Mouse click doesn't register properly (click&drag instead)

[Łukasz Pogoda]

Hi,

I'm stuck with a weird problem with IdDesign 20.0.1 and 19.5.1 on MacOS. For a month or two I've been working on different macine (PC), then went back to Mac to fina out that after some Apple and Adobe  updates InDesign improperly register mouse clicks.

As this misbehaviour started recently I suspect that some Apple patch broken something. But I do not experience any issues in other applications! Everything seems to work normally but InDesign.

If you click a frame, InD registers a click-and-hold while I just clicked it with trackpad and lifted the finder up (see video).

Second, if I put editing mark into the text and go to Paragraph style to apply it, the palette doesn’t register the click properly—it seems it registers a drag, not a click! I can only try to click multiple times in a row, very quickly, and then there’s a chance the click will be registered (as on the second video).

Clicks with Wacom tablet seem to register properly in first case, while paragraph / text style are broken in both cases.

I encountered that issue using macOS Sonoma, so I decided to upgrade to MacOS Sequoia, but with no effect. I’m working on MacBookPro18,3 with Apple M1 Pro.

If anyone has any idea how to fix it... I'll be glad for any help.

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

Do you have Magnet installed? If so, deactivate it.

[Łukasz Pogoda]

Dear Bob, it works! Thank you very much!

[Eugene Tyson]

Try resetting your preferences:

Windows: Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
macOS: While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, start InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
A dialog will appear asking to delete the InDesign Preferences, select 'Yes' on this dialog.
Further info and instructions here if needed:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

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