Do people actually like to double click?

[Subsonic]

Have my wheel set to "double-click" when pushed.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Double click. It was default, and I got used to it. I also set mine to super fast because I can click that fast. So mine is like twice as fast to open as default. Why not?

Anyways, I have found that there is a correlation to ease of clicking and age. Older people (no offense) tend to like single click, because they move slower and more deliberately (like my dad), and (some) have shaking hands that cannot click very fast or double click at all.
Younger people (like me, 17) click at a ridiculous rate. I also move through things so fast that if single click was on, I would have like 100 programs start opening as I navigate to a folder....

So for me it is more of a safety thing too.

~Lordbob

Old people huh? Single.

 

[Lordbob75]

Double click. It was default, and I got used to it. I also set mine to super fast because I can click that fast. So mine is like twice as fast to open as default. Why not?

Anyways, I have found that there is a correlation to ease of clicking and age. Older people (no offense) tend to like single click, because they move slower and more deliberately (like my dad), and (some) have shaking hands that cannot click very fast or double click at all.
Younger people (like me, 17) click at a ridiculous rate. I also move through things so fast that if single click was on, I would have like 100 programs start opening as I navigate to a folder....

So for me it is more of a safety thing too.

~Lordbob

Old people huh? Single.

~Lordbob

 

[chuckr]

Anyways, I have found that there is a correlation to ease of clicking and age.
~Lordbob

Any correlation to ease of clicking and intelligence ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence

 

[spud58]

just gave em a little more of a chance before reverting back to things like quick launch.

Nothing wrong with quicklaunch. I personally dont like the stuff pinned to the taskbar because when i open things i like them in order on my bar, not grouped because i like fast access to my stuff instead of hoving over to pick from another menu and so on.

On topic, double click for me. I grew up with that being the only option, among other reasons, all of which have been listed. Mis-clicking opening programs, renaming, etc.

Using an 8 button mouse (MX Revolution for the win) with 5 of those at your thumb gives you many options, but i havent yet changed one to double click yet... maybe ill give that a shot.

 

[harpua]

I don't understand. One can put the items pinned to taskbar in any order one wants and they never move unless you deliberately rearrange them. This to me is a huge improvement because one always knows exactly where those items that are pinned to the taskbar are going to be. They don't move around anymore based on what's open or closed. And it's real easy to see whether a program is open or closed just by the way the icon is "lit up" or highlighted (or whatever the proper terminology for that may be ).

 

[Lordbob75]

I don't understand. One can put the items pinned to taskbar in any order one wants and they never move unless you deliberately rearrange them. This to me is a huge improvement because one always knows exactly where those items that are pinned to the taskbar are going to be. They don't move around anymore based on what's open or closed.

I hate pinning to the taskbar. Bugs the hell outta me.
But thats just me. I use quicklaunch instead.

~Lordbob

 

[harpua]

Well, at least it's great that W7 gives us all these options to configure it exactly (or almost exactly) the way we each want to.

 

[Lordbob75]

Well, at least it's great that W7 gives us all these options to configure it exactly (or almost exactly) the way we each want to.

Indeed. That is one of the best features.
This thread sort of amuses me, because we get such differing opinions. Sometimes the odd person will flame another saying that theirs sucks and they should use their method. The great thing about it is that we can use all these different methods.

~Lordbob

 

[Jacee]

I hate pinning to the taskbar. Bugs the hell outta me.
But thats just me. I use quicklaunch instead.
~Lordbob

Yep, Quick Launch and single click here ... I'm not going to waste time to where I want to go

 

[bjp106]

Where I work, I actually see people triple-clicking, hahaha

 

[Lordbob75]

Where I work, I actually see people triple-clicking, hahaha

:roflmao:

Why?

~Lordbob

 

[Barman58]

One other reason for me keeping with the double click is that it is a more considered procedure.

With a lot of systems I have worked with over the years an accidental click could have disastrous consequences.

Although the dangerous actions will of course have confirmation dialogues and other safeguards, for the operators, these would sometimes need to be disabled during the live maintenance and testing phases.

The old engineering adage "measure twice, cut once" is still valid in the digital age

 

[Airbot]

Always single click.

That and mouse speed are a few of the first things I do after an install.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Always single click.

That and mouse speed are a few of the first things I do after an install.

+1 I use the fastest mouse speed.

 

[Dinesh]

Always single click.

That and mouse speed are a few of the first things I do after an install.

+1 I use the fastest mouse speed.

Seconded.

 

[mickey megabyte]

i double-click inside windows explorer out of long habit - it means i can change my mind when half-way through. it makes perfect sense to me that single-click means 'select', and double-click means 'do something'.

i've got used to single-clicking on shortcuts within startmenu and taskbar, but like to keep double-click when dealing with files.

i've got a highly sensitive gaming mouse, and have to turn it down when working on the desktop.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I don't even install the mouse SW any more, I never could get used to it.

 

[Element7]

If i would change mine to single click now i would open something i click on multiple times. Im so used to double click now.

 

[chuckr]

i double-click inside windows explorer out of long habit - it means i can change my mind when half-way through. it makes perfect sense to me that single-click means 'select', and double-click means 'do something'.

i've got used to single-clicking on shortcuts within startmenu and taskbar, but like to keep double-click when dealing with files.

i've got a highly sensitive gaming mouse, and have to turn it down when working on the desktop.

The lasagna ain't ready and I can use another glass o' red...

... can change my mind when half-way through.

That means:
LButtonDown, then, LButtonUP, for the Single click. (Unless selected otherwise by the Lefty)

FWIW,
Dunno about MS Windows,
but having programmed for unix X_stuff, I think one must "request" an operator's mouse_actions,
i.e. (L/R)ButtonDown, (L/R)ButtonUp, MouseRoll_Coordinates (Scaled IAW Screen_Coord_Mapping), etc.
Don't remember anything about Single_Click, Dbl_Click, etc,
but I think that your s/w must have tracked the Dn_button, if and when it sees an Up_button,
to determine that a "Single-click" was fully accomplished.

Your s/w has to do 'whatever', depending upon:
What your sw has requested (sort-of: 'registered-for'), and then your program "Does-it",
when it gets control from the (Driver/OS/src) because of Bruno the operator's actions, etc.
I think they call this stuff "Callback", or something. Roughly...

So, if one chooses, the sytem can be shut-down (or whatever), on the first mouse L_Button_Down. (Or 23rd/95th, if you keep a counter)

Can't imagine MS Windows APIs being too much more "innovative"...

Certainly, Developers and Programmers can comment here.