thanks everyone, all very good advice. in the end it turned out to be something weird.
he disconnected from the workgroup, reconnected, and everything is fine now. strange On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] < j.ponthi...@nasa.gov> wrote: > In explorer it’s normal for property page to appear after > single-clicking the object icon. > > > > However, in explorer you must double-click the object name to open the > property page. > > > > > > In schematic if you have icons displayed (View->Show Icons) > single-clicking the icon will raise the pp. > > > > But in schematic the object “rectangle” or “name box” must be double > clicked to raise the pp same as object name in explorer. > > > > > > If single clicking a folder on the desktop does not open the folder > immediately it’s probably not a Windows or Mouse setting causing the issue. > If it does I’d look to Windows, the hardware, or the hardware driver as > potentially the cause. > > > > If this is only occurring with Softimage, and not occurring in any other > app or Windows, then potentially it is specific to the application. > > > > > > Since Soft has a methodology for single clicking items via their icons, vs > double-clicking their names, in both schematic and explorer, it’s > conceivable that Soft could be confused regarding icon/name management > overlays in the display. It’s a stretch, but is there any chance you’ve > made changes to the graphics card or graphics drivers recently? > > > > -- > > Joey Ponthieux > > LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) > > MYMIC Technical Services > > NASA Langley Research Center > > __________________________________________________ > > Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not > > represent the opinions of NASA or any other party. > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Enrique Caballero > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 07, 2015 6:07 AM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Strange Double Click Issue with Explorer > > > > Hey everyone, > > This is a bit of a weird one. > > > > One of our animators has an issue where when he selects anything in the > explorer, with a single click. It automatically opens up the Property Page > for it. This also happens for the Schematic View > > > > But not for the viewport. > > > > It's as if hes double clicked it, or pressed enter, but he hasn't. > > > > > > I checked every preference that I could think of, but I cant seem to stop > it from happening. > > > > We have also changed his mouse and keyboard, as well as played with his > Windows Settings, no go. > > > > Anyone seen this before or have any idea of what it might be? >