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Question

No Drag, No pop

Dec 4, 2014 10:47AM PST

I'm using a 2007 iMac w/Intel C2D. (New for me a few months ago.)
Lately, I haven't been able to drag enough.
(The gags involved in this post are innumerable, esp. as I have Chronic Fatique Syndrome.)
I can drag a little -- most of the time.
Other times, I can drag in segments -- a little bit at a time, until I arrive at destination. This is rare.
It's very annoying, esp. when I want to bookmark something. That's when I 1st noticed it, in fact. It won't go past "Reading List" or "Top Sites"
I changed mice, no diff.
I never knew how often one has to drag stuff, esp. on a Mac.
Also, now I'm having difficulty accessing stuff that comes up when you click to get a pop-up window. Then, when I try to scroll down to the intended line, it just pops back up. Sometimes, if I'm extremely fast (or maybe just lucky) I can grab it in time. Other times, it's try, try again. Sometimes the window stays open after I release the click, & I can move the cursor down leisurely.

Somethings gotta give, and I think it's gonna be me. Help!

CheBella

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Sorry, but I don't understand what you are trying to do.
Dec 5, 2014 9:15AM PST

What is it that you are trying to "Drag", and to where?

What "Segments"?

If you want to book mark something, and have difficulty moving the mouse to the Bookmarks menu item, just press Command and D and the page will be bookmarked for you.


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No Drag, No pop
Dec 5, 2014 5:10PM PST

Sorry I wan't clear.
there are actually 2 problems:

1) When I need to R-click & drag something, it happens just a bit if at all.
For example, if I want to click & drag a dmg to the dock, it might move an inch at a time, then stop.
Often just won't go where it want it to go.
the "segment" refers to the inch or whatever space the icon will move.
Or, if I want to drag the "+" sign just left of the URL to bookmark a site, it will only go so far as Reading List or Top Sites, then it drops out of site.
I know I can bookmark other ways, but it sure was handy being able to place it in the actual folder in which I wanted it.
(Is that any help?)

2) The pop-up window thing
Let's say I want to use File -> Print. No way, since Print is way at the bottom of the File pop-up options.
OK, I can always do command-P, but it would be nice to have the option, esp. when it seems more intuitive to mouse around.

I'll try yet another mouse, see if there is any diff.

thanks

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Right Click and drag is a Windows option and is not
Dec 6, 2014 6:06AM PST

implemented in OS X , which may explain why you cannot move items around.

Left Click and drag is the way to move things around in OS X.

Command + D will bookmark a page for you and will also allow you to choose what folder it goes into.

Clicking the + sign to the left of the URL will add the page to the Reading List, it does not Bookmark the page. No dragging necessary.
Are you sure you are not confusing Bookmarks with the Reading List?
The Reading List enables you to read the page even when you are not online, a Bookmark is just that, something that enables you to go back to a particular page when surfing.

Printing: Command and P will bring up the print dialog box in exactly the same way as File > Print does.
Once the Print dialog is up, the Tab key will move the cursor to any fields that can be changed.
The Return or Enter key will start the the print sequence.
Not sure I see the problem there.

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Must be more careful in typing
Dec 6, 2014 8:47PM PST

I see that I typed R-click for dragging instead of L-click.
I do know that dragging requires a left click, & that is what I have been doing successfully for the past 6 months -- until a few weeks ago.
I'm sorry that my typo crated a misunderstanding,

I have been doing the command-D for bookmarking while this has been going on, but I much prefer the what I like to think of as the "caveman method."
That involves L-clicking & holding the "+" to the Left of the URL. This brings up a pale list of all your bookmarks in their folders & subfolders on the Left side of the current app screen. One then determines it's appropriate placement within a folder or sub-folder, "swooshes" (OK, drags) the site title there, and Bob's your uncle. It's clean, elegant even. I must say that I really enjoyed the method.
I'm aware of Command-P & have been using it lately as well.
I admit I have *always* used Return instead of dedicated command for just about everything.

Bottom line is that I've gotten used to using the mouse.
The problem is that it interrupts my flow.
I know that my Mac can do these things, and I don't see why she no longer can.

Thanks for all the time & ideas, tho.
Dona

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I've been thinking,
Dec 6, 2014 7:02AM PST
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Trackball --You know what great minds do
Dec 6, 2014 9:18PM PST

Great Minds Really Do Think Alike!

The 1st thing I did was to switch to my trusty ol' Logitech Trackball.

I even made sure to go with a wired model, to rule out any connection problem.

Unfortunately, it's no better.

Altho my hand & wrist are more comfortable!

Thanks for the great thought.

Dona

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Now let's see what Zapping the PRAM does,
Dec 6, 2014 10:20PM PST

Shut down the machine.
Locate the Command + Option + P + R keys

You will need to hold down all these keys together. Practice that.

Restart the machine and immediately, hold down those 4 keys. Keep them down until you hear the 3rd chime.
Release and allow the machine to boot normally.

Any improvement?


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OK, no prob, let's zap the PRAM
Dec 7, 2014 3:14AM PST

Are you sure this is (gulp) safe?

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(NT) Yep, go for it
Dec 7, 2014 5:53AM PST