Back and Forward Buttons Switch Workspace Instead of Page

[alexklann]

Captchas

• [x] I have read the instructions.
• [x] I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
• [x] I am not filing an enhancement request.

What happened?

Can't upload the video to GitHub for some reason https://i.imgur.com/gNbtesi.mp4

In this video I first hover over the webcontent, while pressing the back and forward button. This changes the workspace, even though I am hovering over the webcontent. After this, I click into the sidebar and use the back and forward buttons again. After doing all of that, clicking into the webcontent and using those buttons again works again.

tl;dr: Zen browser sometimes grabs the back and forward inputs of the mouse to switch workspace instead of pages.

Sometimes, the back and forward button on a mouse switch the workspace instead of going back or forward a page while hovering the webcontent. I then have to click onto the sidebar, press the back or forward button and then click on the webcontent for zen to actually switch pages again.

Reproducible?

• [x] I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

1.9.1b

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Linux (Tarball)

Relevant log output if applicable

[hoangnhan2ka3]

I can confirm

[PlainOlSoapBar]

+1

[alexklann]

Issue seems to be fixed in 1.10.2b:

Fixed compact mode and back/forward mouse buttons switching workspaces or not hiding the sidebar

Will keep testing for the next 1-2 days and then close the issue if the problem is fixed

[standerksen]

Is it possible to disable this, even when hovering over the sidebar? I only want my mouse buttons to change the page.

[alexklann]

Issue seems to be fixed

[maclarel]

This is still intermittently occurring for me in 1.10.3b

[alexklann]

Can confirm, this is still an issue sometimes.

[maclarel]

So this is still happening frequently, and I'm wondering if it's somehow related to cursor position. When it does happen, it will continue until I move the cursor over the tab bar and back out of it. At that point behaviour returns to normal.

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @alexklann. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary:

• The Zen browser on Linux switches workspaces instead of navigating pages with mouse buttons.
• Multiple users confirmed the issue, including ballsofsoul, hoangnhan2ka3, and PlainOlSoapBar.
• A fix was noted in version 1.10.2b, but maclarel reported intermittent issues in version 1.10.3b.
• You acknowledged the issue persists, suggesting further investigation is needed.

Next Steps:

• Please confirm if this issue is still relevant to the latest version of the desktop repository by commenting here.
• If no updates are provided, the issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you for your understanding and contribution!

[Redex68]

Can definitely confirm this still sometimes randomly occurs, haven't yet noticed a pattern.

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @alexklann. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary:

• The issue involves the Zen browser on Linux, where back and forward mouse buttons switch workspaces instead of navigating pages.
• A fix was noted in version 1.10.2b, but users like maclarel and Redex68 reported intermittent issues in version 1.10.3b.
• The issue remains unresolved.

Next Steps:

• Please confirm if this issue is still relevant in the latest version of the Zen browser. If so, you can keep the discussion open by commenting here.
• If no updates are provided, the issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you for your understanding and contribution!