Disable the middle mouse button/ wheel mouse button

[Geethu03]

Hi
I want to disable the Middle or Wheel mouse button by using the javascript for the browser FireFox and Opera. Give any idea to do this.

Thanks in Advance.
Geethu.

[hsriat]

That can't be done as such. But you can tell us your actual need so that we can think for an alternate solution.

[gits]

that is quite true :) ... and one more note: struggling with the users devices is just bad UI-design/usability design, the user WANTS to use his screen the way he configured it (maxing browser-windows is bad), his mouse-buttons and wheels (he bought it may be especially for this usage he wanted 3 or even more buttons), he wants to copy&paste per mouse or keyboard (he learned it and it is common usage), etc. ... so in case you think that he shouldn't do so you should have a content or some cool things at your site so that the user will accept the annoying suppressing of his learned behaviour ... or you should have a very, very good new usability-concept ...

kind regards

[acoder]

You can disable or control the behaviour of the middle button and mousewheel in about:config or in the preferences in Firefox, though again, that is up to each individual user and cannot be set using JavaScript. Not sure about Opera.