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Just installed Ubuntu 11.10. Been a while since I used any distro and I'm very impressed.



To be difficult, does anyone know how to enable the middle mouse button scroll option when browsing? I don't know if this is an OS level thing or browser config. option.



In Windows, you can usually click the mouse wheel to bring up a scroll icon when using browsers. This allows you to scroll by moving the mouse instead of the mousewheel.



I have RSI and find this method less taxing...



Thanks for any help!


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You can use some firefox options to both disable the default action which is to paste on clicking the middle-mouse button and also to turn on auto-scrolling.


First - in the Firefox - Preferences - Advance settings ensure you have the following options checked:



  • Use Autoscrolling

  • Use Smooth scrolling


Then in the Awesome bar type about:config


Search for *autoscroll and double click *general.AutoScroll to change from "false" to "true"


Now search for middlemouse



  • middlemouse.contentLoadURL = false

  • middlemouse.openNewWindow = false

  • middlemouse.paste = false


Then restart firefox


When you middle click you should now see this symbol to scroll:


enter image description here


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