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How to set Puppy Linux to double-click instead of single click

I use Puppy Linux to troubleshoot computers and backup data from dead hard drives. However, by default, the system automatically opens a file or folder when it is clicked just one time. For me, it seriously slows down my work. I finally learned how to set Puppy Linux to double-click instead of single click for opening folders and files.

  1. RIGHT Click on any desktop icon
  2. Click ROX-filer —> Options
  3. Click Filer windows from options on left of screen
  4. Uncheck the box that says Single-click navigation
  5. Click OK

This short video demonstrates how this tip works.

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11 Responses to “How to set Puppy Linux to double-click instead of single click”

  1. fratermus says:

    Cool tip. I was looking in the JWM config and couldn’t find it. I find the default singleclick really annoying.

  2. herman lijmbach says:

    Thanks very much for the advise on the single click deactivation; however it does not seem to disable the single click navigation for desktop items.

    Would you know if this is correct, and if there is a way to switch this of too?

    Thanks in advance,

    Herman

  3. Syed Zubair says:

    Advise is good but the truth is—
    herman is right, puppy is still on single click…
    oh this single click and my child, destroying every icon on desktop

  4. ivo says:

    the desktop icons is called PINBOARD:
    pinboard behaviour->single-click (uncheck it)

  5. angry says:

    @IVO
    If you are lazy to type more than two sentences , do not bother trying at all.
    THERE IS NO PINBOARD in PUPPY linux!!!
    # PINBOARD
    bash: PINBOARD: command not found

    • Andy Bananas says:

      Right click an icon on the desktop, ROX-filer, Options, Pinboard, Pinboard behaviour, untick ‘Single-click to open’.

      A little difficult to find and annoying that Puppy acts like nobody would ever want to choose double-clicking as the default.

  6. ardi says:

    woops,finally……double-click solved.
    Thanks for this information.

  7. Paul says:

    Thanks for this!

  8. Richard says:

    Great! worked just fine …. ;)

  9. Bright says:

    How to disable right-click menu display in puppy linux

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