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bradboutwell
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July 18, 2013
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Inconsistent Text Selection with Double-Click and Triple-Click in InDesign CC

  • July 18, 2013
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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?

 

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    Jim2525
    Participant
    August 20, 2024

    Triple and quadruple clicking things to function is DUMB... how are new NOT going to get frustrates with this? Ridiculous. SERIOUSLY. You couldnt have done better woth this?

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    James420
    Participant
    September 19, 2019

    It's 2019 and they're showing me something from 2013. I'm using Brackets, an Adobe scriptwriting software and when I preview my pages, my links required they be clicked 2 times (double-click). Oh well, thanks just the same in 2019 🙂

    amaarora
    Community Manager
    amaaroraCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    November 9, 2017

    Hi,

    Though an old thread, but this issue has with fixed with CC 2018.0 version of Indesign. Now ”multiple” clicks would work like they did in CS6.

    Please let us know the steps in case anyone does see issues with ”multiple” clicks with CC 2018.0

    -Aman

    andrewb38571671
    andrewb38571671
    Known Participant
    November 9, 2017

    Amaaaaazing! This, along with the enlarged reference point grid, is the best feature of the 2018 release. Taking care of small irritations brings so much more benefit (in my eyes) than a fancy brand new feature that I'll likely never use.

    RattlesnakeLady
    RattlesnakeLady
    Participating Frequently
    November 9, 2017

    You need to turn down the click speed in Settings>Mouse from Fastest to maybe two steps down. The fastest click setting is TOO fast. I thought it was my mouse not working properly since I wasn't able to open files on my desktop, in addition to the double-click issue in InDesign. Adjusting the click speed in the Mouse settings fixed the problem.

    jynk
    jynk
    Participant
    September 23, 2016

    i am having this issue now. triple click or tap used to select the whole sentence or paragraph in all apps. Recently upgraded to MacOS sierra and my wacom drivers but feels like this is an odd things to remove.

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    Wickedhand
    Participant
    August 10, 2016

    OK I just hear back from Wacom and they did say that it is a bug and they were able to reproduce my complaint in their driver and logged it in and are working on it.

    You can uninstall and then install an older version that worked. 6.3.15 (?)

    I know this thread has splintered off into more than just the triple click/selecting lines of copy but this issue has nothing to do with Adobe products as it is a Wacom issue and behaves this way with any program with text in it.

    Hope this helps some.

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    brianv86188789
    Participant
    August 24, 2016

    Just wanted to check in on this. Any other word from Wacom on a driver update/hot fix? Still harried by the lack of a triple click!

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    Wickedhand
    Participant
    August 24, 2016

    This link to install an older driver was the last I heard from Wacom and it did solve the triple click issue. No word on if/when they will update and fix the issue.

    http://cdn.wacom.com/u/productsupport/drivers/mac/professional/WacomTablet_6.3.15-3.dmg

    Sandee Cohen
    Sandee Cohen
    Legend
    August 10, 2016

    I've been having a similar problem.

    Most of the time I have to click outside the frame and then come back into the frame to get the double/triple clicks to work.

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    memuriko
    Participant
    August 9, 2016

    Be used to your keyboard HOME, SHIFT+↓, CTRL+SHIFT+↓.  and leave your mouse.

    andrewb38571671
    andrewb38571671
    Known Participant
    August 9, 2016

    Although keyboard shortcuts are handy when you're already working in the text box, sometimes you're not, and sometimes you already have your hand on the mouse and multiple clicks are the quickest way to select things. Anyway, the issue is that advertised functionality does not work as it should, regardless of one's preferred workflow.

    andrewb38571671
    andrewb38571671
    Known Participant
    August 8, 2016

    I don't have Wacom drivers installed and I have this issue on Windows 10/InDesign CC 2015.4.

    It seems like this thread actually discusses two issues: triple click not working at all (seems like a Wacom issue), and having to activate the text insertion point inside a text frame before a double/triple/quadruple click will work. My issue is the second one, which although I view it as a bug could actually be a change Adobe have implemented (I really hope not).

    I used to be able to double click on a text frame that wasn't active and have the word I double-clicked on be selected, or the line with a triple-click or the paragraph with a quadruple-click. Now, I have to click once (or double-click with the arrow) to activate the cursor, pause slightly, and then do my double-click etc.

    Although the time lost is negligible, it feels very frustrating and interrupts your workflow (and causes my mouse to suffer as I bash it in anger when I forgot to perform the first activation click).

    RaviKiran
    Adobe Employee
    RaviKiran
    Adobe Employee
    August 8, 2016

    Andrew Ballem wrote:

    I used to be able to double click on a text frame that wasn't active and have the word I double-clicked on be selected, or the line with a triple-click or the paragraph with a quadruple-click. Now, I have to click once (or double-click with the arrow) to activate the cursor, pause slightly, and then do my double-click etc.

    We are aware of the issue. It used to work the way you described till ID CS6 and the change in behavior happened in ID CC.

      andrewb38571671
      andrewb38571671
      Known Participant
      August 8, 2016

      Thanks Ravi: does that mean there are plans to revert it back to the previous behaviour? I note now that this has been going on since 2014 (I only just upgraded hence the delayed consternation).

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      Wickedhand
      Participant
      August 7, 2016

      Just updated to 6.3.17-5 Wacom driver and still will not triple click to select entire line of text. Plugging in my original Apple mouse and the triple works. It is a Wacom issue. This has happened since a couple driver updates ago.

      It is Wacom. I am contacting them. Anyone have any success or fixes?

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