OpenEuphoria

Re: SS_NOTIFY and mouse clicks

• Posted by Dave Probert <zingo at purpletiger.com> Nov 08, 2004
• 599 views

Tommy Carlier wrote:
> 
> Derek Parnell wrote:
> > What's an "unclick" event? A click event is a combination of Mousedown
> > followed by MouseUp, within the double-click period, and within a few
> > pixels of each other.
> 
> Why does it have to be within the double-click period? If I press down
> the mouse button, I wait a second, and release the button without moving
> the mouse, shouldn't that count as a click?
> 
> Certain people have heavy fingers, and when they press down a mouse button,
> it's physically tough to lift their heavy finger to release the button.
> 
> I think it is important to make your applications accessible, also for
> people with heavy fingers.
> 
> 

Or suggest they get helium filled mouse's - that way the mouse will rise onto
their fingers and so lifting the heavy weight.

And what about those people with really light fingers (they've probably stolen
the mouse!) - they might not be able to click at all.  There should be a
w32HPossibleMouseClick event I think.

 


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