A long-standing Linux behavior is under threat as GNOME and Mozilla review a proposal to disable middle-mouse paste.
    • anyhow2503@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      Whatever action is bound to it in applications that use it. It’s a mouse button like any other. You can scroll a page in Firefox or click-drag across a surface in certain applications. That’s actually the most common usage for the middle mouse button.

      • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Seems like that should be still configurable for either action at the OS level and certainly (at least through about:config) in Firefox’s settings. Or are both entities really going to prevent that behavior?

        • anyhow2503@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          Applications like Firefox can register the middle mouse click, but they can’t reasonably prevent the paste action. This is a much saner default and I have no idea why this is such a big deal.