Why do I have to double-click browser links

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Why do I have to double-click browser links

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I'm currently running FF 3.0.5 ... windows xp home... for some strange reason I've had to double click links in my browser windows. I think this started about a month ago (about the time I upgraded to ff 3 and 2009 CA Security Center). Any ideas?
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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I can't find anything in Firefox that will change the link clicking behavior to double click by design. Considering the timing of the issue's appearance and the only two things you've changed, I'd look to that security software. I suspect it's supposed to 'protect you'.
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Thanks Euchre ... I get CA security software "free" from my cable company and overall it's pretty good but their designers "suck" a bit.
1. They think it's cute to tell non-administrative users they don't have the "right" to delete spyware automagically even though that's what the administrator specified (duh).
2. They force the user to choose home or public on each login.
I think I'll post this rant on their forum and add somemore to it!

If anyone comes up with another idea on the double click I'd like to hear it. Thanks to all.
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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Block all the doubleclick ip ranges and numbers.
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Grumpus wrote:Block all the doubleclick ip ranges and numbers.

That "sounds" plausible .. not sure I know where that occurs. I don't see it in CA Suite or Firefox but maybe I'm not looking in the right places.
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Methinks Grumpus is confusing your problem. The issue is that you have to double click links to make them work, not that doubleclick (a web advertising domain) is doing anything to block your ability to surf.
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Correct ... I missed that - though Grumpus had a good thing going! ;-)
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Sorry about the confusion. I was reading too fast and thought you had too many hits from "doubleclick."

Your system should have control over the mouse actions but there may be some add-on or extension which helps.
The below links may also have some info and alternative actions.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mouse_Tips
In about:config About:config descriptions
browser. tabs. opentabfor. middleclick Boolean Determines the behavior of a link when middle-clicked.
True (default): Opens link in new tab
False: Opens link in new window

Look at Middlemouse links in the category:preferences link below:
Page 2 Category:Preferences

I did a short search of about:config and the category:preferences and came up with little.
This is probably a system and mouse actions issue of the system more than Firefox.
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This isn't a middlemouse issue. It's the left mouse ... a single click works fine in IE7 but most of the time FF 3 requires a double click. I've checked my mouse settings ... nothing there. In WINDOWS explorer, a single click also works. Why would FF require a double click - I dunno, just fickle maybe?
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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Do you still need to double-click in Firefox safe mode?
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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mzfuser wrote:Do you still need to double-click in Firefox safe mode?

NO ... I don't .. so what might be causing this .... I didn't do anything but "continue" when I went into safe mode and everything was fine. :shock:
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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If Firefox is O.K. in Safe Mode then it's an extension causing it.
Run Firefox in normal mode & disable them all. Re-start Firefox.
Enable each in turn, (or in batches), re-starting Firefox each time, till the faulty extension is found.
Either update or un-install it.
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Well, I disabled all the addons - single click worked. Then I found some of my java screens weren't starting. I enabled Java SE 6 U11 dll helper the screens (ameritrade) screens started working again but single click stopped working. .. Is there anything wrong with running safe mode all the time?

edit: oops, I think I'd better read that again... Should have disabled extensions. I'll report back later :oops:
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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I think I've found the culprit. ](*,) single click seemed to be working fine after disabling various addons and extensions -- until today :evil: I got a message about a problem with flash player. I enabled Shockwave Flash 10.0 R12 ... the video played but I found my single click had disappeared. I disabled that little bugger and single click was ok again. I'll look for an update.

Does anyone have other ideas ?
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Re: Why do I have to double-click browser links

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With Flash enabled, when you right click anywhere on a page, what sort of context menu appears? Does it always include the menu items for Flash objects?
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