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    NP8662 touchpad

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Rondo, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. Rondo

    Rondo Notebook Geek

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    This should be really simple...but on my old laptop if I pressed both touchpad buttons it considered it a middle mouse button click. I used it all the time to open links in new tabs in Firefox, and I really miss that on my 8662. Is there a way to enable that on this laptop? I've looked through the settings, but I may have missed something.
     
    Rondo, Jun 5, 2009
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    hope i havnt misinterpreted what you mean but ive not heard of that one before.the easiest way to open new tabs is Ctrl & T
     
    MrDJ, Jun 5, 2009
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  3. Rondo

    Rondo Notebook Geek

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    It just acts as a middle mouse button in general when you press both buttons.

    The tab thing was just an example - in Firefox, if you middle-click a link it will open it in a new tab. I just in general want pushing both buttons = middle click.
     
    Rondo, Jun 5, 2009
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  4. kadett2k8

    kadett2k8 Notebook Consultant

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    Think it has to do with something specific on your old laptop, because i have never heard about that possibility of pressing both buttons before, and have never seen it on any laptops before.
     
    kadett2k8, Jun 7, 2009
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    I was able to do this on my Dell Inspiron E1505.
     
    5482741, Jun 7, 2009
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    I know what you mean, and used to do this frequently on a dell vostro a860.
    No it doesn't seem to work on the m860tu.
     
    Curunen, Jun 8, 2009
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