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A long-standing Linux behavior is under threat as GNOME and Mozilla review a proposal to disable middle-mouse paste.
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A long-standing Linux behavior is under threat as GNOME and Mozilla review a proposal to disable middle-mouse paste.

GNOME and Mozilla Discuss Proposal to Disable Middle Mouse Paste on Linux

Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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This is an absolutely ridiculous proposal. You don't remove a long-standing feature just because newcomers accidentally use it. 😆
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They want to disable one of the most useful, ubiquitous shortcut patterns from the Linux desktop, because... people who don't use Linux, don't use the shortcut? Absurd.
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Nishant Neeraj Agnihotri
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I think lots of people are about to disable mozilla. All thanks to their AI integeration.
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Samuel Santaella
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I'm actually used to middle-click enabling a cursor that lets you scroll, and was wondering how that is enabled. I'm on Kubuntu right now.
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