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Bug 59044 - (useability) double-click is impossible on touchpads
Summary: (useability) double-click is impossible on touchpads
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: -- Other -- (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: All Linux
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@platform
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Reported: 2005-05-18 23:08 UTC by athompson
Modified: 2008-12-22 17:00 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description athompson 2005-05-18 23:08:06 UTC
jdk-1.5 (maybe <=1.4 as well)
linux (gnome and KDE)
all netbeans versions/builds

the root cause of this problem is actually a JDK bug, but the problem needs to
be addressed in netbeans until it is fixed there:

http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5076635

this problem affects many distributions of gnome and KDE.

the problem is, the default double-click speed in the JVM is too fast for laptop
touchpads to handle, so it is impossible to double-click anything in netbeans
(or any java program). if you're lucky you can manage to double-click with the
left button if you have them and they're enabled, but it's very difficult.

either the netbeans double-click speed should be changed to something more
reasonable or (much better) a command-line switch should be added.

the JDK bug above describes a workaround allowing apps to set the double-click
speed.

IMHO, this should be backported to all maintained releases because it is a MAJOR
(perceived) usablility problem with netbeans.
Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2005-05-19 12:35:10 UTC
it works for me on NB4.2(200505181800), JDK1.5.0_03, Linux RH9/Gnome 2
Comment 2 athompson 2005-05-19 12:55:26 UTC
i forgot to mention that some components (like trees) seem to set their own
double-click timing as a workaround. try double-clicking a word in the editor or
a directory/file in the file chooser.
Comment 3 athompson 2005-05-19 13:00:14 UTC
are you sure setting the double-click speed in the gnome menu is actually
changing the double-click speed in netbeans? i am using gnome 2.8.3 on gentoo
and it doesn't work here...
Comment 4 athompson 2005-05-19 13:04:52 UTC
also i think how gnome stores its settings may have changed since such an old
version of gnome. what entry describes it in the configuration editor?
Comment 5 athompson 2005-06-07 22:03:46 UTC
there doesn't seem to be any problem with other distributions, so i believe this
is a problem with the jdk install on gentoo.
Comment 6 Tomas Danek 2005-08-01 09:06:14 UTC
Are we going to implement some kind of switch as suggested?? If not, might be
better to mark as WONTFIX, since it seem to be problem of Gentoo linux.