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sph 77 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ubuntu 26.04

What about software that uses those buttons? I.e. web browser? (middle click = open link in a tab, side buttons = forward/back history)

littlecranky67 77 days ago [–]

No software I use, uses these buttons for anything integral by default, neither on Linux nor Mac. And if they do, the OS has precedence. On macOS I use BetterTouchTool for those mapping, you can define exceptions for individual apps.

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