MiddleClick

Emulate a middleclick with triple tap on MacBook trackpad and Magic Mouse.

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Emulate a middleclick with triple tap on MacBook trackpad and Magic Mouse.

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Observed mentions: 2010-04-13 16:30:39 UTC to 2016-01-03 03:24:16 UTC.

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Period	Start (UTC)	End (exclusive, UTC)	Mentions	Submissions	Comments
2010	2010-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2011	2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2012	2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2013	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2014	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2015	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1
2016	2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	1	0

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ywecur·Jan 3, 2016Submission

Ask HN: Why is there no FOSS alternative for MiddleClick?

MiddleClick was a program enabling middle clicks for touchpads on OS X. The program seems to have been abandoned and no FOSS alternative has taken its place. Currently the program has, what I consider, a serious unresolved bug that nobody has even commented on: https://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick/issues/18 Why is this? Is nobody in need for this feature? Why hasn't anybody at all tried to at least fork the project or in any way contribute to it? https://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick

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bryogenic·Oct 21, 2015

Or middleclick (https://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick)

In Fixing the UX of hyperlinks

jaustin·Apr 13, 2010

These are all excellent points. I really underestimated how much I would use the trackpad. I've got a slightly modified version of Middle Click (here's the original http://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick) that lets me open links in new tabs with 3 finger tap and do per application expose with 4 finger tap. Adding to the list: - Magsafe - has certainly saved my computer at least 3 times now (that's the magnetic power connector) - Apple Stores: If you live near one you can drop in and get your computer looked at/fixed. If you're in desperate need they can usually turn a machine around very quickly, too...

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