On 3 Sep 99, at 8:44, Fortescue, Marshall wrote:
> I am having problems with my mouse.
> Is there a setting somewhere that would set/prevent my left mouse button
> from "click and drag"?? I can kind of do this by double clicking and
> holding down the shift key and going to another word and double
> clicking...this obviously is not click and drag!!!
>
> I have tweak and more properties...so I'm wondering if this is where I could
> be where the problem may lie.
I have seen three scenarios where "click and drag" would not work:
1. I wore out the microswitch under the left button on a cheap mouse. Note
that it would rarely see clicks or double-clicks, too.
2. Occasionally, a busy PC might miss seeing a "key release" signal, so it
thinks the Alt, Ctrl or Shift key is still pressed. [Note that for purposes
of these signals, left and right count as separate keys....] This tends to
have other odd effects, too. Hitting each of these six keys generates a
fresh "press"/"release" sequence, and when the one that was causing the
problem is released, system behaviour returns to normal.
3. Since installing a TV card, it seems to be easy for me to get to a state
where "click and drag" no longer works -- and additional programs will not
launch. This *appears* to relate to system resources getting too low,
although releasing resources by closing applications doesn't always fix it.
[Sometimes Norton Utilities "Anti-Freeze" seems to help.]
Does any of these sound like your case?
David G
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