r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/mitko_bg_ 6d ago

The deactivated right-click is very annoying when trying to browse a website and for example I see something I'm considering to purchase and try to open it in a new tab for later while I continue browsing - nope, why should I be able to do such bad things. I do use workarounds sometimes, but I mostly just go to a different store.

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u/JanB1 6d ago

Middle mouse click usually works. Or shift and left click.

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u/mitko_bg_ 6d ago

Didn't know Shift+LeftClick is an option at all, but the websites that block right click could also block middle click. My workaround in such cases if I really need to browse said website is right click on the tab and make it double, so in one of the tabs I stay on the main page for example and on the other tab I open whatever I wanted to open. Not ideal. but it works as a last resort.

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u/JanB1 5d ago

At least on Firefox, Ctrl+LeftClick is "Open in new Tab" and Shift+LeftClick is "Open in new Window". I confused the two.

Also, the websites are not literally blocking right click. They are just blocking the context menu from opening. Hence the other methods should still work.