Back button (Mouse 4) working sometimes after last big update

Tchelows

Greetings.
I'm facing a small but undesirable problem after the last major update of Vivaldi for Windows, which is the inability to use the 4 mouse key to return to a previous page on a website. Sometimes button 4 works, but most of the time I need to go to the browser's return button to perform the operation. Outside the browser the button works normally, as it also works in other programs without any problems, it is only in Vivaldi that this case occurs.

Anyone else having this problem?

DoctorG

@Tchelows I have no trouble with the Back button on side of M705 (no logitech software installed) with 6.6.3271.55 Win 11 23H2, and do not know about any issues in bug tracker.

DoctorG

@Tchelows I see a know issue in webpanels pages, using there Back/Forward mouse side buttons. focusing a webpage in normal window and then Back/Forward mouse side buttons on web page fail.

Tchelows

So I have to type a point about my issue. This is happening only here in Vivaldi. I've tested my mouse button 4 inside Edge and there is working all the pages where I'm having the issue inside Vivaldi. I changed also the usb ports but still the same issue.

If it helps, my mouse is a REDRAGON Predator RGB - M612.

DoctorG

@Tchelows Any software for mouse?

Tchelows

@DoctorG Nop, at least i'm not using a mouse software, only the default driver.

DoctorG

@Tchelows I do not have such mouse, i tested Logitech M705 with its sede-buttons for BAck/Forward.

In Vivaldi a field where back/forward navigation is allowed needs focus: means webpage, address field - have not tested more..

ekiM2K

@Tchelows
Try switching to a new tab and coming back.

If it keeps happening, try disabling this setting.
Settings -> Panel -> Web Panels -> Lazy Load (Uncheck)

It appears when web panels are loaded for the first time they steal your mouse buttons. That setting will make your web panels load on startup to avoid the issue later when you open them for the first time.

More details in this thread: Mouse Buttons Bug | Vivaldi Forum

Tchelows

@ekiM2K Thanks for your help, but the option is unchecked already. And the first option not worked. Fortunately this happens sometimes now.

ap0st0l

I can confirm the issue, it happens randomly and usually closing and opening a new tab fixes it.

SAKKINGOFSA

Let me add more info after some testing:

Closing browser, restarting the computer, alt+f4, task manager... Problem persisted, mouse 4/5 were not working.
It is not like they are not working, they function as left click.
I could fix it just by going into a different tab, where mouse 4/5 were working. Then, after visiting the tab I was in... They were working as intended again.
Closing browser, restarting the computer, alt+f4, task manager... did not bring the problem back after fixing it.

Probably some "mode" gets enabled, where mouse 4/5 are replaced by left click (Or something different in other cases?)
And maybe the lazy load setting is involved. But I did not touch it.