                                I've been using Opera GX for quite a while now and I've gotten really used to clicking my mousewheel on the tab-bar to open new tabs.
                                Now since the last update, this feature doesn't work anymore for me. Is there a reason for that? Can I fix it somehow, because I didn't find anything in the settings regarding it being able to be switched on or off?

                                Thanks in advance 🙂

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                                • makezu
                                  makezu @hafne last edited by

                                  @hafne did you really not saw that comment what Luxaetern posted?

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                                  • llBlankll-kun
                                    llBlankll-kun last edited by

                                    Someone( @WhatThaFrank ) on this forum suggested this FIX, and it works:

                                    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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                                    • BuffRuff
                                      BuffRuff @llBlankll-kun last edited by

                                      @llblankll-kun Thank you so much, this problem really got in the way of my workflow. But thanks to you I am now happy again!

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                                      • JoritSbt
                                        JoritSbt last edited by

                                        i have found that i cannot open new tabs with my mouse wheel.
                                        I used to be able to click my mouse wheel next to an open tab and a new tab would open. This is no longer possible.
                                        Is this the same for you? or have I just changed something in the settings and am too stupid to reset it?
                                        I hope you can help me

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                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer @JoritSbt last edited by

                                          @joritsbt Check above.

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                                          • Kennoninho
                                            Kennoninho last edited by

                                            So, i figured out how to solve this

                                            1. type in your url this opera://flags
                                            2. then you type on the search bar for Scrollable tab strip and enable it
                                            3. be happy again
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