Forward/Back Mouse Buttons Thread - Desura

I would want my forward and backwards mouse buttons (Buttons 4 and 5) to work in Desura, it makes life easier for me.

I can back this up. It'd make navigating the client so much easier for us lazy people.

I am pleased ( and mildly embarrassed ) to report that this issue is easily dealt with by simply opening Desura in your favorite Browser.

Edited by: jjawinte

Same here it would be nice to be able to use those buttons in Desura . jjawninte you are right, but still would be nice to have it in Desura.

Absolutely agree, I am moving this to the app bugs section

Its on the todo list but not an easy thing todo.

I was JUST about to post this. I see you beat me to the punch, Silverfisk.

Ah, I was just about to post about this, too -- glad I searched first.

From a technical standpoint, I have implemented this fairly easily in C# .NET in the past. In those cases, the MouseEventArgs simply point to those extra buttons. In the case of C++, you probably have to look for a specific window event; I've done this for scroll wheel support, and from a brief internet search I found this example in VB that is making some interop calls to the underlying windows controls; should be even easier from C++.

I imagine this issue does not seem like a very major one at all, and in the grand scheme not, but for those of us accustomed to five-button mice it's super, super jarring for it to not work on webpage-hosting apps. Of course, the fact that this is the only complaint that I've run across so far is a huge compliment in itself.

if only it was that easy x4000. The issue is we are using embedded gecko (firefox) for the browser and as such dont have access to the mouse events. Ive tried doing global window hooks but they dont seem to work at all.

If you can get it working let me know and ill add it in but atm its not high on my list of things to do. Can download the sample code from here: Kirix.com

I just noticed this one today too, it's obvioulsy not a huge one for the devs, but as everyone else here Im sure agrees, it's all the little things 'that just work' that'll make desura AMAZING.. Please please please give us mouse forward/back button support!!

I just noticed that the back/forward buttons on the app, will only go back/forward within the current tab (IE Support of Games etc).. I kinda thought that this would go back and forward between all visited pages over all the tabs, but it doesn't.. is this right?

And i agree with x4000... it's the only bug I've found so far

So kudos again and again to the devs!
Desura FTW!

Edited by: thesav

Well said " thesav ". The dev's have really done a great job with Desura and with only a small bug or two, it's working great. As far as those small things that will set it apart; I hear It's only getting started !

Good news, just worked out how to support this and it will be in the next build

Freakin' awesome man!!

Thanks a bunch!

*High-fives everyone in the thread*

Looking forward to this feature in the next build then!