Mouse Right Button Doesn't Always Work

DocumentID: 650457
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:59 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Mouse problem: When the menu is set so that it does not remain on the screen, and the right button on the mouse is pressed to bring the menu up, it often doesn't come up at all. The right button often has to be pressed several times before it finally does come up. Solutions: Development offered several suggestions regarding the use of a mouse. These appeared to correct the problem. Please see the suggestions below: The routine that determines if a click is a drag, checks for several things, first, enough movement to move a character cell, and second, if the pointer was clipped. When the mouse is at the borders of the screen, the perpensity to clip is greater, and thus the chances of the click becoming a drag is greater. This is by design. WordPerfect has given the right button very close multiple meanings, and this causes the confusion. If the user is moving the mouse at the same time as pressing the button, it won't bring up the menu. This is because WP believes that the cursor is being moved with the mouse. You can see if this is the problem by having the user remove the ball from the mouse or hold it up and then press the button. This way no mouse motion can occur.

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