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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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id="mouse-doubleclick">
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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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<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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<revision version="11.04" date="2011-04-28" status="final"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Phil Bull</name>
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<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<title>Adjust the double-click speed</title>
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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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<item><p>Click the icon at the very right of the <gui>top panel</gui> and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>In the Hardware section, click <gui>Mouse</gui>.</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 light bulb under the slider
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to test your settings. A single click will make it light up for a second. A double-click will
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make it light up until you click again.</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.