> > > Hello friends,
> > >
> > > If I put code into both the Click and the DblClick events of a control, when DblClick is done, the Click fires first (obviously because it's the first of two clicks, and it gets there first) preempting the DblClick. Commenting-out the Click event code allows the DblClick to fire. Changing the _DoubleClick system variable seems to make no difference.
> > >
> > > Is this by design (? maybe we're not supposed to use both in any one control?) or am I missing something?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > BillvV
> > > Rochester, Michigan
> > See this as basic windowsbehavior.
> > If you click on a control you select it and nothing happens. Dblclick on it and some action occurs.
> > Therefore your finding that click and dblclick should not have event code in one control is right.
> > This is one area where VFP8 shines with the bindevent() function in combination with unbindevents().
> >
> >
> >
> > Assume this:
> > A form with a textbox and checkbox.
> >
> > When you click on the textbox you want something to happen.
> > When you select a checkbox, you want the dblclick to react that way.
> > In the init of the textbox place this code:
> >

> > BINDEVENT( this, "click", thisform, "clickme")
> > 

> >
> > In the click event from the checkbox place this code.
> >

> > IF this.Value
> > 	this.Caption = "DblClick"
> > 	UNBINDEVENTS( thisform.text1,"click",thisform,"clickme")
> > 	BINDEVENT( thisform.text1,"dblclick",thisform,"clickme")
> > ELSE
> > 	this.Caption = "Click"
> > 	UNBINDEVENT( thisform.text1,"dblclick",thisform,"clickme")
> > 	BINDEVENT( thisform.text1,"click",thisform,"clickme")
> > ENDIF
> > 

> >
> > The form has one method "Clickme"
> > The high tech code there is:
> >

> > wait window nowait "Aw, you hit me hard... that hurts!!!"
> > 

> >
> > When checked the click event is unbind and the dblclick is bound to that method.
> > When unchecked the click is bound to the method and the dblclick is unbound.
> >
> > for those who want to see that code click here to download the file.
> >
> > Boudewijn Lutge®ink
> > Boudewijn.Lutgerink@foxite.com
> > Experience is the knowledge you get immediately AFTER you actually needed it...
>
> Thanks BL,
>
> The fact that Click & DblClick aren't intended to be used together on the same control is what I needed to know so I could quit bashing my head against the brick wall.
>
> There are plenty of other brick walls available for me, so I don't need to waste my time on this one!!
>
> BillvV

You can set the speed of clicking an doubleclicking thru windows control panel and select mouse.

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