Double clicks when I just want single click

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Double clicks when I just want single click

So I just moved over to a new Mac Studio with Ventura 13.2.1. I'm getting double-click behavior *sometimes* when all I want is a single click. I have slowed the double click speed down to its slowest setting (slider at leftmost) in settings->accessibility->pointer control, and I have the same issue whether I'm using an Apple Magic Mouse or a Kensington wired trackball (so I know it's not the device). Super annoying; I'll click on a file to get some info about it and it starts to open, or I'll single click on some parameter to modify and it'll act like I double clicked it.

Any thoughts about what else I can try?

TIA!

rich

Mac Studio, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 1, 2023 3:50 PM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Mar 2, 2023 1:51 AM in response to rjb1

You should move the slider the *other* way! To the left means a slow double click is accepted, to the right means you need to be quick or the second click is taken as a separate click, not double-click.

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Barney-15E

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Mar 1, 2023 7:30 PM in response to rjb1

The software could affect both. Input devices that don’t use the built-in framework might be intercepting the clicks. You didn’t say you disabled the drivers. The only effective way to disable them would be to completely uninstall them.

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rjb1 Author

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Mar 1, 2023 10:05 PM in response to Barney-15E

Thanks - to be clear: Same behavior with Apple Magic Mouse with clean install NO Kensington drivers. Double click speed at slowest (leftmost position) in Settings-> Accessibility -> Pointer Control.

Thoughts anyone?

TIA,

rich

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Barney-15E

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Mar 2, 2023 4:38 AM in response to rjb1

I’ve never seen a problem with the built-in mouse system except when the device is bad or some third-party software is interfering.

Are you sure it’s double click and not force touch? I don’t think I’ve seen anybody misinterpret that as a double click, but it’s the only other thing I can think of.

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rjb1 Author

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Mar 2, 2023 10:25 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

You should move the slider the *other* way! To the left means a slow

double click is accepted, to the right means you need to be quick or the

second click is taken as a separate click, not double-click.

Hahaha! Yes, I feel appropriately stupid now! I swear I tried both ways, but I guess not. Somehow that seems completely the opposite of what it should be to me, but of course you're right. Thanks so much for reading and responding!

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