<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task a11y"
      id="mouse-doubleclick">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="mouse"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="a11y#mobility" group="clicking"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-03-13" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.9" date="2013-10-16" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Phil Bull</name>
      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Shobha Tyagi</name>
      <email>tyagishobha@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Control how quickly you need to press the mouse button
    a second time to double-click.</desc>
  </info>

<title>Adjust the double-click speed</title>

<p>Double-clicking only happens when you press the mouse button twice
quickly enough. If the second press is too long after the first, you'll
just get two separate clicks, not a double click. If you have difficulty
pressing the mouse button quickly, you should increase the timeout.</p>

<steps>
  <item><p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
  start typing <gui>Mouse &amp; Touchpad</gui>.</p></item>
  <item><p>Click on <gui>Mouse &amp; Touchpad</gui> to open the panel.</p></item>
  <item><p>Under <gui>General</gui>, adjust the <gui>Double-click</gui>
  slider to a value you find comfortable.</p></item>
  <item><p>Click the <gui>Test Your Settings</gui> button to test. A single
  click in the window will highlight the outer circle. A double-click will
  highlight the inside circle.</p></item>
</steps>

<p>If your mouse double-clicks when you want it to single-click
even though you have increased the double-click timeout,
your mouse may be faulty. Try plugging a different mouse into your computer
and see if that works properly. Alternatively, plug your mouse into a
different computer and see if it still has the same problem.
</p>

<note><p>This setting will affect both your mouse and touchpad,
as well as any other pointing device.</p></note>

</page>
