Inconsistent Text Selection with Double-Click and Triple-Click in InDesign CC

Report · Jul 18, 2013

Since we updated to CC, I have a very good chance of this not working evey time I try it. Maybe 10% of the time, it will select the word/line as it should. My prefs are identical for this feature as they have for the past several version of InDesign. We have the same problem on two Macs here. My partner also has trouble with copy/paste in InDesign and Illustrator as well.

Anyone experiencing the same?

Message was edited by: bradboutwell - Typos

Report · Jul 18, 2013

No problems here in InDesign CC on both Macs (Mac OS X 10.8.4). What computer platform?

Does it happen with more than one file?

Try restoring your InDesign preferences. Here's how:

http://pfl.com/trb

Report · Jul 18, 2013

Tried that already, Steve, to no effect.

Our machines are mid-2011 iMacs with 16gb of RAM, running 10.8.4 and latest versions of the CC suite, no font software currently (trying to ween ourselves off of it).

Report · Jul 18, 2013

Try creating a new user on your computer, and see if there is any difference running InDesign CC in the new user. There could be a conflicting application open or some system corruption.

Report · Jul 24, 2013

Steve,

We rebuilt both machines without importing anythign and are still experiencing the problem. Actually the more debilitating of the two issues is now the lag my partner has when cutting/pasting/deleting in Illustrator. I am going to post on that separatley after I do some searching to make sure its not an existing issue.

Report · Jul 18, 2013

Sorry, missed a question: Yes, it happens with any file in InDesign, even new docs.

Report · Jul 18, 2013

Have you checked the "Triple Click to Select a Line" option in the Type section of your preferences?

You have to click fairly rapidly for this to work, if you wait a second between the clicks it won't work.

Also, 4 rapid clicks will select the whole paragraph. This is good because it also selects the hidden ending paragraph symbol.

(Sometime the ending paragraph symbol has different leading that the rest of the text and it messes up the leading on the final line.

Also check your Mouse preferences in the System Preferences of Mac OSX. There you can adjust the Click Speed. This may have been set to very slow.

Report · Mar 11, 2014

This setting seemed to be on by default, Unchecking it made the triple click feel more like I expected, although it selected the paragraph instead of the line. Seems like something is buggy with that preference. It screws up double clicking as well, with the triple click preference checked, the text frame (box) has to be active to get multiple clicks to work.

Report · Sep 02, 2013

We have recently switched to indesign CC here as well.
We are experiencing the same problems with double/triple/quadruple clicking.

And it has nothing to do with the "Triple Click to Select a Line" option.

- In previous CS versions with the text tool selected and nothing selected on the spread you could double click a word in a text frame to select it. (or of course triple click or quadruple click to select line/paragraph)

- In CC with the text tool selected and nothing selected on the spread you must first place the cursor somewhere inside the text frame and THEN you can double click or triple click or whatever.
You have to "activate" the text frame by placing the cursor inside of it first!

If you don't "activate" the frame first then clicking simply does nothing.

To me this seems more like a bug than a feature.

It often results in a lot of extra frustrating clicks and at the end of the day you just feel like you have double clicked all of your clicks, so to speak.

Edit: Yes, it is a problem on both new and old docs and on both new and older OS.

Report · Sep 02, 2013

I know this is an out-of-left-field idea, but I recently took a MacBook Pro in for a new battery. I could run the machine on power supply, but not battery.

But even if I used the power supply the trackpad wouldn't select and click properly.

I discovered there are all sorts of problems, including selections, when the battery is wonky.

Report · Sep 02, 2013

No battery in this iMac 🙂

Report · Feb 09, 2015

I'm just reiterating from a previous post I had that I'm having the same issue. The extra click is quite frustrating and time consuming. It also interferes with the flow of clicking. It really makes no sense, but I've not seen a response from anyone with Adobe. I'm truly hoping for a redo on this one.

Report · Sep 02, 2013

I have this clicking problem too

Report · Oct 09, 2013

I have exactly the same issue. It's a little disconcerting to see this problem has existed for so many months without a fix.

I did notice one thing — The problem is intermittent, but I can always get the triple/quad click working right if I position the cursor at the end of the paragraph.

I'm not sure if that's helpful information, but if anyone has a solution I would love to hear about it. I am contemplating working in CS6 until this is resolved.

Report · Oct 31, 2013

I have the same problem. After reading this thread I actually UNCHECKED the "Triple Click to Select a Line" option in the Type section of my preferences and noticed that it does not make any difference whether it is checked or not! Strange... Really hope they will fix this soon.

Report · Oct 31, 2013

Identical problem here too -- it's driving me crazy.

Report · Jan 30, 2014

Yes please Adobe a fix for this one.

Report · Feb 18, 2014

Yes, I too have the selection problem. It is an awful behaviour change from all prior versions of InDesign.

Report · Mar 10, 2014

Having same problem. Drives me nuts although my coworkers aren't bothered by it. Everyone works differently, I guess. Going back to CS6 as my productivity is slowed.

Report · Mar 12, 2014

It seems to handle differently only on my Windows Indesign CC not my mac one. it's got to be a bug.

Report · Apr 21, 2014

Just upgraded to InDesign CC and am experiencing this annoying triple-click issue as well. Adobe, fix this already!

Report · Apr 23, 2014

It seems to be working for me (InDesign CC - Windows 7), but I found that if I click to fast it will not double/triple/etc. click highlight. Which is really annoying because I'm a fast clicker. If I slow down my clicks it seems to work. Also, if I try to double/etc. click over the blinking insertion point, it doesn't usually work. I have to do my selection clicking by moving the mouse first after I've already selected the box with the text tool. This seems very buggy to me. I'm mostly just using ctrl+A when changing text (like little street name text boxes). FYI.

Report · Jul 25, 2014

I have the same problem with double/triple clicking in text. I think the problem is the placement of the cursor in the text. If the cursor is in between characters double clicking doesn't seem to be doing anything. You have to place the cursor on a character to select a word/sentence by double/triple clicking. Someone at Adobe should really try this out.

Report · Oct 29, 2014

Hi, I'm experiencing the same issue on MacBook Air 2014, 10.9.5 and Indesign CC 2014.1

I did notice it since Indesign CC and that bug remains.

The double-click is very difficult when changing the transform reference point in the application bar also.

Report · Jan 10, 2015

I also have this problem, and it's really frustrating. I'm using a Macbook Pro and OS X Yosemite.