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Execute a program by double-clicking the taskbar and/or the desktop, Windows 7

It would be so useful, and not very difficult, because in fact I have Directory Opus installed (a very powerful windows explorer alternative) and it does exactly that, but only by double-clicking the ...
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How to configure double-click or triple-click in Red Hat Linux gnome terminal

So, I recently saw someone using a mac OS terminal, and saw that they could double click on a bracket, and the terminal would automatically select up to the matching bracket. Is there a way to ...
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Outlook 2010 - double click calendar to make meeting requests, not appointments?

In the Outlook 2010 calendar, if you double click a timeslot you will create an appointment by default. Is there a way to create a meeting request by default instead? (Meeting requests have ...
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double click/click-drag-release on terminal to select a text results CTRL-C

When I double-click in a terminal, for example xterm, konsole, to select text, it'll select text and then the cursor return. It's not expected because the cursor should be not be moved. I meet this ...
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Is there a way to not select whitespace after a word when double-clicking?

In Windows, it seems the default behavior when double-clicking a word is to select the word, and any whitespace following the word (spaces or tabs). You can see this behavior across all programs, so ...
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Send double-click with Autohotkey

I'd like to remap the middle mouse button to double-click using autohotkey. A simple remapping (4th mutton -> middle button) worked fine using XButton1::MButton but I couldn't find a way to remap a ...
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Mac OSX / Xcode, double click the word to select it, selects across dots and other characters [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Wrapping word configuration in mac I don't know if it's supposed to work like on Windows, but some apps like Chrome, Firefox are doing this as expected and some, like ...
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Windows Ctrl + Double Click a folder

On some Windows OS'es, Ctrl + Double Click on a folder opens the folder in a new window. I like this behavior! But this only seems to be the default for certain versions of Windows (Windows 7 and ...
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Excel: Why does double-clicking in a cell jump to a different cell?

Normally, when you double-click a cell, you enter in-cell editing mode, right? This works most of the time, but occasionally on random cells, a double-click instead moves the focus to a different cell ...
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Double click on drive does not open it

I have Windows 7 x64 Pro. This problem happens only with removable drives. Whenever I double click them I get an "Application not found" error, instead of having explorer displaying it's contents. ...
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How can I make the mouse wheel button perform a double-click in windows 7?

I have a "generic" mouse, and like most mice these days, the wheel has a click action as well. My "Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1A PS/2 Compatible" Mouse used to have software that would allow the wheel ...
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I can not start a .jar-file by double-clicking, only from command-line in Windows

I have a Java application in a .jar-file. I can start it by typing java -jar myapp.jar and the application starts, but if I double-click on the .jar-file, nothing happens. What can be wrong? How can I ...
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Mouse: Single clicks occasionally register as double clicks

I have a generic Logitech USB Optical Mouse (couldn't find a model number) and occasionally when I am doing a single click, it registers as a double click instead. For example, when I click a file ...
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Windows Maximizing When Trying to Drag

Someone said they wanted to turn off the "aero snap" thing in Windows 7 because they did not like their windows maximizing when they tried to drag them. I have the same problem with my windows ...
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Double click title bar to minimize window (as in OS X)?

I am an OS X user at home, and now the PC I use in my new job is running Vista. What I miss from OS X is that I used to double click the title bar to minimize a window, but now that leads to maximize ...
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Make single clicks behave as double clicks

On the computer, you have to double-click sometimes to launch an applications or open a document, while in other places (buttons, dock icons) a single click is enough. On the web, you generally have ...