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Bug 74018

Summary:	Allow closing tabs with middle-mouse click
Product:	platform	Reporter:	_ moser <moser>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	David Simonek <dsimonek>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	blocker	CC:	mpetras
Priority:	P3	Keywords:	A11Y, USABILITY
Version:	5.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	Patch fixing the problem

Description _ moser 2006-03-27 09:48:36 UTC

It's probably not a big deal to enable closing tabs by clicking on it with the
middle mouse-button. Targeting this small x-button sometimes drives me crazy,
esp. when closing a bunch of tabs. 

Frank-Michael

Comment 1 Marian Petras 2006-03-27 11:23:19 UTC

I have added the USABILITY keyword.

I tend to also add the A11Y keyword but as I understand it, it is only for
issues related to the US act asking that all new software is accessible.

Still, I consider it an accessibility problem - the need to target a small
square is pretty difficult for people with not so good eyesight.

Comment 2 _ moser 2006-09-29 15:02:08 UTC

Created attachment 34706 [details]
Patch fixing the problem

Comment 3 _ moser 2006-09-29 15:02:46 UTC

I have attached a small patch which fixes the problem. Please consider to
incorporate this patch into the main trunk, then in my eyes the issue could be
resolved as fixed.

Comment 4 David Simonek 2006-10-03 17:55:05 UTC

Thanks for a patch, good work, I really appreciate it.

integrated into main trunk:

Checking in AbstractTabCellRenderer.java;
/cvs/core/swing/tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/AbstractTabCellRenderer.java,v
 <--  AbstractTabCellRenderer.java
new revision: 1.9; previous revision: 1.8

Comment 5 David Simonek 2006-10-03 17:55:58 UTC

FYI, size of x button will be solved in separate reports, thanks.

Comment 6 _ moser 2008-07-31 09:35:40 UTC

It should be possible to close all kind of tabs with a middle-mouse-click. Currently this only works for documents in
the editor but it should work esp. for tabs in the output window, too.

Comment 7 David Simonek 2008-10-22 13:48:26 UTC

moser please file new issue for output tabs in core/output IZ component. Output tabs differs from window system ones and
has to be treated specifically, thank you.

Comment 8 _ moser 2008-10-22 14:01:07 UTC

Don't know why to make noise by closing this issue and opening another one. This issueis exactly about closing tabs, not
only about closing editor tabs. So it was most appropriate. But here you are:
http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=151017

Comment 9 David Simonek 2008-10-22 14:30:36 UTC

Thanks. output tabs are different implementation owned by other engineer and I don't know much about it, that's the reason.