On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 07:36:17PM -0300, Jorge Arellano Cid wrote: On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 09:57:29AM +0200, Thomas Orgis wrote:
Am Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:48:03 -0400 schrieb Rob S. <mr_semantics@hotmail.com>: [...] For the middle or right click: Well, I just observed Firefox closing a tab on middle-clicking on the handle. I don't think I like that. There's a close button on that handle. Middle-Click action onto a browser for has the connotation of pasting a URL into it ... and when I do it on a tab handle, I expect the URL being loaded in that tab. Not closing. Even worse for right click, though: That really is wired to the appearance of a context menu from countless other GUIs -- and no immediate action on its own.
So, if a click has to close a tab, it should be the middle click, but it's the lesser of two evils, IMHO;-)
I understand...
And now, since there seems to be a "standard" set by other browsers about closing a tab with middle click, why has dillo have to choose the right click for the same action?
Because it is surprisingly easy to use right-click!
Isn't that a guarantee to annoy any converts?
No. See the two posts above (and my preference).
For what gain?
Middle click is not handy with a scroll wheel middle button.
Now, given that middle click became the standard, we can set it as default and also add a dillorc preference for those of us that really enjoy right click. No problem.
You are somewhat correct here Jorge. I too have a scroll wheel for a middle button and find the right-mouse-click much easier to close tabs! (In Seamonkey browsers, I think the middle button is paste-and-open-url-in-window action.) However, as I mentioned, the other are right about the ctrl-q & ctrl-w being somewhat a standard. The only time I mind is when I use a standard browser, as I end up accidentally quiting the standard browser after using ctrl-q. Maybe I should complain to the Standard Browsers that they're not following the Dillo Standard? -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/