People who double-click on html links

Jeraden

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I just felt like complaining. People I work with do it all the time. I don't feel like its appropriate for me to correct them on it but it annoys me.

They also point at stuff on my screen and leave greasy smudges.

whine whine whine
 

Encryptic

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1. Suck it up and let them continue to be stupid

2. Keep a pair of pruning shears handy (pun intended) next time an errant finger approaches your screen

:evil:
 

RagingBITCH

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You are over your avg number of posts for the day. Stop posting immediately. :D

If I were you I'd tell them anyway.
 

DannyLove

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ALSO THOSE WHO DOUBLE CLICK ON THE QUICKLAUNCH ICONS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

danny~!
 

yukichigai

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It's called "computer ineptitude". In some states you're allowed to kill for it. :p

Seriously, tell them to stop touching your monitor. That's bad.
 

PingSpike

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That doesn't bother me nearly as much as who double click really slow, or miss one of the double clicks because they move the mouse...then look at me and say "Its not loading."
 

Isshinryu

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Maybe develop a little tolerance? How does this affect you in the slightest?
(By the way, I double-clicked on your thread link).
 

z0mb13

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May 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: DannyLove
ALSO THOSE WHO DOUBLE CLICK ON THE QUICKLAUNCH ICONS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

danny~!

I do this all the time??

wont work if I just single click em?

are u talking about shortcuts??
 

Yaotl

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Originally posted by: PingSpike
That doesn't bother me nearly as much as who double click really slow, or miss one of the double clicks because they move the mouse...then look at me and say "Its not loading."

my boss does that all the time. then he does it again and gets mightily pissed at the computer. eventually going on a tirade about how "they" messed up his computer. it was comical the first time though.
 

godmare

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Originally posted by: yukichigai
It's called "computer ineptitude". In some states you're allowed to kill for it. :p

Seriously, tell them to stop touching your monitor. That's bad.

say it with lo... err, a flyswatter :)
 

Orsorum

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*shrug* My mom worked with (and taught) basic Mac stuff for a few years; she learned on Mac and she's only recently started using a PC/the internet in general, so I'm not too rude about it. Just force of habit.
 

imported_Phil

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Originally posted by: PingSpike
That doesn't bother me nearly as much as who double click really slow, or miss one of the double clicks because they move the mouse...then look at me and say "Its not loading."

<sounds of grinding teeth>

Nnnngggggh.

Precisely.
 

isekii

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They're burning extra calories with the extra clicks.
It's another one of those fad diets :p
 

phreakah

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my girlfriend does it.... it pisses the hell out of me.. i can never be around her when she is surfing the net
 

HonkeyDonk

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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: DannyLove
ALSO THOSE WHO DOUBLE CLICK ON THE QUICKLAUNCH ICONS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

danny~!

I do this all the time??

wont work if I just single click em?

are u talking about shortcuts??

he's talking about the quicklaunch icons which are usually next to the start button.
 

CRXican

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Jun 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: Jeraden
I just felt like complaining. People I work with do it all the time. I don't feel like its appropriate for me to correct them on it but it annoys me.

They also point at stuff on my screen and leave greasy smudges.

whine whine whine

I hear you, same thing at my work. Also bugs me when my parents do it at home. What's worse is my friend who thinks it's ok to poke my $900 LCD.
 

godmare

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Originally posted by: isekii
They're burning extra calories with the extra clicks.
It's another one of those fad diets :p

I take vitamins to support my low click diet (read: lifestyle)
 

Bulk Beef

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I'm putting a clicky mojo curse on you by incessantly clicking on your avatar like it's an e-voodoo doll.

How's that feel beeyotch?
 

igowerf

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Jun 27, 2000
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Originally posted by: Jeraden
I just felt like complaining. People I work with do it all the time. I don't feel like its appropriate for me to correct them on it but it annoys me.

They also point at stuff on my screen and leave greasy smudges.

whine whine whine

That's because computers are inconsistent like that. Why can't we just single click everything? We single click buttons and just about everything in the browser, but we double click on icons? The interfaces are different and that's why people get confused.

On the web, we hover to select and display information and we single click to open. On the desktop, we click to select and view information and double click to open. Why?
 

CRXican

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Originally posted by: sward666
I'm putting a clicky mojo curse on you by incessantly clicking on your avatar like it's an e-voodoo doll.

How's that feel beeyotch?

lol