When I middle click/scroll wheel click/mouse button 3 click a link, the link automatically opens in the browser window. This bypasses the External Link Warning that shows up when you click on a link normally. I would expect the External Link Warning to show up as it has not been marked as a trusted site by the user
repost of Issue #399 that was closed with V2, issue still persists in desktop client at least.
Steps to reproduce
find a link in a server or DM that has not been set to Trusted in the External Link Warning dialouge
middle click the link
the website opens in your browser with no warnings
Environment
stable build 508 (3250c73), 2026-06-06 21:26:08 UTC, Electron 39.2.7, Windows 11 10.0.26200 (x64), desktop stable 0.0.8
Canary Desktop 2026.602.31138, Web 2026.605.11941, Windows 11 10.0.26200 (x64), Electron 41.2.2, Chrome 146.0.7680.188, Node 24.14.1, Locale en-US
When I middle click/scroll wheel click/mouse button 3 click a link, the link automatically opens in the browser window. This bypasses the External Link Warning that shows up when you click on a link normally. I would expect the External Link Warning to show up as it has not been marked as a trusted site by the user
Steps to reproduce
find a link in a server or DM that has not been set to Trusted in the External Link Warning dialouge
middle click the link
the website opens in your browser with no warnings
Environment (optional)
stable build 84 (356bd53), 2026-03-06 03:57:38 UTC, Electron 39.2.7, Windows 11 10.0.26200 (x64), desktop stable 0.0.8
Status changed from Fixed to Awaiting confirmationStatusFixed→Awaiting confirmation
This was closed in a bulk cleanup before Fluxer V2 without being checked or fixed. It may work now, so it is waiting for someone to confirm whether the bug still happens.
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Comment by Rex
Comment by ternera