If you are a Mozilla Firefox user, you might be knowing about the secret about:config page which allows you to tweak various hidden settings in Mozilla Firefox which are generally not available in its Preferences window. You can enable/disable lots of features using this secret page.
I was looking for something in about:config page and found a very interesting feature I was not aware of. This secret feature allows you to open context menu (right-click menu) for a link by clicking and holding on it for a few seconds.
I wonder why this option is not provided in Firefox Preferences window? Its a very handy feature and you don't need to right-click on a link to show its context menu. Just click and hold for a few seconds.
To enable this secret feature, you can use following simple steps:
1. Open Firefox and type about:config in the addressbar and press Enter. It’ll confirm, click on I’ll be careful, I promise! button.
2. Now type context_menus in the Filter box and look for following boolean key:
ui.click_hold_context_menus
3. The entry "ui.click_hold_context_menus" would be set to false. Double-click on it or right-click on it and select "Toggle". It'll set its value to true.
4. That's it. Now just click and hold on a hyperlink and Firefox will show the context menu.
Also check:
Ultimate Collection of Best “about:config” Tweaks for Mozilla Firefox
[All About Mozilla Firefox] Get Old Things Back, Customize New Things, Reveal Hidden Secret Stuff
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sulasno
great tip and thanks
Omar
On touch enabled PC's,to bring the context menu somewhere,we have to click and hold(with your finger.of course) to bring the context menu.
So I think this firefox trick will be enabled by default on touch-based PC's.
So it's not a new thing.
Right-Clicking is much faster.
But it will be useful,who has a broken right click mouse.
Thanks for giving this tip.
3abboud
Thanks ! This is the way we do to get context menu on touch screens of phones and tablets !!!
Leomate
Very nice find. Useful for people who use touch screen pc
Meena Bassem
it looks like mozilla is preparing firefox for touch screens . nice add
Kyle
does this work only on FF 7.0?
Sylvia
Great tip! Thanks :)
Henry
how did you get that inspect element option in your context menu?
VG
^^ That has been added in new 9.0 alpha build.
odio
i also think its not worth doing it with the mouse