Add middle-click to close tabs

[worker2011]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Is this feature provided in the master branch?

• I have checked the changelog

The problem you are facing

When I had opened too much tabs, I want to close some of them. But I have to close them one-by-one, which is time consuming.

Describe the feature you'd like

Enable the function as in some browsers, close the tab if it has been double-clicked.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Are you willing to contribute to this?

• I'm ready to contribute to this (and will open a PR soon)
• I'd like to have a try (with the help of the maintainers)
• No, thanks

Anything else?

No response

[ouuan]

I have to close them one-by-one, which is time consuming

close the tab if it has been double-clicked

I don't understand how they are related. You still need to close them one by one even if you can double-click to close a tab. Do you mean double-clicking is quicker (because there is no need to locate the close button?)

For your information, you can right-click a tab and then close all other tabs / close all tabs to the left/right / close all saved tabs.

By the way, I don't think one would need a lot of tabs in competitive programming 🤔️

[ouuan]

However, I propose that middle-click to close tabs could be a good to have. This seems like the default behavior in my Firefox and Chrome, instead of double-clicking.

ref: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-82408

[worker2011]

However, I propose that middle-click to close tabs could be a good to have. This seems like the default behavior in my Firefox and Chrome, instead of double-clicking.

But in some mouses like the magic mouse by apple, there is not any button, so it is impossible to use middle-click. However, it seems that double-click is suitable for every mouses and some people(like me)'s using habitat.

[coder3101]

A keyboard shortcut to close/skip tabs would be better. For closing all tabs (or based on direction), ouuan’s solution is best.

[ouuan]

A keyboard shortcut to close/skip tabs would be better

There are Ctrl+w and Ctrl+Tab. I'm not sure if they are suitable for OP's workflow though.

[ouuan]

But in some mouses like the magic mouse by apple, there is not any button, so it is impossible to use middle-click. However, it seems that double-click is suitable for every mouses and some people(like me)'s using habitat.

What about Chrome/Firefox/VS Code? I just want to follow the best practice.

There are close buttons and shortcuts, so I don't think this is too important. You just need to accept the small inconveniences if you want to use mice without middle-click, instead of preventing applications from using it for non-essential functionalities.

I don't like double-clicking to close as the default behavior. It looks easy to be triggered by mistake. Opt-in could be considered, but I would like to avoid too many setting options.