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Raise Your Windows IQ: Advice for Newbies
http://www.pcworld.com/article/187655/raise_your_windows_iq_advice_for_newbies.html

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When to Single-Click, When to Double-Click

Now let's tackle an area that typically confuses the heck out of Windows
novices: single-clicking versus double-clicking. The reason this is so
confusing is that there's very little rhyme or reason to it. Some
functions require a single click (of the left mouse button, that is),
others a double. Nowhere in Windows is it made obvious which is which.

However, it's important to learn the rules, as double-clicking when you
should be single-clicking can lead to unexpected and/or unwanted
results. (Conversely, single-clicking when you need to double-click can
lead to no results at all.)

Rule #1: Don't double-click in a Web browser. Links, buttons, tabs,
toolbar icons, and everything else you're likely to encounter in your
browser require one click only. If you double-click, say, an e-mail
address, you'll end up with two e-mail windows.

Rule #2: Don't double-click the quick-launch program icons in your
Windows taskbar (you know, the ones to the right of the Start button).
Part of what makes these "quick" is that they require only one click. In
fact, don't double-click anything in the taskbar.

Rule #3: Do double-click program icons on your desktop (when you want to
run those programs, natch) and files/folders you want to open. And
that's it. You'll rarely ever need to double-click anything else in Windows.

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Computers should just work, simply, and in a way that everyday users can
intuitively 'blunder' through, all without a manual...

Cheers,
Martin


GUI: Graphical User Interface

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Martin Lomas
martin at ml1.co.uk
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