IDEA: close tab with right click in opera

[kalos]

hello

when I right click on the empty area of the webpage, I would like to close the current viewing tab in Opera

this right click closing, should not work when I have selected text, when I have put the cursor inside a text input box, when I right click on a graphics file, when I right click on a link, when I right click on a selected text etc

can anyone implement this?

thanks!!

[AndyM]

instead of having to check for "selected text, when I have put the cursor inside a text input box, when I right click on a graphics file, when I right click on a link, when I right click on a selected text etc", consider using a mouse rocker (hold down right button and click left button or hold down left button and click right button) to send the "close tab" command.

Then it becomes a very short and simple ahk script.

[Ath]

IMHO, using the close button on the Tab is more intuitive then selecting a Close Tab entry from the context menu. But I removed all instances of Opera from my system, because I was never using them, so I can't even check if that button is there

Defining a mouse-gesture to close a tab should also be fairly easy, if it's not pre-defined.

[Ath]

Defining a mouse-gesture to close a tab should also be fairly easy, if it's not pre-defined.

When browsing through the help I found this default mouse gesture:

Close tab hold right button, move down then right

Just tested it with Opera 11.51, and it worked like a charm

Also tried in FF (7.0.1) with FireGestures add-in, and it has the same gesture doing that action

[Ath]

Just tested it with Opera 11.51

Yup, I re-installed

[kalos]

mouse rocker is already an option that I use in opera, but what I am asking is far more convenient imo

as for closing a tab by clicking the close button on the tab, is inconvenient because you have to move the mouse to the tab to close it

[skwire]

kalos, is the down-right mouse gesture suggestion good enough for your purposes?  If so, I'll mark this thread as solved.

[kalos]

kalos, is the down-right mouse gesture suggestion good enough for your purposes?  If so, I'll mark this thread as solved.

mm, not really, because it is not that convenient (esp. when using touchpad) and because I use ahk scripts that prevent this

[kalos]

hello, any update to this?

[skwire]

@kalos: Your original request of a single right-click would be very difficult to do reliably.  How about a double-right-click or some other sort of modifier like ctrl-right-click, etc.?

[kalos]

@kalos: Your original request of a single right-click would be very difficult to do reliably.  How about a double-right-click or some other sort of modifier like ctrl-right-click, etc.?

double click or even middle click would be the closest, but why single right click wouldn't be reliable?

[skwire]

double click or even middle click would be the closest, but why single right click wouldn't be reliable?

Because, when working externally with a web browser, it's difficult (if not impossible) to know what type of control the mouse is over.  Programmatically, it all looks like one large control instead of individual text boxes, edit fields, etc.  Does that make sense?

[kalos]

double click or even middle click would be the closest, but why single right click wouldn't be reliable?

Because, when working externally with a web browser, it's difficult (if not impossible) to know what type of control the mouse is over.  Programmatically, it all looks like one large control instead of individual text boxes, edit fields, etc.  Does that make sense?

yup, but javascript can interact with webpage elements (maybe other languages too)

[skwire]

Here's an AHK snippet that will let you middle-click to close a tab in Opera:

Code: (autohotkey)

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

#IfWinActive, Opera ahk_class OperaWindowClass
{
    MButton:: SendInput, ^w
}
#IfWinActive

[kalos]

Here's an AHK snippet that will let you middle-click to close a tab in Opera:

Code: (autohotkey)

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

#IfWinActive, Opera ahk_class OperaWindowClass
{
    MButton:: SendInput, ^w
}
#IfWinActive

but it should not work when the cursor is inside text box, when text is selected, etc
I too think it's difficult, but thanks anyway!

[skwire]

but it should not work when the cursor is inside text box, when text is selected, etc
I too think it's difficult, but thanks anyway!

Change it to use a modifier like ctrl-middle-click:  ^MButton:: SendInput, ^w