How do you activate single mouse click in gnome

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Mon, 11/3/08, bqz69 <bqz69 at telia.com> wrote:

> From: bqz69 <bqz69 at telia.com>
> Subject: How do you activate single mouse click in gnome
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 4:52 AM
> I have been using kde for years, and am used to it by habit,
> so I can work 
> real fast.
> 
> Then I installed ubuntu 8.10, and suddenly kde 3.5.10 was
> gone, only 4.1 was 
> there.
> 
> That is one of the greatest chocks in my linux time (I have
> been on linux 
> since redhat 4.9).  *humour - serious*
> 
> I have tried kde 4.1 from time to time, but it is not ripe
> for me yet.
> 
> So suddenly you press kde 4.1 down over ones head (almost
> like microsoft 
> policy) - I would like to choose myself when time come.
> 
> Now I try to learn gnome, but gnome seems to decide what my
> mouse does, I also 
> like to be in command, so now I will slowly try to learn
> both kde 4.1 and 
> gnome, but I am again using ubuntu 8.04 wiht kde 3.5.10.
> 
> I do not blame anybody, but if you want NEWBIES to use
> ubuntu, you have to 
> think matters over seriously ( I think).
> 
> I am using firefox when konqueror does not work well, so I
> interexchange using 
> the two, and that works very well for me.
> 
I use Hardy and kde4.1 and on my system the single click setting is under Kmenu->Favorites->System Settings under the mouse tab. Just tick the "single click to open files and folders". That should do it.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net