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As promised here is my post regarding this issue. In most Windows programs single-clicking selects (or highlights) an object, while a double-click executes the function associated with that object. On a laptop touchpad the double-click is called "double-tap", in most cases invoking the same actions as the double-click with a mouse. I use Legacy exclusively on my Laptop and even with the sensitivity reduced unfortunately, it is very easy to accidentally single-tap which moves the person to the center or if highlighted it opens the Individual Information form. And other spurious things as C. G. mentioned. Very disturbing at least to me and likely other touchpad users. .As C.G. has pointed out this is truly irritating and causes unnecessary navigating. It should follow the Windows standard functionality. Please return this standard usage to single and double clicks in FV and anywhere else it is non-standard. Larry Lee [email protected] On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM, C.G. Ouimet <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I do not like the single click thing … > > > > When in Family View if I want to highlight an individual to then switch to > the Pedigree View based on that individual, I now end up opening and having > to close that individual’s edit window before switching to the intended > Pedigree View … > > > > Perhaps I’m old school but, new school isn’t always better school … > > > > Also, right clicking isn’t consistent … Sometimes you get the pop-up menu, > sometimes the edit window … > > > > My $0.02 … > > > > > > C.G. Ouimet > > Kingston ON > > > > *From:* John B. Lisle [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* December 19, 2013 04:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy v8 - Highlighted colour > > > > Marion, > > Let me comment on 2 side items you mention ... > > 1/ Every new build of Legacy right now is fixing many issues. You may see > a focus in the announcements on a particular issue, but right now, a lots > of little tweaks are coming in as a response to issues raised on this list > and elsewhere. Maybe hold back a day to make sure there are no humongous > problems, but best to move forward. We have seen people reporting on issues > this week on the initial L8 build as they never updated. > > --> When you report an issue with Legacy on this list, please try to > announce what version of Legacy yo are reporting again, what build, what > Windows OS you are using. It turns out that some of the folks with problems > updating the GeoDB had the problem because they were using a Windows 7 32 > bit OS. And that made a difference. > > 2/ I was one of the loudest grumblers on the Test team when the > programmers had to take out double click navigation. By now, my fingers > have learned single click and actually now prefer it. Double-click > navigation has always been somewhat un-reliable in Legacy but with the new > L8 Family View it was completely unusable. Sigh... So, no, I do not think > it can, or should, come back. > > john. > > At 07:00 AM 12/19/2013, 2marion wimps wrote: > > Sherry, > I have gone to the Brown Gradient Colours now to see if it makes a > difference (I had my own colours in place as I had set them up for 7.5) but > in grid view the blue highlight on the first child is still red and does > not change to white. > > There is no highlight by using and of the columns view or the best fit > view but I like the information on the grid view. Also you cannot scroll > with the mouse on this view unless you go to the Mother, then the Father, > then back to the Mother - and then the mouse scroll works (I realise I can > use the scroll bar on the right hand side but the mouse is an automation > reaction!) > > If I go to the two, three or best fit view and right click on a child the > highlight colour is bright blue and the writing underneath is still red. I > set the colours for text males as blue and females as red with Unknown as > black - I assume this would not have anything to do with it > > At the moment I am on .364 - the later build looked as though it was > mainly concerning the geo basis but I can try that build if you think it > will make any difference. > > Also the highlight is still there on the Potential Problems screen as well. > > (As an aside I also miss the two click - it is probably force of habit but > everything on my computer has my brain trained to double click to open) to > my mind it is a time saving issue more than anything else (albeit will be > argued by some that the time taken to do two clicks to edit someone from > the child list is minimal it is obvious that others are also finding it > frustrating. Do you think that it could ever be brought back? > > Regards, > > Marion > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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