Problem Selecting a Group - the Logiteck Mouse Catch
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:44 pm
Recently I found that when selecting a group of elements, the group flashed briefly but failed to stay selected. This happened repeatedly so that I then had to resort to selecting each element individually. After further use even single elements were getting difficult to select.
My first instinct was that QCAD had developed a glitch of some sort and would need to be re-loaded. However it turned out I had fallen victim to the "double-click" syndrome that seems to afflicts all Logitec 'Anywhere' mouse users after a period of time. What happens is that the most-used button on the mouse (i.e., the left one) gets worn and starts to perform a rapid "double-click" by which the first 'selection' click is immediately cancelled by a second click - a mystifying and extremely frustrating problem when it strikes!
There are various 'fixes' for this described on uTube - typically involving replacement of the worn contacts with China-sourced equivalents. However, I opted for a new mouse which arrived the next day and has solved the problem.
I have become so used to the virtues of the 'Anywhere' mouse that I wouldn't consider swapping it for anything else. However this is one of its less attractive features that other Logitech users may want to know about!
My first instinct was that QCAD had developed a glitch of some sort and would need to be re-loaded. However it turned out I had fallen victim to the "double-click" syndrome that seems to afflicts all Logitec 'Anywhere' mouse users after a period of time. What happens is that the most-used button on the mouse (i.e., the left one) gets worn and starts to perform a rapid "double-click" by which the first 'selection' click is immediately cancelled by a second click - a mystifying and extremely frustrating problem when it strikes!
There are various 'fixes' for this described on uTube - typically involving replacement of the worn contacts with China-sourced equivalents. However, I opted for a new mouse which arrived the next day and has solved the problem.
I have become so used to the virtues of the 'Anywhere' mouse that I wouldn't consider swapping it for anything else. However this is one of its less attractive features that other Logitech users may want to know about!
