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<link type="guide" xref="mouse"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="a11y#mobility" group="clicking"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-21" status="final"/>
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<desc>Control how quickly you need to press the mouse button
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a second time to double-click.</desc>
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<p>Double-clicking only happens when you press the mouse button twice
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quickly enough. If the second press is too long after the first, you'll
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just get two separate clicks, not a double click. If you have difficulty
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pressing the mouse button so quickly, you should increase the timeout.</p>
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pressing the mouse button quickly, you should increase the timeout.</p>
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<item><p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Open <gui>Mouse and Touchpad</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Open <gui>Mouse and Touchpad</gui> and select the <gui>Mouse</gui> tab.</p></item>
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<item><p>Under <gui>Double-Click Timeout</gui>, adjust the <gui>Timeout</gui>
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slider to a value you find comfortable. Use the smiley face under the slider
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to test your settings. A single click will make it smile. A double-click will
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give it an ear-to-ear grin.</p></item>
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<p>If your mouse double-clicks when you want it to single-click
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even though you have increased the double-click timeout,
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your mouse may be faulty. Try plugging a different mouse into your computer
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and see if that works properly. Alternatively, plug your mouse into a
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different computer and see if it still has the same problem.
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<note><p>This setting will affect both your mouse and touchpad,
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as well as any other pointing device.</p></note>