Accidental double-clicks

A technical problem that surfaced recently with my mouse (which means that
the device itself will need to be replaced) means that accidental
double-clicks are frequent where SINGLE-clicks were intended.

I suggest adding an option to the control panel whereas if a double-click
was too fast, it is simply ignored and treated as a single-click.

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Such an ability is dependent on the mouse driver installed. If you have a
Microsoft mouse and have its driver that function is included.
Mouse Properties, Activities Tab.

If you use a non-microsoft mouse then you need to address your request to
the maker of your mouse.

Michael


"Benblan" <> wrote in message
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> A technical problem that surfaced recently with my mouse (which means that
> the device itself will need to be replaced) means that accidental
> double-clicks are frequent where SINGLE-clicks were intended.
>
> I suggest adding an option to the control panel whereas if a double-click
> was too fast, it is simply ignored and treated as a single-click.
>
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:21:28 -0400, "Michael Walraven"
<> wrote:

>Such an ability is dependent on the mouse driver installed. If you have a
>Microsoft mouse and have its driver that function is included.
>Mouse Properties, Activities Tab.

I don't recall ever not being able to find this option - even when
using a non-microsoft mouse. Adjusting the double click speed has been
part of the mouse applet in the control panel for ever. In windows 7
it's a slider with a folder icon next to it (for testing the double
click on). In windows 3.1 there was a little jack-in-a-box (IIRC).

GSEJ

i don't understan.
Don't you see exactly that control in Mouse options in Control panel?
There's a settings where you set amount of time between clicks to be treated
as a double click, don't you see it's already in Windows control panel???
It's been there for 10+ years.

See your mouse properties in the Control Panel

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"Benblan" <> wrote in message
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>A technical problem that surfaced recently with my mouse (which means that
> the device itself will need to be replaced) means that accidental
> double-clicks are frequent where SINGLE-clicks were intended.
>
> I suggest adding an option to the control panel whereas if a double-click
> was too fast, it is simply ignored and treated as a single-click.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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I will bet that you have a Logitech mouse. I have had 3 of them fail with
the same problem - a single left button mouse is interpreted as a double
click. The internal switch fails after about a year or so.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"Benblan" <> wrote in message
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>A technical problem that surfaced recently with my mouse (which means that
> the device itself will need to be replaced) means that accidental
> double-clicks are frequent where SINGLE-clicks were intended.
>
> I suggest adding an option to the control panel whereas if a double-click
> was too fast, it is simply ignored and treated as a single-click.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities....vista.general

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:46:58 +0100, gareth erskine-jones wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:21:28 -0400, "Michael Walraven"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Such an ability is dependent on the mouse driver installed. If you have a
>>Microsoft mouse and have its driver that function is included.
>>Mouse Properties, Activities Tab.
>
> I don't recall ever not being able to find this option - even when
> using a non-microsoft mouse. Adjusting the double click speed has been
> part of the mouse applet in the control panel for ever. In windows 7
> it's a slider with a folder icon next to it (for testing the double
> click on). In windows 3.1 there was a little jack-in-a-box (IIRC).
>
> GSEJ

He is not talking about double-click speed, he's talking about treating a
very fast double click as a single click. Engineers usually refer to this
sort of thing as "debouncing".

E.g., my mouse control panel has no such option.

I recall that I once used an IC & a couple of other components to add a
debounce circuit to the reset switch of my S-100 computer. It helped a lot.

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:01:30 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:46:58 +0100, gareth erskine-jones wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:21:28 -0400, "Michael Walraven"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>Such an ability is dependent on the mouse driver installed. If you have a
>>>Microsoft mouse and have its driver that function is included.
>>>Mouse Properties, Activities Tab.
>>
>> I don't recall ever not being able to find this option - even when
>> using a non-microsoft mouse. Adjusting the double click speed has been
>> part of the mouse applet in the control panel for ever. In windows 7
>> it's a slider with a folder icon next to it (for testing the double
>> click on). In windows 3.1 there was a little jack-in-a-box (IIRC).
>>
>> GSEJ
>
> He is not talking about double-click speed, he's talking about treating a
> very fast double click as a single click. Engineers usually refer to this
> sort of thing as "debouncing".
>
> E.g., my mouse control panel has no such option.
>
> I recall that I once used an IC & a couple of other components to add a
> debounce circuit to the reset switch of my S-100 computer. It helped a lot.

JEWboy and Richard Foldes, looks like the above reply applies to you as
well :-)

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:01:30 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

>On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:46:58 +0100, gareth erskine-jones wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:21:28 -0400, "Michael Walraven"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>Such an ability is dependent on the mouse driver installed. If you have a
>>>Microsoft mouse and have its driver that function is included.
>>>Mouse Properties, Activities Tab.
>>
>> I don't recall ever not being able to find this option - even when
>> using a non-microsoft mouse. Adjusting the double click speed has been
>> part of the mouse applet in the control panel for ever. In windows 7
>> it's a slider with a folder icon next to it (for testing the double
>> click on). In windows 3.1 there was a little jack-in-a-box (IIRC).
>>
>> GSEJ
>
>He is not talking about double-click speed, he's talking about treating a
>very fast double click as a single click. Engineers usually refer to this
>sort of thing as "debouncing".

Ah, yes, I see what you mean.

>E.g., my mouse control panel has no such option.

Nor mine.

GSEJ