On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 04:28:15PM -0400, Richard Heck wrote: > On 08/09/2016 02:03 PM, Liviu Andronic wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 4:56 AM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > >> Dear LyX devs, > >> > >> The following behavior is shared by Firefox and Chromium: > >> > >> ctrl+left-click opens a tab but does not switch to it > >> middle-click is the same as ctrl+left click > >> shift+middle-click opens the tab and switches to it > >> > >> Since learning about middle-click to open tabs in browsers, I find it > >> surprisingly convenient. I can lazily use one hand on the mouse for > >> navigating and setting up tabs how I want them. > >> > > > >> Currently in LyX, to open an included file I think the only way is to > >> right-click and go to "Edit Included file". Would we want to allow the > >> behavior described above for browsers for opening child documents in > >> LyX? > >> > > I would find this useful and intuitive. I too find opening included > > files via right-click like a cumbersome arrangement, and such a power > > feature (middle-click) would only be used by those in the know. For > > those who don't know it and do it by mistake, the consequences are > > minor: the user can easily close the opened document. > > Since the document is already open and just needs to be displayed, this > takes little time, too.
Thanks for the additional feedback, Liviu and Richard. Unless we get more feedback from others and arrive at some sort of consensus, I'm not planning to do anything. Scott
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