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From: dsr@luke.mitre.org (Douglas S. Rand)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  Single click vs double click
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Date: 19 Oct 90 13:57:55 GMT
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Reply-To: dsr@luke.mitre.org (Douglas S. Rand)
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One thing to consider on Single vs. Double click is that the Single click
action should be innocuous.  If it isn't and the user slips up then you've
made it too easy to screw himself (or herself).  So find a way to combine
the actions.  In my app. the first click does a select and the second 
click edits.  Neatly this means that a single click leads directly to
the second click action.

Douglas S. Rand 
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