Middle-click on a Mac?
Ever since I switched from a regular PC with Linux I’ve missed the middle-click (i.e. pressing down on the mouse wheel) function in Firefox. I used to middle click interesting links to open them in a new tab in the backrgound. Very handy for further reading.
However, when I switched to my iMac I realised that the mouse wheel on the Mighty Mouse isn’t very clickable. It’s just a small ball that doesn’t do anything when pressed down. Recently I discovered that the mouse in fact does support middle-click - you just have to do it the right way. The entire front of the mouse acts more or less as one big button. If you press down the mouse wheel and then continue to press down the entire button (while holding the wheel down) you will perform a middle-click.
It was a relief to discover this. Why I didn’t try this before, I don’t know. Maybe it’s piece of cake to somebody and rocket science to others. Any case, now you know too.