Auto text selection disable


  1. Winwondon
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    Windows 8
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    Auto text selection disable


    Hi,

    I have a question. Here is an example to best describe it.
    When typing something into a search box for.... Firefox or search box on windows. When you click out of the box and click back in again, the text is auto selected in full.
    What I want is to disable that so if I click in a specific place on the line of text the cursor is placed there and everything is not fully selected.

    Can anyone help please?
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  3. GokAy
    Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    Click a second time at the place you wish, doesn't work for you? Sometimes triple click by the way. Depends on how fast you click
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  4. Winwondon
    Posts : 7
    Windows 8
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    Hi :)

    It does if you are fast enough other wise it won't. I was wondering if this is a feature of windows that can be disabled ?
    Last edited by Winwondon; 01 Aug 2015 at 18:28.
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  6. LMiller7
    Posts : 2,497
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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    There is no option in Windows to change this behavior.
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