Cannot open news or any link by middle clicking

[thrillhaus]

I've noticed this over the past couple of days that I can no longer open the news articles in a new tab by middle clicking them. This happens in Windows 7 Chrome. Turning off javascript allows me to do so, but I'm more wondering if this is the intended functionality. Even with javascript on, I can ctrl + left click and open in a new tab, but I'd prefer my traditional browsing habits.

Please bring back the old way!

And I just noticed this one... you can't post on the forum with javascript disabled? That's a tad ridiculous

 

[randomizer]

It seems the problem with news links in the news ticker on the home page only affects links to Tom's Guide, not Tom's Hardware articles.

 

[jpishgar]

It is likely an issue specific to Chrome, as middle-clicking those links works in Firefox. Having javascript enabled to use the forum is because many of the edit buttons use it.