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From: ereid%moth@Sun.COM (Eric Reid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mouse Problems
Summary: Me too....
Keywords: In Finder 6.0...
Message-ID: <41598@sun.uucp>
Date: 10 Feb 88 23:53:21 GMT
References: <643@wolf.UUCP>
Sender: news@sun.uucp
Reply-To: ereid@sun.UUCP (Eric Reid)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mountain View
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In article <643@wolf.UUCP> drew@wolf.UUCP (Drew Dean) writes:
>I've had something really strange happen to me TWICE, and I've wondered if
>anyone else has had the same problem:
>		Sometimes, in Finder 6.0, for no appearant reason, I cannot
>		double-click on anything !  Single clicks work fine to select
>		a {folder, document, program}, but it won't open with a double-
>		click.  The Open command in the File menu or Cmd-O works.
>Restarting the Mac solves the problem.  (Oh, by the way, it's a Mac SE, 
>System 4.2, Finder 6.0 (UniFinder), with the internal 20Mb drive.)
>
>All opinions, rumors, and even cold, hard facts welcome....
>
>Drew Dean

I, too, have had this sort of problem. Hardware configuration exactly
the same, running both the latest finder and the previous version.
Happens a lot after I play the "1000 miles" game, in which there is
a lot of double-clicking on items.

Apparently, LOTS of double-clicking in rapid succession can eventually
cause the Finder to get confused. Only fix I've found is a Reboot.

I'd be curious as well as to any possible solutions (not that it's a
life or death matter at this time......)



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