Scroll-click causes error in Firefox

[Joe]

When I click with my scroll wheel in Firefox, it causes the error message "The URL is not valid and can not be loaded." What gives?

Firefox 2.0.0.4
Gecko 20070515
Slackware 12.0
Linux 2.6.21.5 i686

[iago]

Try "scroll-clicking" on a URL, it'll open it in the browser. If you click on normal text, the browser doesn't recognize it and will give that error message.

[Killer360]

Why are you using Firefox 2.0.0.4?

2.0.0.7 is out.

[Camel]

Try "scroll-clicking" on a URL, it'll open it in the browser. If you click on normal text, the browser doesn't recognize it and will give that error message.

If I "scroll-click" on anything that isn't a URL, the scroller utility engages.

[Ender]

Perhaps there's a preference panel that shows all the features of scroll-click, and on that panel you can specify what to do for normal text. For instance, in addition to opening URLS after clicking on it, it also can copy/paste highlighted text (which can be convenient, but also can get annoying if you're writing a paper and do it accidentally!) Furthermore, if you scroll-click on a tab in Firefox, it closes it.

EDIT: well, I can't find a setting in Firefox preferences for scroll-click, or a system preference through the GUIs... maybe it's some obscure command-line thing on linux.

[Joe]

Why are you using Firefox 2.0.0.4?

2.0.0.7 is out.

2.0.0.4 shipped default with Slackware, and Firefox takes several years to compile. I'll probably move to the Firefox2 beta line soon, once I get settled.

[Camel]

emerge firefox-bin

[Newby]

x86] link=topic=10365.msg131395#msg131395 date=1191047732]
2.0.0.4 shipped default with Slackware, and Firefox takes several years to compile. I'll probably move to the Firefox2 beta line soon, once I get settled.

Using the pre-compiled one installed with the binary installer on mozilla.com = win.

[Ergot]

x86] link=topic=10365.msg131395#msg131395 date=1191047732]

Why are you using Firefox 2.0.0.4?

2.0.0.7 is out.

2.0.0.4 shipped default with Slackware, and Firefox takes several years to compile. I'll probably move to the Firefox2 beta line soon, once I get settled.

Get the package from a Slackware mirror and use upgradepkg.

emerge firefox-bin

pacman -S firefox
Save one keystroke ;)

[iago]

x86] link=topic=10365.msg131395#msg131395 date=1191047732]
2.0.0.4 shipped default with Slackware, and Firefox takes several years to compile. I'll probably move to the Firefox2 beta line soon, once I get settled.

Using the pre-compiled one installed with the binary installer on mozilla.com = win.

The binary installer is annoying. Extract + run for the win.

[Camel]

emerge firefox-bin

pacman -S firefox
Save one keystroke ;)

BUMP!

You don't save a keystroke; shift counts.